Sussex County Historical Society

SCHS Trustee Meeting
2016-04-25 19:00 - 22:00, 2016-03-28 19:00 - 22:00 (America/New_York) | Hill Memorial, 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, 07860, United States
The monthly meeting of the Sussex County Historical Society’s board of trustees. The meeting is open to the public and starts promptly at 7PM.

Sparta Historical Society's Gatsby Gala
2016-04-15 18:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Skyview Golf Club, 226 Lafayette Road, Sparta, NJ, 07871, United States
Experience the Roaring Twenties with the Equinox Band and Special Entertainment.

SCHS Annual Luncheon w/ Andrea Proctor
2016-04-09 12:00 - 15:00 UTC | Spring Street Pub and Grill, 144 Spring Street, Newton, NJ, 07860, United States
This year the SCHS luncheon will be held at the same venue as last year, the Spring Street Pub and Grill. Our guest speaker will be Andrea Proctor, who is charge of Waterloo Village for the state. She will be speaking about the work that is going on at Waterloo Village in terms of stabilization and opening up buildings to the public and the different programs that are being run that are bringing in over 12,000 students per year to the village.
The cost of the speaker and meal is $35 per person. Please send completed form and payment to the following PO box…
Annual Luncheon Order Form
SCHS
Spring Luncheon
PO Box 913
Newton, NJ 07860

SCHS Annual Meeting
2016-04-05 19:30 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hill Memorial, 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ, 07860, United States
The SCHS annual meeting will be held on the second floor of the Hill Memorial. The purpose of the meeting is to inform the public of status of the society, it’s committees and hold our annual elections for trustees. There will be handouts of annual reports from the various committee chairs and officers, an agenda and the proposed budget.

Blair Academy's Society of Skeptics w/ Elliott Trommald
2016-04-05 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Armstrong-Hipkins Center for the Arts’ DuBois Theater, 2 Park Street, Blairstown, NJ, 07825, United States
Dr. Elliott Trommald is a foremost authority on the life of Blairstown’s namesake John I. Blair. Dr. Trommald will explore Mr. Blair’s role in starting Blair Academy, as well as his life in the town, railroad empire, bid for NJ Governor and relationships with his family.
This event made possible for the Blairstown Historic Preservation Committee by Dr. Martin Miller of Blair Academy’s History Department. Dr. Miller is liaison to BHPC and since the mid-1980s has led the Society of Skeptic’s lecture program at Blair Academy.
Please note the event will take place at Armstong-Hipkins Center for the Arts – DuBois Theater.
The event is FREE and open to the public. Live streaming is planned to be available via http://livestream.com/blairacademy/events/4866364

Walpack Historical Society Hike
2016-04-03 11:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Rosenkrans Museum, 3 Main Street, Walpack, NJ, United States
On Sunday, April 3rd, the Walpack Historical Society will sponsor a hike in honor of the National Park Service’s 100th anniversary, celebrated this year.
The hike will be co-lead by Marie Liu and Dawn J. Benko. Marie Liu has been designated Artist In The Park for 2015-2016 by the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Marie Liu and Dawn J. Benko, photographer, co-wrote “A Guide To Waterfalls Along The Upper Delaware River.” The book will be available for sale at Walpack Center before the hike.
The hike is a 3-mile loop along the Tumbling Waters Trail at the Pocono Environmental Education Center (PEEC), a non-profit organization located in Dingmans Ferry, PA. PEEC has been in existence since 1972. Its mission is to advance environmental education, sustainable living, and appreciation for nature through hands-on experience in a national park. PEEC and the Walpack Historical Society are partners with the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (NRA).
Participants for the hike will gather at the Rosenkrans Museum, Main Street, Walpack Center, NJ within the Delaware Water Gap NRA at 11:00am and carpool to PEEC. The hike is rated Moderate. It is over rocky terrain and several steep slopes. This is a trail for true hikers. At a moderate pace it could take 4 hours to hike. All PEEC’s facilities and trails will be open to the group, including self-guided hikes on Two Ponds Trail, rated Easy and Scenic Gorge Trail, rated Easy/Moderate.
Sturdy footwear, insect repellent, drinking water, a hiking staff and lunch or snack are suggested.
For further information, call the Walpack Historical Society at 973-948-4903.

History Alliance Meeting w/ Parker Space
2016-03-29 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Crescent Theatre, 74 Main Street, Sussex, NJ, 07461, United States
Please join the Sussex County History Alliance, under the new leadership of Mario Poggi, on Tuesday March 29, 2016 at 7P for our quarterly meeting. It will be at the Crescent Theatre at 74 Main Street, Sussex Borough, NJ. All are welcome as we welcome our guest speaker, Assemblyman Parker Space, owner of Space Farms in Beemerville. He will speak about how to use tourism to attract visitors to your Historic Society’s location and town, ways to grow your Historic Society by making it appealing to a younger membership base and tips on how he keeps Space Farms successful. We look forward to seeing you.
Please RSVP to, sussexcountyhs@gmail.com

Maple Sugaring at Millbrook Village
2016-03-12 10:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Millbrook Village, Old Mine Road & Millbrook Flatbrook Road, Hardwick, NJ, 07825, United States
Chase those winter blues and visit Millbrook Village to see maple syrup or maple sugar being made. The sugar maples are tapped and the sap is flowing. See how the “Mud Season Harvest” is transformed from sap to sweet maple sugar. North America’s Native American Indians taught the colonists how to make maple sugar long before the first European honey bees were brought to the new world or the first sugar cane or sorghum was planted in the South. A truly North American tradition and an early necessity and industry, maple sugaring will be demonstrated as it was done years ago, along with other activities.

Bill Truran: The Sparta Railroad Station
2016-03-10 19:30 - 21:00 UTC | Sparta Ambulance Building, 14 Sparta Avenue, Sparta, NJ, 07871, United States
William Truran will be providing an illustrated lecture on the history of the Sparta Train Station located near Station Park.
Truran will offer the historical perspective on this site and elaborate on the January 6, 2016 Sparta Independent article on the station’s current reconstruction, after the 2012 fire.
The original 1881 Sparta station was built according to a standard design used in all of the New York Susquehanna & Western depots — one of 15 built in Sussex County by the railroad. It still features a very rare example of a surviving water tower.
