Sussex County Historical Society

Fred Hough will be talking about his life on a dairy farm, starting with his childhood.  Please join us at the Hill Memorial Museum on this afternoon.

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.

Richard Byma will talk about today’s dairy farms today and the Sussex Co. Co-op Milk Producers Association.  Please join us at the Hill Memorial Museum on this evening for a talk about the current status of dairy farming in Sussex County.

Alex Everitt will discuss the history of truck farming in Sussex County.  Truck farmers, who raised fruit and vegetables, transported their produce to markets in Newark and Philadelphia or sold their good at roadside stands.

The Sussex County Historical Society holds its Annual Meeting for their life members and annually paid members on the first Tuesday in April each year.  This year the SCHS Annual Meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 4th at 7:30 pm in the Joshua Hill Memorial Building, 82 Main Street, Newton, NJ 07860. The Society […]

SAVE THE DATE - The Sussex-Wantage Historical Society is sponsoring a Sussex-Wantage History Round table discussion on Thursday evening, April 6 at the Crescent Theatre, 74 Main Street, Sussex Borough. This will be a non-formatted general discussion where we can all discuss the history of Sussex Borough and Wantage Township. Feel free to bring any […]

The SCHS Annual Luncheon will be held at the Spring Street Pub & Grill, Newton (parking in back).  Martin Kane, the President of the Lake Hopatcong Historical Society will be speaking about Lake Hopatcong in 1917.  The fee for the event is $35.  Please provide the following form to attend...  Sorry but the annual luncheon […]

This Thursday, the public will be treated to an illustrated lecture by John Bazelewich about the history of the Lehigh and Hudson River Railway. This talk will take place on April 20 at 7:00 PM at the Hill Memorial Building at 82 Main Street in Newton, the headquarters of the Sussex County Historical Society.