Seeing the Sourlands with Jim Amon – Feb 27th Seeing with a keen and knowing eye lets us discover a wonderland of nature according to Jim Amon. Those who go on his popular nature walks and follow his blog, Seeing … Continue reading
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VHHS Members met on 12/15 for our annual meeting and end of year party. The event was well attended with a mix of long time and new members. The meeting was held at the beautifully restored and historic 1860 James … Continue reading
Our 40th May in Montgomery has been a huge success. This year’s event focused on our areas rich history of farming and the current farm to table movement. Attendees were blessed with beautiful weather,historical tidbits, tasty food and good … Continue reading
Tuesday, March 5, 2019 7:00-8:30 – Montgomery Township Municipal Building Courtroom. VHHS will be co-hosting with One Montgomery and Montgomery Mosaic a book talk by the Authors of “If these Stones Could Talk” Van Harlingen Historical Society, co-sponsoring with One Montgomery and … Continue reading
Come join us on September 26th at 7 pm to learn about Montgomery Township in the 1800s. The population was a few thousand people, there was no municipal building, the unpaved roads and the bridges were maintained by the … Continue reading
May in Montgomery 2017 “SIGHTSEEING ALONG THE SCENIC BYWAY” – MAY 21st Millstone Valley Bus Tour Walk-ins Welcome Day of Tour! Would you like to tour a byway that still resembles when George Washington’s troops marched there? Would you like … Continue reading
On Saturday, September 17th 11am-2pm the Sourland Conservancy and Stoutsburg Cemetery Association offer a historic reenactment of a camp meeting revival: food, fun and great gospel music. Details on the Sourland Conservancy website. http://sourland.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Camp-Meeting-Revival-Flyer.pdf See our interesting Oral History called Camp Meetings for … Continue reading
Celebrate 350 Years of History in Our Great State with a Visit from New Jersey’s First Governor! “Governor Livingston, I Presume” Wednesday, October 15th at 7:00 pm at Historic Harlingen Church Route 206, Belle Mead, NJ 08502 Born in … Continue reading
On Thursday, September 18, 2014 at 7:00 pm, presenting in first person interpretation, Dr. Daisy Century of American History Theatre brings former slave, abolitionist, suffragette Sojourner Truth to life. The program will presented September 18, 2014 at Mary Jacobs Library, … Continue reading
Sourland Mountain: Special Place/Special People VHHS President and Archivist Judy Peters will host her really fun program with photos and stories of the many famous people (Including Gen. Washington, Lindbergh, Dylan and many more famous and infamous characters) who once spent … Continue reading