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 →
In partnership with Montgomery Friends of Open Space, Sourland Conservancy and Mary Jacobs Library, VHHS celebrates the history and mystery of the Sourland Mountains. April 10th Sourland Mountain: Special Place/Special People VHHS President Judy Peters will host a fun … Continue reading →
What did Benjamin Frankin really mean when he said of the bald eagle, “He is a Bird of bad moral Character… Besides he is a rank Coward”? Find out the answer and more on Wednesday, March 19, 2014 at Mary … Continue reading →
CANCELLED and Will Be Rescheduled On Thursday, February 13, 2014 at 7:00 pm, presenting in first person interpretation, Dr. Daisy Century brings former slave, abolitionist, suffragette Sojourner Truth to life. The program will presented February 13, 2014 at Mary Jacobs … Continue reading →