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Welcome to Durand-Hedden House & Garden

Our next event is in celebration of Juneteenth on Sunday, June 18. Read more and pre-register in our events section below.

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Upcoming Events

  • Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom
    Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom
    Sun, Jun 18
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    Jun 18, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040, USA
    Celebrated in conjunction with the SOMA Community Coalition on Race.
    Register now
  • Exhibit: "Slavery in New Jersey: A Troubled History"
    Exhibit: "Slavery in New Jersey: A Troubled History"
    Sun, Jun 18
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    Jun 18, 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040, USA
    "Slavery in New Jersey: A Troubled History" provides historical context for Juneteenth and the history of enslaved people in New Jersey.
    Learn more
  • Durand-Hedden's 2023-2024 programming season
    Durand-Hedden's 2023-2024 programming season
    2023-2024 season
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    2023-2024 season
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040, USA
    While Durand-Hedden takes a short break over the summer, we will be planning another wonderful season of lectures, workshops, and events for 2023-2024. Watch this page for updates.
    Learn more
Visitors, complete our event survey here and be entered in our monthly drawing. For January, we will give away one copy of Durand-Hedden's book, Slavery in New Jersey: A Troubled History, written and signed by Durand-Hedden President Gail Safian.

Where History is a Community Effort

Featured Work

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Slavery in New Jersey: A Troubled History is an illustrated 40-page book that traces the evolution of slavery in New Jersey, which began with Dutch settlement in the seventeenth century and continued through the end of the Civil War.

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