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It's time!
To register for Durand-Hedden's annual Gingerbread House Contest!

Read more about the contest, including complete rules and free recipes, here.

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Upcoming Events

  • Celebrate the Holiday Season at Durand-Hedden!
    Celebrate the Holiday Season at Durand-Hedden!
    Celebrate the Holiday Season at Durand-Hedden!
    Sun, Dec 10
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    Dec 10, 2023, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Dec 10, 2023, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Make a holiday visit to Durand-Hedden to see gingerbread houses, visit 'Jolly Old St. Nick,' and shop our Country Store.
  • Open Hearth Cooking
    Open Hearth Cooking
    Open Hearth Cooking
    Sun, Jan 21
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    Jan 21, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Jan 21, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Join Durand-Hedden for this popular annual event as we gather around our colonial-era hearth.
  • Telling Our Stories
    Telling Our Stories
    Telling Our Stories
    Sun, Feb 11
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    Feb 11, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040, USA
    Feb 11, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ 07040, USA
    Celebrate Black History Month at Durand-Hedden.
  • Mila Jasey, NJ Assemblymember
    Mila Jasey, NJ Assemblymember
    Mila Jasey, NJ Assemblymember
    Sun, Mar 03
    The Woodland Parlor
    Mar 03, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    The Woodland Parlor, 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Mar 03, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    The Woodland Parlor, 60 Woodland Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Sponsored by Durand-Hedden House at the Woodland Parlor, 60 Woodland Rd., Maplewood
  • Maplewood in the Ice Age
    Maplewood in the Ice Age
    Maplewood in the Ice Age
    April 2024, time and date to come
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    April 2024, time and date to come
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    April 2024, time and date to come
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Learn about the natural history of Maplewood.
  • The History of Tea
    The History of Tea
    The History of Tea
    Sun, May 19
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    May 19, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    May 19, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Learn about the interesting history of a favorite drink and pastime.
  • Juneteenth
    Juneteenth
    Juneteenth
    Sun, Jun 23
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    Jun 23, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Jun 23, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Celebrate Juneteenth at this annual community event at Durand-Hedden.
Visitors, complete our event survey here and be entered in our monthly drawing. 

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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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