Honoring Juneteenth
The celebration honoring Juneteenth co-hosted by the Durand-Hedden House and the SOMA Community Coalition on Race on the grounds of the ...
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Local History Online
- Apr 21, 2022
Exploring African American Foodways
Honoring Black history is important to the Durand-Hedden House, and over the years we have had many programs on important African...
- Apr 27, 2019
Shuttles, Spindle and Flyer Wheels: Hand Spinning and Weaving in the 21st Century
The Essex County Hand Spinners Guild visited Durand-Hedden House to demonstrate the magical art of spinning fibers into yarn on hand...
- Mar 27, 2019
Exploring Golf Island
The Golf Island neighborhood of Maplewood, bordered by the Maplewood Country Club golf course, the Morris and Essex rail line, and the...
- Mar 16, 2019
In the Revolutionary Style: Clothing and History
Clothing provides a window into the past, and clothing historian Pat Sanftner provided a demonstration that revealed the high style...
- Oct 20, 2018
Mad Hatters, Radium Girls and the Asbestos Hotel
As an industrial state, NJ is no stranger to industrial toxins. In recent decades, we have been home to over 140 Superfund cleanup sites...
- May 5, 2018
A History Ramble through Rosedale Cemetery
Over the centuries many families in our community have chosen Rosedale Cemetery as their final place of rest. It consists of 92...
- Mar 11, 2018
Maisie Brews a Business--1920 Tea Rooms
Tea rooms were enormously popular in the first half of the 20th century and are a fascinating aspect of women’s history. Most were owned...
- Feb 11, 2018
If These Walls Could Talk: Researching House Histories
Are you one of our community’s many “house-proud” residents curious about their home’s past? In February 2018, nationally known land...
- Apr 2, 2016
Asher B. Durand's Life in Art: From Jefferson Village to Maplewood
During his multi-faceted six-decade-long career, renowned Hudson River School founder Asher B. Durand truly lived a life in art - as an...
- Nov 15, 2015
Newark Through the Ages
As the City of Newark prepared to celebrate its 350th anniversary in 2016, Elizabeth Del Tufo, President of the Newark Preservation and ...
- Apr 9, 2011
How South Mountain Reservation Began and Grew
The familiar park with the awesome views to the east on the mountain above Maplewood and nearby towns has far more interesting origins...
- Mar 1, 2009
Around the World on Two Wheels: Annie Londonderry’s Extraordinary Ride
Until 1894 there were no female sport stars, no product endorsement deals, and no young mothers with the chutzpah to circle the globe on...
- Mar 1, 2009
Washday Blues
The bottles, bars and boxes of soft and hard soaps and detergents that line supermarket and drugstore shelves today give little hint of...
- Feb 11, 2007
Down in the Valley: The History of the Dunnell Road Area
Long before the police station and fire department were located beside Memorial Park following Maplewood's incorporation, the area had...
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