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Durand-Hedden News

Durand-Hedden's May 18 event explored the fascinating connections between landscape design and art with a presentation by Sara Cedar Miller, former Central Park historian, entitled Central Park and the Hudson River School, held at The Woodland Parlor. Space was generously provided by the Maplewood Division of Arts and Culture. Video of that presentation is now available.


Visitors were then invited to Durand-Hedden House to view our newest exhibit: Olmsted and the Hudson River School: Art in Landscape. Works by local artists were on display in the Carriage House, products of a Painters in the Park event sponsored by the Maplewood Memorial Park Conservancy. Music was performed by The Jackson Pellegrino Quartet, sponsored by Pollock Properties Group.



Poet Heru Stewart
Poet Heru Stewart

Durand-Hedden House & Garden Association and the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race are pleased to welcome Poet Heru Stewart to the 2025 Juneteenth celebration at Durand-Hedden House in Maplewood on Saturday, June 14.


Heru Stewart is a Newark, NJ-born poet, two-time author, publisher, literary and creative arts entrepreneur, and elementary school teacher, teaching right here in Maplewood, NJ. Heru's poems are observations, snapshots, and statements on both his world and the world around him.


Heru's latest collections of poems, Poems from Caesar's Ghost, Pts. 1 & 2: To Live with Ghosts and T. R. O. will soon be available for purchase."


Juneteenth at Durand-Hedden is an annual free community event, co-hosted by Durand-Hedden House & Garden and the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race. See our event page for complete details and for free pre-registration.





Teretha Jones as Elizabeth Keckley, Juneteenth 2021 at Durand-Hedden House & Garden.We are pleased to announce that Teretha Jones, "TJ," will be returning for our sixth annual Juneteenth celebration at Durand-Hedden House & Garden in Maplewood on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Ms. Jones has delighted our Juneteenth guests in the past as she portrays Elizabeth Keckley, seamstress and friend to Mary Todd Lincoln.  
Teretha Jones as Elizabeth Keckley, Juneteenth 2021 at Durand-Hedden House & Garden.We are pleased to announce that Teretha Jones, "TJ," will be returning for our sixth annual Juneteenth celebration at Durand-Hedden House & Garden in Maplewood on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Ms. Jones has delighted our Juneteenth guests in the past as she portrays Elizabeth Keckley, seamstress and friend to Mary Todd Lincoln.  

Ms. Jones has received recognition in the Tri-State region through her love of history. She is a re-enactor of both the American Revolutionary War and Civil War with the 1st Rhode Island Regiment and 3rd, 6th, 22nd United States Colored Troops, as a civilian.


Don't miss the opportunity to go back in time and visit with Elizabeth Keckley.


Juneteenth at Durand-Hedden is an annual free community event, co-hosted by Durand-Hedden House & Garden and the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race. See our event page for complete details and for free pre-registration.




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