Events | Durand-Hedden

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 ...

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...

Sojourner Truth: Suffragist and Abolitionist

On Sunday, March 13, 2022, historical reenactor Dr. Daisy Century presented an engaging and informative program, interpreting Sojourner...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...