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Poet Heru Stewart to read at 2025 Juneteenth at Durand-Hedden
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.
May 29
Teretha Jones to portray Elizabeth Keckley at 2025 Juneteenth celebration at Durand-Hedden House in Maplewood
We are pleased to announce that Teretha Jones, "TJ," will return for our sixth annual Juneteenth celebration at Durand-Hedden House & Garden in Maplewood on Saturday, June 14, 2025.
May 29
Poet Eric Shorter to perform readings at 2025 Juneteenth at Durand-Hedden
Guests at the 2025 Juneteenth celebration at Durand-Hedden House & Garden in Maplewood on Saturday, June 14, will have an opportunity to...
May 29
Daniel Carlton to portray Thomas Smallwood at 2025 Juneteenth celebration
Durand-Hedden House & Garden and the South Orange/Maplewood Community Coalition on Race are pleased to welcome back historical reenactor Daniel Carlton for this year's Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Durand-Hedden House in Maplewood.
May 29
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 ...
Jun 24, 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 21, 2022
Sojourner Truth: Suffragist and Abolitionist
On Sunday, March 13, 2022, historical reenactor Dr. Daisy Century presented an engaging and informative program, interpreting Sojourner...
Mar 13, 2022
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...
Apr 28, 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 27, 2019
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...
Oct 21, 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...
May 6, 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...
Feb 11, 2018
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
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