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VISIT THE MUSEUM
The museum is conveniently located at 106 Church Street next to the
Hackettstown Free Public Library. Please note: At present is has been
necessary to alter the hours of operation at the museum to Wednesday,
Friday and Sunday 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
For more information on the Historical Society and its events, please
call the museum at 908-852-8797 or email us at info@hackettstownhistory.com
FEATURE EXHIBIT
At the present time, visitors to the Hackettstown Historical Society
Museum can view an eclectic sampling of items associated with 19th and
20th century Hackettstown. Come visit the museum and view this
interesting exhibit.
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| PLEASE NOTE: At present is has been necessary to
alter the hours of operation at the museum to Wednesday, Friday and
Sunday 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
* UPCOMING PROGRAMS *
Monthly meetings are held at the American Legion
Post 164, Willow Grove Street, Hackettstown on the first Tuesday of the
month at 7:30 pm.
May 6, 2014 *
Speaker William VanNatta will share his family's
lengthy history beginning with Jacobus Jansen Van Etten, the first of
the family to arrive in America, who settled in New Netherlands in
1654. The ties to the Hoff-Vannatta Farmstead in Harmony Township, NJ
will be explored.
June, 2014 *
Annual field trip to Rutherford Hall, Allamuchy,
NJ.
*Date and details to be announced.
You may contact the Hackettstown HistoricalSociety
museum @908-852-8797
or at info@hackettstownhistory.com
Contribute to Our Collections
Do you have family history, photographs, vintage clothing, artifacts or
other memorabilia you would like to contribute to the Hackettstown
Historical Society?
HHS will gladly accept your contributions on a short term loan basis or
as part of our permanent collections. We are also happy to scan your
family photographs.
For additional information on how you can contribute, please contact
the Museum at 908.852.8797.
Judy Truex
President, Hackettstown Historical Society
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| Regulary monthly
meetings of the Hackettstown Historical Society are held in February,
March, April, May, September October and November at the American
Legion Home, 494 Willow Grove Street, Hackettstown. Meetings begin at
7:30 and are open to the public. Refreshments are served. |
| December: Holiday
Open House at the
museum - date announced in advance
For more information on the Historical Society and its events, please
call the museum at 908.852.8797.
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| This photo,
identified as Ezra Wilson, was taken by I.G. Owen, a one-time
Hackettstown photographer, in a studio in Newton. If you know who this
ancestor is, or have more information about him, please contact the
Hackettstown Historic Society. |
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