The Pathways of History
Saturday, September 22, 2018 ~ 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Sunday, September 23, 2018 ~ Noon – 4:00 PM

Red Tour
1 – Historical Society of Boonton Township – Oscar A. Kincaid Home of History

2 – L’Ecole Kinnelon Museum

3 – Borough of Butler Museum – New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad Station

4 – Township of Pequannock – Martin Berry House

5 – Township of Pequannock – Pompton Plains Station Museum

6 –  Lincoln Park Historical Society – Lincoln Park History Museum, Old Library

Green Tour
7 – Parsippany Historical & Preservation Society – Bowlsby-DeGelleke House

8 – Florham Park Historic Preservation Commission – Little Red Schoolhouse

9 – Harding Township Historical Society – Tunis-Ellicks House

10 – Denville – Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation

11 – Dover Area Historical Society – Dr. Condict House

12 – Historical Society of Old Randolph – Brundage House

Blue Tour
13 – Roxbury Historic Trust, Inc. – The King Store and King House Museums

14 – Roxbury Township Historical Society – Silas Riggs ‘Saltbox’ House

15 – Washington Township Historical Society – Union Schoolhouse, Church Ruins & Cemetery

16 – Washington Township Land Trust – Obadiah LaTourette Grist Mill

WWI Centennial Tribute Exhibits

Historical Society of Boonton Township
Oscar A. Kincaid Home of History
591 Powerville Road, Boonton Township 07005
GPS: 40° 57′ 17” N, 74° 24′ 35” W

• Photographs and documents highlighting the history of Boonton Township
• Newly-restored Civil War era flag
• Farm implements at the Road Stand

L’Ecole Kinnelon Museum
25 Kiel Avenue, Kinnelon 07405
GPS: 41° 00’ 07” N, 74° 21’ 41” W

• 2:00 PM both days – Tom Kline, Kinnelon Historian, will give a lecture on Morris Kinney and
His Many Contributions to the Borough of Kinnelon

Borough of Butler
New York, Susquehanna & Western Railroad Station
221 Main Street, Butler 07405
GPS: 41° 00’ 15” N, 74° 20’ 31” W

• Join us in paying tribute to the Butler High School Mission Honor Veterans
Project/Monument with a special remembrance of our WWI veterans who attended Butler
High School
• Video presentation of the 1957 Pequanoc Rubber Company Fire, the largest industrial fire in
North America that year
• Free postcards for adults; coloring books/crayons/pencils/buttons for our younger visitors

Township of Pequannock
Martin Berry House
581 Route 23 South, Pompton Plains 07444
GPS: 40° 58’ 15” N, 74° 17’ 13” W

• Escorted tours of the main floor
• Learn about the Martin Berry House and its fascinating owners including: the Berry families,

James R. Evans, Medal of Honor recipient and Jessie May, late 19th century woman
photographer pioneer
• Visit the nearby Township Museum in the historic Pompton Plains Railroad Station

Township of Pequannock
Pompton Plains Station Museum
33 Evans Place, Pompton Plains 07444
GPS: 40° 58’ 07” N, 74° 17’ 36” W

Learn about:

• Pequannock Township’s history and our historic May 1776 Declaration
• Reaction Motors’ contributions in the mid-20th century Space Race
• Visit the nearby Martin Berry House, built circa 1720

Lincoln Park Historical Society
Lincoln Park History Museum, Old Library
37 Main Street, Lincoln Park 07035
GPS: 40° 55′ 22” N, 74° 18′ 35” W

• Native American displays
• Farming implements illustrating Lincoln Park’s ties to its rural past
• Artifacts and models depicting the town’s link to the Morris Canal

Parsippany Historical & Preservation Society
Parsippany Historical Museum at the
Bowlsby-DeGelleke House
320 Baldwin Road, Parsippany 07054
GPS: 40° 52’ 05” N, 74° 23’ 42” W

• Models of Lenape Longhouse and Roundhouse
• Come learn about the “Supermarket of the Swamp”
• Write a story using pictograph symbols; build a model tipi; create jewelry out of beans and corn

Florham Park Historic Preservation Commission
Little Red Schoolhouse
203 Ridgedale Avenue
Florham Park 07932
GPS: 40° 47′ 18” N, 74° 23′ 25” W

• Celebrate the schoolhouse’s 150th anniversary
• Cider making in the 19th century
• Exhibits illustrating the development of Florham Park

Harding Township Historical Society
Tunis-Ellicks House
16 Village Road, New Vernon 07976
GPS: 40° 44’ 38” N, 74° 29’ 38” W

• Museum exhibit of Life on an Early Morris County Farm
• Tour an early 19th century parlor garden conducted by the New Vernon Garden Club
• Visit the post-Civil War era Tramp House

Ayres/Knuth Farm Foundation
25 Cooper Road, Denville 07834
GPS: 40° 51′ 59” N, 74° 30′ 06” W

• Tour the historic farmstead and see the latest preservation projects, special displays, farming related demonstrations and activities
• Enjoy the pristine vista as a reminder of 200 years of active farming history
• Visit Union Hill Farms for fresh produce, pumpkin picking and hayrides

Dover Area Historical Society
Dr. Condict House
55 West Blackwell Street, Dover 07801
GPS: 40° 53’ 02” N, 74° 33’ 40” W

• Antique Fire Truck and Equipment
• History of Dover Fire Department
• 1800’s Old Tye News – restored local newspapers

Historical Society of Old Randolph
Brundage House
630 Millbrook Avenue, Randolph 07869
GPS: 40° 50’ 13” N, 74° 34’ 21” W

• Revolutionary War period costumes
• A room exhibiting typical duties and tools of home and hearth
• Mining Room exhibit

Roxbury Historic Trust, Inc.
The King Store & King House Museums
Drakesville Historic Park
209 – 211 Main Street, Ledgewood 07852
GPS: 40° 52′ 42″ N, 74° 39′ 05″ W

• New – WWI Centennial Armistice Day recognition
• Special – Miss Louise’s School Room
• Wagon scale in operation at the Store
• Sunday only! Diesel engines and music

Roxbury Township Historical Society
Silas Riggs ‘Saltbox’ House
Drakesville Historic Park
213 Main Street, Ledgewood 07852
GPS: 40° 52′ 42″ N, 74° 39′ 05″ W

• Tours of a furnished restored 18th century home
• Open hearth cooking with sample tastings
• Vintage textiles, clothing and varied artifacts

Washington Township Historical Society
Union Schoolhouse, Church Ruins & Cemetery
6 Fairview Avenue, Long Valley 07853
GPS: 40° 47′ 10″ N, 74° 46′ 47″ W

• Exhibits of the famous Schooley’s Mountain Spring and Grand Hotels
• Learn about the history of the High Bridge Branch of the Central Railroad of New Jersey
• Tour the ruins and burial grounds of the 1774 Old Stone Union Church

Washington Township Land Trust
Obadiah LaTourette Grist Mill
12 East Mill Road, Long Valley 07853
GPS: 40° 47′ 05” N, 74° 46′ 42” W

• One of the only grist mills with its original equipment intact
• Learn about the important economic contribution the Mill made to Long Valley
• Mill Pond Park – a diverse environmental preserve with easy walking trails

 

Our American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars museum exhibit continues on view Sundays from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Thank you for your service!

Was registration for Family Astronomy Night @ Denville Library Full?

http://www.denvillecommunity.com/news/?p=1455 

No Worries!  Did you know we have an Observatory right in #Boonton that has open access to the public every 3rd Friday of the Month?

The Sheep Hill Astronomical Association has a 16-foot dome housing a 18-inch Newtonian equatorially mounted telescope and they make is open to the public!  Pack a lunch basket and make a family night time picnic!

The Sheep Hill Astronomical Association (SHAA) is located in the town of Boonton, in Morris County, New Jersey, and was organized around the mid 1960’s. It was formed when several dedicated amateur astronomers decided to group together to build an observatory for their own and public use. The result of their effort is Sheep Hill Observatory with its 16-foot dome housing a 18-inch Newtonian equatorially mounted telescope. There are currently about thirty active members in the organization.

SHAA business meetings are held in the Boonton Senior Center on the first Friday of the month at 7:30 p.m. Each meeting is open to the public and begins with an astronomical presentation.

The club holds public observing nights where all interested parties are invited to visit and view the evening skies the third Friday of each month at 7:30pm EST / 8:30pm EDT Families / kids are welcome! Please call the observatory at 973-335-5990 to make sure it is open if the weather is questionable..

Directions

To Sheep Hill Observatory

From I-287 South: Take exit 45, make a left onto Myrtle Ave, then right onto Wootton St.

From I-287 North: Take exit 45, make a left onto Wootton St

Continued: Follow Wootton St past Boonton Ave and take the 2nd right onto Ross Dr. Keep right and follow to the end. At the first dirt parking lot, turn right into the upper parking lot.

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— BoontonHistoricalSoc (@BntnHistSoc) July 8, 2018