Jun
4
2:00 pm14:00
Jun
10
10:00 am10:00
Jun
11
1:00 pm13:00
Jun
17
10:00 am10:00
Jun
18
1:00 pm13:00
Jun
20
7:00 pm19:00
Annual Meeting
The Montclair History Center's Annual Meeting will be held in the Founder's Room of the Crane House and Historic YWCA. Refreshments will be served from 7:00; the meeting begins at 7:30. Come and hear all about the past year and plans for the future with a special presentation by Executive Director Jane Eliasof.
Jul
15
7:45 am07:45
The Magical History Bike Tour
Roll up! The Magical History Bike Tour is coming on Saturday, July 15! Away to times long ago when Crane was the name and mills, quarries, and dairies were the game. Bike&Walk Montclair has partnered with the Montclair Historical Society, Friends of Anderson Park, and Presby Memorial Iris Gardens to bring you this special tour of our town – by bike. On Saturday, July 15, the tour will begin and end at the Israel Crane House at 110 Orange Road and have brief guided discussions at places like historic Anderson Park, Presby Gardens, Montclair’s “Little Italy”, Avis Campbell Garden and a private Trustee’s Tour of the Israel Crane House. Bring some cash and a back pack for surprise bakery and market stops. Saturday, July 15, 2015, Start 7:45am, Israel Crane House, 110 Orange Rd., 07042. This 10-12 mile Magical History Bike Tour is being offered by volunteers and is free of charge. However, a donation of $10 per person to benefit the Montclair Historical Society, Friends of Anderson Park, and the Presby Memorial Iris Gardens is strongly encouraged. Bike&Walk Montclair, Montclair Historical Society, Friends of Anderson Park, and Presby Memorial Iris Gardens rely on your membership to function. Please become a member of these indispensable community organizations today. For more details about this or any other guided bike tour seewww.bikewalkmontclair.org or contact Deb Kagan, Board Member, info@bikewalkmontclair.org
Jul
22
10:00 am10:00
Research Your Home's History
This free workshop will help you discover local resources available to help you research the history of your Montclair home and property
May
21
2:00 pm14:00
“Will Likely Endeavor to Pass for a Free Man:” Runaway Slave Ads in New Jersey Newspapers
Hidden history told through fugitive slave ads
May
21
1:00 pm13:00
May
21
1:00 pm13:00
May
20
1:00 pm13:00
Walking Tour of Mount Hebron Cemetery
Explore a bucolic cemetery where some of Montclair’s early settlers rest in peace
May
18
5:00 pm17:00
May
13
10:00 am10:00
May
11
May 13
May
7
2:00 pm14:00
May
4
1:00 pm13:00
Price of Liberty Film/Discussion Series: The One that Got Away
A hyper-local film about unfulfilled potential
Apr
30
1:30 pm13:30
Walking Tour of Rosedale Cemetery
Famous people, gravestone iconography, and history all in one tour
Apr
26
7:00 pm19:00
Price of Liberty Film/Discussion Series: The One that Got Away
A hyper-local film about unfulfilled potential
Apr
23
1:00 pm13:00
Apr
23
12:30 pm12:30
Members Only: The Life of the Shultz House Servants
Learn about Jonnie Johnson, Hilda Grehn, and John Carroll, the servants who kept the Shultz House running
Apr
20
6:30 pm18:30
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
A pre-premiere screening of an HBO film about Henrietta Lacks, a woman who changed the face of medicine.
Apr
13
1:00 pm13:00
Price of Liberty Film/Discussion Series: Our Schools, Our Town
How Montclair’s Magnet Schools came to be
Apr
9
1:00 pm13:00
It Takes A Village Book Fair
Celebrate diversity in children's books. Interactive activities and a mini-book fair with Just Us and Marimba book publishers.
Apr
1
10:00 am10:00
A Magical History Bus Tour
A 2-hour bus ride that gives you a sweeping overview of Montclair's history through its architecture, businesses, and people.
Mar
22
7:00 pm19:00
Price of Liberty Film/Discussion Series: Our Schools, Our Town
How Montclair’s Magnet Schools came to be
Mar
19
2:00 pm14:00
Come Build Montclair in Legos
Come Build Montclair in Legos
Work with architect Stephen W. Schwartz of Building Blocks Workshops to visualize Montclair as you’ve never seen it before. With over 60,000 LEGO™ building blocks at their disposal, families select a photograph of a Montclair building to turn into a LEGO™ model. These models are then placed on a 30 x 20 foot map of Montclair. Suitable for families with children ages 5 – 14. Maximum four persons per group, with at least one adult per group. Space is limited to 50 families for the two-hour event, and a parent or adult must accompany children. This event takes place at the Montclair Art Museum on South Mountain Avenue. Tickets available atwww.montclairartmuseum.org. This program is co-presented by the Montclair History Center and the Montclair Art Museum in conjunction with Building Blocks Workshops. This Building Blocks Workshop is designed by Stephen W. Schwartz, AIA Architect of SWS Architects of Livingston, NJ. LEGO is a trademark of the LEGO Group.
Mar
19
1:00 pm13:00
Family FUNday: Crafts of Our Past
Family FUNday: Crafts of Our Past
At this month’s Family FUNday, kids can create a tin-punched candleholder, corn husk creatures, and a woven potholder. They try their hands at writing with a quill pen and serve as “sous chefs” in the hearth kitchen. Busy hands needed to grind spices in the hearth! Tours are self-guided this day. Admission is $10/family. Family membership gets in free!
Mar
19
12:30 pm12:30
Members Only: Montclair Becomes a Wealthy Suburb
Members Only: Montclair Becomes a Wealthy Suburb
Township Historian and Board of Trustee member Mike Farrelly leads a presentation on the sketches of people who moved Montclair out of its days as a sleepy farm town to a thriving suburb and an attractive destination. 108 Orange Road, Montclair in the Clark House, 1st floor. Become one today!
Mar
15
7:30 pm19:30
Histories and Mysteries of Mills Reservation
Tucked away in the midst of suburbia, Mills Reservation is an oasis for hikers and hawks. How did it come to be?
Mar
12
2:00 pm14:00
Author Event: Bloomfield Through Time
Can you identify this Montclair home? Check out more "then-and-now" images at the presentation including many of Bloomfield Avenue, some are shocking!
Mar
12
1:00 pm13:00
Tours of the Crane House & Historic YWCA
Crane descendants exploring census data on our Many Voices tour.
Mar
9
1:00 pm13:00
Price of Liberty Film/Discussion Series: A Place to Become
20th century Montclair through the eyes of women who attended the YWCA
Mar
4
10:00 am10:00
Early Bird Farm Camp Registration
We're partnering with Rutgers 4H for another four weeks of camp that combines the farm, history, and fun.
Mar
2
Mar 9
History Makers: Craft Your Way Through the Past
Crafting that exposes children to learning about history in fun and creative ways without the textbook
Feb
25
1:00 pm13:00
Research Your Home's History
Have you ever wondered about the history of your Montclair home? This free workshop will assist you in discovering local resources available to help you research the history of your Montclair home and property. Choose from one of three sessions: Saturday, February 25 from 1 to 3pm; Saturday, March 25 from 10am to 12pm; or Tuesday, April 25 from 6 to 8pm. Space is limited. Registration is required. For more information, call (973) 744-0500 ext. 2235. Register through the Montclair Public Library at montclairlibrary.org. Presented by the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission, Montclair History Center (formerly known as the Montclair Historical Society), and Montclair Public Library. All sessions will be held at the Main Library, 50 South Fullerton Avenue, Montclair, NJ.
Feb
20
10:00 am10:00
Feb
19
2:00 pm14:00
McKim and his Followers: Domestic Architecture in Montclair
Where in Montclair is this historic porch detail? Local architect and historian Mark Wright will speak about the oldest surviving house designed by Charles Follen McKim, the founder of McKim, Mead & White.