Museums. Archives. Microfarm.
Although our historic houses are closed, August is the perfect time to visit our archives to do some research or to stop by and see the microfarm, which is in full-producing swing!
This free workshop will help you discover local resources available to help you research the history of your Montclair home and property
Visit the Montclair History Center’s historic houses in one afternoon! Last public tours until the fall.
Kathleen Bennett, chairperson of the Montclair Historic Preservation Commission, will explore the history and legacy of the Lackawanna Railway Terminal of Montclair. Constructed in 1912, it opened to great celebration and served the commuters of the township for over seventy years. Learn about its auspicious beginnings and what the future holds for this historic site. Suggested donation $5. Founders Rooms of the Crane House & Historic YWCA, 110 Orange Road, Montclair.
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.
Hidden history told through fugitive slave ads
Explore a bucolic cemetery where some of Montclair’s early settlers rest in peace
A hyper-local film about unfulfilled potential
Famous people, gravestone iconography, and history all in one tour
A hyper-local film about unfulfilled potential
Learn about Jonnie Johnson, Hilda Grehn, and John Carroll, the servants who kept the Shultz House running
A pre-premiere screening of an HBO film about Henrietta Lacks, a woman who changed the face of medicine.
How Montclair’s Magnet Schools came to be
Celebrate diversity in children's books. Interactive activities and a mini-book fair with Just Us and Marimba book publishers.
A 2-hour bus ride that gives you a sweeping overview of Montclair's history through its architecture, businesses, and people.
How Montclair’s Magnet Schools came to be
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.
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!
