Museums. Archives. Microfarm.
Montclair Public Library is sponsoring a community-wide read of Cheaper by the Dozen, about Montclair's own Gilbreth family.
Our new food tour emerges from hibernation. Learn about Montclair's history and sample its restaurants!
Nominations are now being accepted for Montclair's Historic Preservation Awards. Know any building you'd like nominate?
Get the real scoop on the family with Town Historian and MHC Board Member Mike Farrelly.
Parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, and much, much more!
A popular favorite. Discover this neighborhood on foot.
Two houses. Two completely different stories.
Image from the Montclair Public Library Local History Collection.
CHEESE. Do we have to say more?
The Nubian Heritage Quilters was established to preserve, and document the importance of African American quilting. Serving the community, to encourage and revitalize others in their knowledge of this craft, to give them a sense of their heritage through quilting. The exhibit will be held at the Crane House & Historic YWCA. For more information on the exhibit visit www.nubianquilters.org. Demonstrations in hand piecing, machine piecing, hand quilting, rotary cutting and appliqué, and crazy quilt blocks. Special exhibits in Trees of Life, small little village, postcards, “The Great Migration” – Jacob Lawrence, Surprise Art Quilts, and “Oppression by Any other Name.” Exhibit opening and demonstrations will be held on June 9, 10, 16 and 17 from 1 to 4 pm. Admission is $6 adults, $2 students, children 5 & under are free. The exhibit will also be open to the public on July 15 from 1 to 4 pm or private appointments, regular admission rates of the Montclair History Center apply. 110 Orange Road, Montclair. www.montclairhistory.org.
Our new food tour emerges from hibernation. Learn about Montclair's history and sample its restaurants!
Two houses. Two completely different stories.
Work towards your Junior Girl Scout Simple Meals and Playing the Past Badges with Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H and the Montclair History Center. Scouts will tour the farm, interact with live chickens, take a sensory tour of our herb gardens to select our herbs, and understand our cooking and agricultural past with a visit to our hearth kitchen. We’ll harvest veggies and herbs from the farm and scallop tomatoes and make macaroni the historic way for dinner. Cider and apples for dessert. 108 Orange Road, Montclair. Registration required through the Girls Scouts of New Jersey. A simple meals badge will be given at the end of the day. $25/scout, maximum groups size of 30. Street parking available. www.montclairhistory.org.
Work towards your Junior Girl Scout Simple Meals and Playing the Past Badges with Rutgers Cooperative Extension 4-H and the Montclair History Center. Scouts will tour the farm, interact with live chickens, take a sensory tour of our herb gardens to select our herbs, and understand our cooking and agricultural past with a visit to our hearth kitchen. Activities will include firing up the hearth fireplace and making scrambled eggs, toast, farm fresh veggies, and cider. Scouts will take home herb bundles to dry and harvest the food themselves at the farm! 108 Orange Road, Montclair. Registration required through the Girl Scouts of New Jersey. A simple meals badge will be given at the end of the day. $25/scout, maximum groups size of 30. Street parking available. www.montclairhistory.org.
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Two Historic Houses with Completely Different Histories
Our new food tour emerges from hibernation. Learn about Montclair's history and sample its restaurants!
Interesting graves. Fascinating stories.
Two houses. Two completely different stories.
All oral history project events are fully booked. To schedule a private interview after April please contact our office directly.
In honor of the 150th anniversary of Montclair, the Montclair History Center is excited to announce the Many Voices of Montclair oral history project. Thanks to funding from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in March and April, we will be conducting oral histories from people who grew up in Montclair and/or lived here prior to 1960. The goal is to record the stories of people who grew up in Montclair in a wide variety of neighborhoods and decades, creating a multifaceted snapshot of Montclair in the early to mid 20th century. If you are ,or know someone who might be a candidate for the Many Voices of Montclair project, please reach out to the Montclair History Center at 973-744-1796 or mail@montclairhistorical.org, registration required.
The Montclair History Center is working with Montclair resident and Professor Chris Matthews from Montclair State University. Professor’s Matthews’ class will be trained on the art of conducting oral histories, principles, and best practices, and will help with the project.
Exploring the intersection of race and science through film and thoughtful discussion.
Exploring the intersection of race and science through film and thoughtful discussion.
Thank you! The response has been overwhelming. As of now, all oral history Storytelling Day events are fully booked. To schedule a private interview after April, please contact our office directly.
In honor of the 150th anniversary of Montclair, the Montclair History Center is excited to announce the Many Voices of Montclair oral history project. Thanks to funding from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in March and April, we will be conducting oral histories from people who grew up in Montclair and/or lived here prior to 1960. The goal is to record the stories of people who grew up in Montclair in a wide variety of neighborhoods and decades, creating a multifaceted snapshot of Montclair in the early to mid 20th century. If you are ,or know someone who might be a candidate for the Many Voices of Montclair project, please reach out to the Montclair History Center at 973-744-1796 or mail@montclairhistorical.org, registration required.
The Montclair History Center is working with Montclair resident and Professor Chris Matthews from Montclair State University. Professor’s Matthews’ class will be trained on the art of conducting oral histories, principles, and best practices, and will help with the project.
Ever wonder about the history of your Montclair home? A hands-on workshop.
Discover the history of this unique suburban business district
Always a popular event! See Montclair come to life in a truly unique way.
All oral history project events are fully booked. To schedule a private interview after April please contact our office directly.
In honor of the 150th anniversary of Montclair, the Montclair History Center is excited to announce the Many Voices of Montclair oral history project. Thanks to funding from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, in March and April, we will be conducting oral histories from people who grew up in Montclair and/or lived here prior to 1960. The goal is to record the stories of people who grew up in Montclair in a wide variety of neighborhoods and decades, creating a multifaceted snapshot of Montclair in the early to mid 20th century. If you are ,or know someone who might be a candidate for the Many Voices of Montclair project, please reach out to the Montclair History Center at 973-744-1796 or mail@montclairhistorical.org, registration required.
The Montclair History Center is working with Montclair resident and Professor Chris Matthews from Montclair State University. Professor’s Matthews’ class will be trained on the art of conducting oral histories, principles, and best practices, and will help with the project.
Exploring the intersection of race and science through film and thoughtful discussion.
Discover history through the eyes of the people who worked, lived, and played at the Crane House and Historic YWCA.
Exploring the intersection of race and science through film and thoughtful discussion.
Mills Reservation, natural beauty tucked in the midst of suburbia
Ever wonder about the history of your Montclair home? A hands-on workshop.
Farm. Fresh Air. Food. Fun. How can you go wrong?
Wonder what it is? What it's worth? Here's your chance to find out.
Exploring the intersection of race and science through film and thoughtful discussion.
A fascinating look into Alice Hooe Foster and her family -- one of Montclair's first African American middle class families.
A fun morning for kids on their day off.
The Montclair African American Heritage Foundation looks at these two important social and cultural institutions in Montclair's history.
Haven't been here in a couple of years? It's worth a visit!
Exploring the intersection of race and science through film and thoughtful discussion.
Enjoy some family time the old fashioned way!
Ever wonder about the history of your Montclair home? A hands-on workshop.
The Crane House and Historic YWCA is a window on to the history of our nation from its early years as an independent country to a country embroiled in the civil rights struggle. Tours of the Crane House & Historic YWCA are on the hour, last tour at 3 pm. 110 Orange Road, Montclair. From 1 to 4 pm. Admission is $6/adult; $5/student/senior with ID; $4/child; under 2 free, good for both sites. Members get in free! Join here.
From the days of silent movies to digital projectors, the Bellevue has played a prominent cultural role in Montclair and is an architectural anchor of the Upper Montclair business district. This slide show chronicles this theater's development, explores how Montclair came to have three major movie houses operating at once, and what the future might hold for the Bellevue as it nears its centennial. Sponsored by the Montclair History Center and presented by Lisanne Renner, historian for Friends of Anderson Park. Suggested donation: $5. At the Montclair History Center’s Crane House and Historic YWCA, lower level Founders’ Room, 110 Orange Road, Montclair; montclairhistory.org or FriendsOfAndersonPark.com.
Executive Director Jane Eliasof is the program speaker at the Victorian Society of America's January meeting. She'll talk about how the 1890s in Montclair sowed the seeds for the Montclair we know today. As the population continued to grow, so did the many services, institutions, and clubs that are still with us today. At the Montclair Women's Club, 82 Union Street. Members of the Victorian Society of America are free; general public is welcome ($5 admission).
This class has been postponed. If you are interested for future classes please contact our office.
What’s better then warming up in the hearth and making breakfast the old fashioned way over a fire? At this two-hour program, kids make breakfast on the hearth and enjoy the meal at the end. For ages 10 and up, space limited. Admission is $20; $15 member rate. Join here. Registration required to mail@montclairhistorical.org or 973-744-1796.
Visit our Crane House & Historic YWCA bedecked for the Holiday season! See the Crane House and Historic YWCA decorated by the Garden Club of Montclair. Tours are self-guided during December. 110 Orange Road, Montclair, NJ. 10 am to 1 pm. Suggested donations $5/person.
