If you've missed any of our History at Home programs, Montclair history articles, blogs we've posted, or additions to our digital collections this past year, check out the complete list below.
History At Home Programs
The Van Vleck House(s) with Architect Paul Sionas and Township Historian Mike Farrelly
From Loudoun to Montclair: One Woman's Experience of the Great Migration with Historian Caroline S. O’Connell
Music and Musicians of Montclair with Collections Manager Erin Benz
Celebrating Black Music with the Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild
Celebrating the Swedish-American Heritage of Montclair with Historian Elaine Fiveland
Building Faith, Building Community: 145th Celebration of St. Mark’s Church with Historian Betty Holloway
Edgemont Park War Memorial at 100: Its Story and Symbolism with Historian Lisanne Renner of Friends of Anderson Park
Early History of Montclair State University with Harry A. Sprague Archivist Paul Martinez
Montclair History Center’s 2025 Annual Meeting
This is the Story Tonight in Partnership with Aging in Montclair
Live Interview with Larry Hollander
Live Interview with Dr. Elaine Douglas
Then and Now. A collaboration between Montclair History Center and Montclair Local.
Then and Now: Christian Union Congregational Church to Commonwealth Club
Then and Now: Bellevue Avenue Looking East from Railroad Crossing
This Day In History. A collaboration between Montclair History Center and Montclair Local.
This Day in Montclair History: Crane House Moves From Glenridge Avenue to Orange Road
This Day in Montclair History: Montclair Police Department is Established
Montclair Neighbors Magazine
Mother/Daughter, Except the Mother is Gone. December 2025. By Mike Farrelly, Town Historian. Discover the history of this house on Pleasant Ave that used to be part of a larger estate.
And the Band Played On. Montclair Neighbors. November 2025. By Mike Farrelly, Town Historian. This house at Lorraine Ave and Grove St has a surprising musical history!
24 of the Oldest Businesses in Montclair. Montclair Girl scoured newspapers and dove through the internet to uncover as many businesses as they could that have been serving Montclair for over 40 years.
On Gates. Montclair Neighbors. August 2025. By Mike Farrelly, Town Historian. This house on the corner of Gates and Harrison Ave dates all the way back to 1870!
Paul Robeson Slept Here. Montclair Neighbors. July 2025. By Mike Farrelly, Town Historian. Learn about how the famous singer, actor, and social activist slept “on” a house here in Frog Hallow.
One of the Original Erwin Park Houses. Montclair Neighbors. June 2025. By Mike Farrelly, Town Historian. Discover this historic house on Midland Avenue within an historic neighborhood.
Plain House with History. Montclair Neighbors. May 2025. By Mike Farrelly, Town Historian. This unassuming house on Forest St contains a rich history of occupants going back to the early 20th century.
English Country Residence on Park Street. Montclair Neighbors. April 2025. By Mike Farrelly, Town Historian. Discover the “New York royalty” that lived right here in Montclair.
Mid-Nineteenth Century Gem — Or Is It? Montclair Neighbors. March 2025. By Mike Farrelly, Town Historian. This house on Franklin Place even tricked the 1982 Preservation Survey!
Gatehouse on Valley Road. Montclair Neighbors. February 2025. By Mike Farrelly, Town Historian. This house near the corner of Bellaire Ave and Valley Rd appears to be the gatehouse to a much larger estate that must have existed at one point…or is it?
Our Blogs About Montclair
In Case You Missed It 2024
Improving the Collections: Museum Assessment Program
History of the Montclair Fire Department
The Montclair Pod: Featuring Collections Manager Erin Benz
Say Hello to Our New Online Collections Portal!
Oral History Spotlight: The Legacy of Stuart Kiel and Kiel's Pharmacy
Pride Month Oral History Spotlight: Growing Up Gay in ’60s and ’70s Essex County
New Oral Histories Released: Ellen “Ellie” Gitelman Bagli, Grange Margaret Rutan-Haig Mahne Habermann, Donna Dale Hains, and Carolyn Lack.
New Oral Histories Released: Cassandra Martin, Raffaele Marzullo, Kathleen Maher-Cocca, and Nathaniel Johnson Jr.
New Oral Histories Released: Monaco Sisters (Joan, Linda, and Marilyn), Anthony Naturale, Susan Spinelli Peterson, Wendy Lowenthal-Young, and Gary Russell.
New Oral Histories Released: Jacqueline Pitts, Barbara Williams, Linda Stark, and James Schweppe.
Prairie Cross the Jersey, The Gaslamp, Glen Ridge Historical Society
Celebrating the Holiday by Honoring History
New to Our Digital Collections