Explore one of the newest donations to the MHC collections!
Read moreCelebrating Preservation Month at the Crane House & Historic YWCA Museum
Let’s take a look back in our history and understand what prompted the interest in historic preservation in America.
Read moreMHC Tips Its Hat to the Spring 2024 Interns
Meet the Spring 2024 Interns!
Read moreGrace your Garden with Historic Herbs
It’s that sweet-smelling thyme of the year again!
Read moreThe “Edith Bogue” Magnolia
Magnolia grandiflora has a unique history on how one of its varieties earned its name as the “Edith Bogue” Magnolia, a history that flourishes in the heart of Montclair to this day.
Read moreCalling all High School Seniors!
Our Hortense Tate Scholarship for graduating seniors is due April 30, 2024. Download the application here.
Read moreNew Oral Histories Release from the Many Voices of Montclair Oral History Project
The next round of oral histories from the 2018 oral history project are now available.
Read moreHolidays at Hahne’s!
Hahne and Company Budget Shop, Exterior at 50 Church Street in the 1950s
Read moreIn Case You Missed It 2023
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.
Read moreOld fashioned Christmas…not always so jolly!
Was it really jolly?
Read moreMontclair History Center Partners with Montclair Ambulance Unit to Preserve and Share MAU’s History
Celebrate 60 years of the MAU!
Read moreAhhhhhhhhhh-CHOO? - An Interest-ing Spooky Montclair Story
An Interest-ing Spooky Montclair Story
Read moreCrane House & Historic YWCA Museum Now Open Every Sunday
A historic house museum that explores the history of our country from its early years as an independent nation to a country embroiled in the civil rights struggle.
Read moreNew Oral Histories from the Many Voices of Montclair Oral History Project
The next round of oral histories from the 2018 oral history project are now available. Photo credit Kate Albright Photography.
Read moreCelebrating MHC’s 2023 Summer Interns
Interns: They Get the Job Done!
Read moreNext Round of Oral Histories Released from the Many Voices of Montclair Oral History Project
The next round of oral histories from the 2018 oral history project are now available. Photo credit Kate Albright Photography.
Read moreMontclair History Center Welcomes Students Back to the Crane House & Historic YWCA Museum
This past academic year proved to be one of the most successful yet as school districts throughout Essex County and the state were ready to re-engage with in-person field trips and outreach educational programs.
Read moreMontclair History Center’s 2023 Hortense Tate Scholarship awarded to Desiree Lawrence
On behalf of the Montclair History Center, Trustee April DiComo presents the 2023 Hortense Tate Scholarship to Desiree Lawrence at the Montclair High School Awards Night in June.
Read moreAdditional Oral Histories Released from the Many Voices of Montclair Oral History Project
The second round of oral histories from the 2018 oral history project are now available.
Read moreGrace your Garden with Historic Herbs This Spring
Calendula? Yeah, we got that. Lovage? Yup, that too.. Basil? Tons of varieties! Pre-sale orders are due April 11! This year we’ll also have in-person shopping!
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