Four201 Centuries8 in a Weekend Tour the Historic Sites of Union County Where New Jersey History Began

OCTOBER 20–21 Saturday & Sunday 12 noon–5 pm FREE ADMISSION

For a free booklet & map, contact the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs 908-558-2550 | NJ Relay 711 [email protected] • www.ucnj.org/4c

A Service of the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders Union County We’re Connected to You! Tours, Exhibits CRANFORD Crane-Phillips House Museum & Special Events 124 North Union Ave. 908-276-0082 cranfordhistoricalsociety.com BERKELEY HEIGHTS • T our this Victorian property, a modest 1870s home showing Deserted Village of what life was like without Feltville / Glenside Park plumbing and electricity • Grounds include a Victorian flower garden, outhouse and Cataract Hollow Rd. barn displaying antique tools 908-527-4900 • Demonstrations of woodworking machines — 1870s ucnj.org/dv inventions • C hildren’s games • Volunteer dressed in a Civil War uniform will tell vistors • Freshly pressed apple cider about how soldiers lived during that war • Walk through this historic village, • 1870s kitchen showcases a working sink-pump, coffee with opportunities to “meet” and converse with key grinder, corn chucker, and an 1890s wooden washing people from Feltville/Glenside history: John Willcocks, a machine (visitors may try using these), and sketches of member of the New Jersey militia, who is buried in the the first Range Hood patent by homeowner and inventor cemetery here; David Felt, owner and builder of the mill Henry Phillips town of Feltville; Sarah Felt Toby, who taught in Feltville’s one-room schoolhouse; Warren Ackerman, who converted William Miller Sperry Feltville to a summer resort in 1882; Frank Malloy, who Observatory managed the summer resort of Glenside Park Union County College Littel-Lord Farmstead 1033 Springfield Ave. 908-709-7000 31 Horseshoe Rd. • T ours of the observatory, which houses two of the largest 908-219-4715 telescopes on the east coast • T our this historic house and • Continuously running presentation about this observatory farmstead, a reminder of the and the history of astronomy in New Jersey county’s agricultural past • Children’s activities • Lectures NOTE: Open Saturday 12 to 5, Sunday 12 to 4 CLARK Dr. William Robinson Plantation-Museum ELIZABETH 593 Madison Hill Rd. 732-340-1571 DrRobinsonMuseum.org State Historic Site • D isplays and demonstrations depicting the WWII era, (Boudinot Mansion) including U.S. Army Signal Corps switchboards, an army clerk, an army jeep with crew, plus a display about the 1073 East Jersey St. U.S. Navy and WAVE (female sailors). 908-282-7617 • Open-hearth cooking, butter-churning, candle-making and • T our this historic home, blacksmith demonstrations all weekend where George Washington • Three floors of exhibits including dined en route to his inauguration period clothing • Exhibit: “History in My Neighborhood:” — research projects • Outdoor exhibits, horse-drawn including PowerPoints and podcasts, produced by AP U.S. milk wagon, and herb garden History students from Elizabeth • Gift shop • Sunday, 1 pm: Guided walk: “Four Centuries of Architecture — in Two Blocks!” Explore Catherine Street with a Boxwood staff member. See what has survived the years. (Limit 15 people. Register in advance starting Oct. 1. Call 908-282-7617 or email [email protected].) ELIZABETH HILLSIDE Elizabeth Public Library Evergreen Cemetery 11 So. Broad St. 1137 North Broad St. 908-354-6060 908-352-7940 www.elizpl.org • P ick up a tour booklet at Woodruff • Saturday only: Historical tours of this House to take a self-guided tour of original Carnegie Library at 10 am, 11 this historic cemetery, replete with am, 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm. Learn about impressive funerary monuments this architectural gem. Industrialist Andrew Carnegie provided funds for the construction of many public libraries. Of the original Woodruff House / Eaton Store Museum six built in Union County, this is the sole Carnegie Library 111 Conant St. still in use. For more information, call the Local History & 908-353-8828 Special Collections Dept. at 908-354-6060, ext. 7220. woodruffhouse.org • T our the house (dates to 1735) First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth and store (dates to 1900) & Snyder Academy • Mini apple festival with sale 42 Broad St. of fresh apples, apple pastries, hot dogs and cider 908-353-2131 snyderacedemyj.org • Phil Rizzuto All Sports Museum • Sale of book “From Lost Saybrook and Lyons Farms to • T our the historic campus, Hillside,” by Arnold McClow including the church, cemetery with gravesites spanning four centuries, and Snyder Academy — a site where Aaron Burr KENILWORTH and Alexander Hamilton attended school Oswald J. Nitschke House 49 South 21st St. Nathaniel Bonnell Homestead 908-276-9090 & Belcher-Ogden Mansion kenilworthhistoricalsociety.org 1045 & 1046 East Jersey St. • T ours of this house (wheelchair Daytime: 908-581-7555 accessible with elevator), restored to late 19th-/early 20th-century style, and teaching Evening: 908-591-1893 gardens of heirloom flowers, vegetables and herbs — • T our these historic sites now featuring a World War I Victory Garden • Visitors are invited to use picnic • Garden-to-table culinary demonstration/program tables in Belcher-Ogden back yard • Meet colorful characters from the past (circa 1918) in a “living history” program • Exhibit: “The Allure & Challenges of Life in an Early 20th-Century Suburb” FANWOOD • Light refreshments Historic Fanwood Train Station Museum 230 North Ave. MOUNTAINSIDE 908-322-8236 fanwoodnj.org Deacon Andrew Hetfield House • In 1976, Fanwood Constitution Plaza commemorated the nation’s 908-789-9420 bicentennial with fire hydrants mountainsidehistorical.org hand-painted to depict patriots • G uided tours all weekend from the Revolution. The museum displays color photos of the uniquely painted hydrants, taken that year by a • Miniature reenactment of the professional NBC reporter and featured on national TV. local Battle of Spanktown as a diorama • Documentary film about the Jersey Central Railroad • Special exhibit of newly acquired artifacts from a Hetfield descendant NEW PROVIDENCE Rahway School for Colored Children/ African-American History Center Salt Box Museum 253 Central Ave. 1350 Springfield Ave. 732-382-0541 908-665-6465 ebenezeramechurch.com/aahhlc.html newprovidencehistorical.com • T our this historic house and learn • T our this historic site about the restoration underway • WWII Volunteer Red Cross nurses’ uniforms • Liberty Pole (weather permitting), one of tho last Poles Union County Performing Arts Center standing in New Jersey 1601 Irving St. Administration: 732-499-0441 Box Office: 732-499-8226 PLAINFIELD ucpac.org • S ee this beautifully restored Drake House Museum classic Vaudeville theatre 602 West Front St. • Saturday, 10 am–2 pm: Tours of 908-755-5831 the theatre, including the “Biggest Little Wurlitzer” organ drakehouseplainfieldnj.org • T our this historic site • Saturday, all day: The New ROSELLE Jersey Field Music Group performs fife-and-drum music, dressed in authentic Abraham Clark Memorial House Revolutionary War-era uniforms 101 West Ninth Ave. The Ducret School of Art 732-221-7211 • L earn about Early American life 1030 Central Ave. and Roselle history at this replica 908-757-7171 of the home of Abraham Clark, www.ducret.edu a signer of the Declaration of • T our this historic building, Independence originally a private residence • View artwork from the collection ROSELLE PARK Plainfield Meetinghouse 225 Watchung Ave. Roselle Park Museum 908-757-5736 9 West Grant Ave. fgcquaker.org/cloud/rahway- 908-245-1776 and-plainfield-friends-meeting • C urrent exhibit: From Science to Technology • T our this historic Meetinghouse & Invention: Edison, Keurig, Marconi and a • Presentation on the Meeting touch of Tesla... Inventions and Inventors in Roselle Park

RAHWAY SCOTCH PLAINS Merchants and Drovers Tavern Battle of the Short Hills 1632 St. George Ave. 732-381-0441 1776 Raritan Rd. merchantsanddrovers.org ucnj.org/trails • O pen house at this historic site, • V isit the tent on the UCVTS including comprehensive exhibits campus to learn about the pivotal on the 2nd floor Revolutionary War battle fought • Cemetery tour highlighting in nearby locations World War I • Guided nature hike of the swampy trail (dress for • Gravesite of Abraham Clark potentially wet conditions) — last departure at 2:30 pm; to pre-schedule a hike for a group, call 908-444-1065 SCOTCH PLAINS SUMMIT Frazee House Carter House 1451 Raritan Rd. 90 Butler Parkway frazeehouse.org 908-277-1747 • Saturday, 12 noon–4:30: summitnjhistory.org Harvest Festival with live music, • T our this historic house—a pony rides, food vendors, petting museum of local history, zoo, costume party, haunted displaying exhibits and artifacts trails, games, activities and more. • The exterior of Frazee House is under construction— Reeves-Reed visitors can learn about construction plans, fundraising and next steps for this site. Arboretum 165 Hobart Ave. Osborn Cannonball House 908-273-8787 reeves-reedarboretum.org 1840 Front St. Weekends: 908-757-1885 Open Saturday 10 am–4 pm (closed Sunday, Oct. 21) historicalsocietyspfnj.org • V isitors Center offers • Join in celebrating “A Very interactive touch screen Victorian Christmas.” Learn why panels with information people decorate trees, sing about the property, history, carols, send cards and exchange gifts. How and when did maps, and what’s in bloom these activities become part of American culture? Many at the arboretum of these customs developed during the Victorian Age. • Wisner House Library • Victorian feather tree surrounded by antique toys features historic photos, • Mannequins dressed in their holiday best maps, drawings, artifacts, letters and original materials • Enjoy carols played by Dave Bierman on an antique from noted architects Calvert Vaux, Ellen Biddle Shipman, Victorian organ and Carl Pilat • Art exhibition in Wisner House, “The Wild Horses of Sable Island,” features works by renowned photographer, artist, The Shady Rest & Country Club author and conservationist Roberto Dutesco 820 Jerusalem Rd. • 13.5 acres of grounds offer pastoral lawns, woodland 908-490-1577 trails, a glacial bowl and historic gardens. The current preserveshadyrest.org Wildflower Trail is slated to be designated the History Trail. A memorial rock signifies the famous Beacon Hill Signal • Saturday: Grand opening from the Revolutionary War. featuring a timeline of African American soldiers who fought • Each visitor will receive a copy of “The Clearing,” a book in the Revolutionary War, Civil detailing the history of the arboretum. War, and World Wars I & II — presented by the 6th Regiment United States Colored Troops Reenactors, Inc. Twin Maples • Screenings of “A Place For Us,” a 30-minute documentary produced and directed by Lawrence Londino about 214 Springfield Ave. historic Shady Rest—the first golf and country club in the 908-273-0301 U.S. run by and for African Americans, where top athletes fortnightlyclub.org competed and renowned musicians performed • T our this historic, neoclassical estate home, built in 1908 SPRINGFIELD Cannon Ball House 126 Morris Ave. 973-912-4464 springfieldhistorical society.webs.com • C ommemorating the 225th anniversary of the Township of Springfield, an exhibit “Celebrating Springfield” highlights events in local history UNION WESTFIELD Miller-Cory House 909 Caldwell Ave. Museum 908-687-7977 614 Mountain Ave. unionhistory.org or 908-232-1776 uniontwphistoricalsociety. millercoryhouse.org webs.com • D isplay of antique 18th-century • Saturday: Extreme Party Racing finery and accessories — from provides a chance to enjoy remote-control car racing— aprons to wigs! reflecting local history, because Union was once home to • Open-hearth cooking demonstrations two race tracks: Tri-City Stadium (motorcycles & midget • Gift shop on site cars) and Union Speedway (motorcycles & auto racing) • Exhibit of panels about the history of Union schools, created by the Union High School History Club Reeve History & Cultural • Artifacts and photos relating to Thomas Edison Resource Center • Exhibit of artifacts from the Selfmaster Colony (built 314 Mountain Ave. where Town Hall now stands), which produced rugs, 908-654-1794 books and cinder blocks westfieldhistoricalsociety.org • Tool Museum in the carriage house displays farm implements, and old TVs and radios • T our this historic home • “Rev. Caldwell” greets and converses with visitors • Exhibit of items on loan from Belcher-Ogden Mansion includes 17th- and 18th-century china (including Delft), serving pieces, tea/coffee service, a Noah’s Ark toy set Connecticut Farms Church and shoe buckles 888 Stuyvesant Ave. • Virginia Apgar Exhibit: Once a Westfield resident, 908-688-3164 physician Virginia Apgar developed a system to assess the health of newborn babies, known as the Apgar score. ctfarms.org • T our the historic cemetery • Enjoy a guided tour of the historic church, and take the opportunity to ring the church bell • Parlor displays 18th-century artifacts, including cannonballs from the 1780 Battle of Connecticut Farms

Liberty Hall Museum 1003 Morris Ave. 908-527-0400 kean.edu/libertyhall • T our the grounds and buildings of Liberty Hall, including the mansion that Visitors are invited welcomed distinguished to request and guests such as George and Martha Washington, collect Union Alexander Hamilton, and Presidents Ulysses S. Grant, William Howard Taft and others County history trading cards— • “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War” — Commemorating the centennial available at all of World War I, this exhibit explores or most of the the service of Capt. John Kean and his historic sites brother Congressman Robert W. Kean. listed in this Items including photos, maps, and their booklet. letters, postcards and uniforms tell of their experiences fighting in the war. • Gift shop on site COUNTY OF UNION Board of Chosen Freeholders

SERGIO GRANADOS, Chairman BETTE JANE KOWALSKI, Vice Chairman BRUCE H. BERGEN ANGEL G. ESTRADA ANGELA R. GARRETSON CHRISTOPHER HUDAK MOHAMED S. JALLOH ALEXANDER MIRABELLA REBECCA WILLIAMS

EDWARD T. OATMAN, County Manager AMY C. WAGNER, Deputy County Manager JAMES E. PELLETTIERE, RMC, Clerk of the Board

Department of Parks and Recreation RON ZUBER, Director

Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs KATHY KAKALETRIS, Administrator JOHN PRESCOTT, History Programs Coordinator

633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202 908-558-2550 | NJ Relay 711 [email protected] • www.ucnj.org/cultural

Funded in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State

A Service of the Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders Union County We’re Connected to You!

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