For a free booklet & map, contact the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs

908-558-2550 | NJ Relay 711culturalinfo@ucnj.org • www.ucnj.org/cultural

Saturday, October 21 10 am – 5 pm

Sunday, October 22 12 – 5 pm

FREE ADMISSION

2017Tour the Historic Sites

of Union County – Where New Jersey History Began

Four Centuries in a Weekend

A Service of the Union County Board of

Chosen Freeholders

Tours, Exhibits & Special Events

BERKELEY HEIGHTS Deserted Village of Feltville / Glenside Park Cataract Hollow Rd. 908-527-4900 ucnj.org/dv• Walk through the village — newly

installed interpretive signs serve as your guide to the history here

• Children’s games • Freshly pressed apple cider • Sunday, 1 pm: Historian Robert A. Mayers

will speak at Masker’s Barn about the Battle of the Short Hills

Littel-Lord Farmstead31 Horseshoe Rd. 908-219-4715• Tour this historic house

CLARKDr. William Robinson Plantation-Museum593 Madison Hill Rd. 732-340-1571 DrRobinsonMuseum.org• Demonstrations of early farm life

activities include open hearth cooking, butter churning, candle making, smokehouse preserving, quilting and rug making

CRANFORDCrane-Phillips House Museum124 North Union Ave. 908-276-0082 cranfordhistoricalsociety.com• Tour this historic site —

celebrating the 90th anniversary of the Cranford Historical Society

ELIZABETHBoxwood Hall State Historic Site (Boudinot Mansion)1073 East Jersey St. 908-282-7617• Explore the 250-year history

of this house• Images of George Washington — a mini-exhibit

of objects depicting Washington• Saturday, 1 pm: Guided walk: “Look Up &

You’ll See Elizabeth” — discover centuries-old architecture within a single block!

First Presbyterian Church of Elizabeth & Snyder Academy42 Broad St. 908-353-2131 snyderacedemyj.org• Special exhibits in the Snyder Academy

Museum Room • Saturday only: Tours of the campus,

including the church, burial grounds and Snyder Academy — attended by Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton

• Saturday only: Colonial-era battle reenactment on the front lawn

• Saturday only: Tours of Snyder art studio, include a recent portrait of Alexander Hamilton as a student

Nathaniel Bonnell Homestead & Belcher-Ogden Mansion1045 & 1046 East Jersey St. Daytime: 908-581-7555 Evening: 908-591-1893• Tour this historic site

FANWOODHistoric Fanwood Train Station Museum230 North Ave. 908-322-8236 fanwoodnj.org• Documentary film about the

Jersey Central Railroad

HILLSIDEEvergreen Cemetery1137 North Broad St. 908-352-7940• Self-guided only; pick up the

tour booklet at Woodruff House

Woodruff House / Eaton Store Museum111 Conant St. 908-353-8828 hillsidehistoricalsociety.org• Phil Rizzuto All Sports Museum• Vintage auto exhibit from the

early 1900s• Mini apple festival with sale of

fresh apples and pastries

KENILWORTHOswald J. Nitschke House49 South 21st St. 908-276-9090 kenilworthhistoricalsociety.org• Tour of the house (wheelchair

accessible with elevator) and teaching garden featuring heirloom flowers, vegetables, and herbs

• Meet colorful people from Kenilworth’s past in a “living history” program set in 1907

• Exhibit: “New Orange Residents Create Kenilworth”

• Participate in a garden-to-table program in the teaching garden — focused on Italian culture

• Light refreshments

MOUNTAINSIDEDeacon Andrew Hetfield HouseConstitution Plaza 908-789-9420 mountainsidehistorical.org• Diorama of the Battle of

Monmouth, presented by Mountainside resident John Sileo

• Recently acquired collection of Mountainside pottery

NEW PROVIDENCESalt Box Museum1350 Springfield Ave. 908-665-6465 newprovidencehistorical.com• Saturday: Demonstrations of

spinning wheel and basket coiling • Sunday: Demonstrations of basket coiling

PLAINFIELDDrake House Museum602 West Front St. 908-755-5831 drakehouseplainfieldnj.org• Exhibit: “Plainfield during World

War I & the Influenza Pandemic” • Sunday, 2 pm: “How Civil War

Veterans Influenced 20th Century America,” a lecture by Leanne Manna, Kean University honors student — including discussion of the Plainfield Post (Winfield Scott Post #73) and notable veterans

Plainfield Meetinghouse225 Watchung Ave. 908-757-5736 fgcquaker.org/cloud/rahway- and-plainfield-friends-meeting• Tour this historic site

R AHWAYMerchants and Drovers Tavern1632 St. George Ave. 732-381-0441 merchantsanddrovers.org• Tour this historic site and visit

the 2nd-floor exhibit room • Gravesite of Abraham Clark

Rahway School for Colored Children/ African-American History & Learning Center253 Central Ave. 732-382-0541 ebenezeramechurch.com/ aahhlc.html• Both days, 1–5 pm only:

A representative will be on hand to discuss the history of this site and the restoration underway (building not open)

Union County Performing Arts Center1601 Irving St. Administration Office: 732-499-0441 Box Office: 732-499-8226 ucpac.org• Building open both days,

full hours; with tours given on Saturday 10 am–1 pm, and Sunday 12–2 pm

ROSELLEAbraham Clark Memorial House101 West Ninth Ave. 732-221-7211• Visit this replica of Abraham

Clark’s home

ROSELLE PARKRoselle Park Museum9 West Grant Ave. 908-245-1776• “100 Years Ago in Roselle Park”

showcases 99 years of the annual Thanksgiving Day football game against Roselle (the 100th game will be played this fall)

SCOTCH PLAINSBattle of the Short Hills1776 Raritan Rd. ucnj.org/trails• Visit the tent on the campus

of UCVTS and learn about this pivotal Revolutionary War battle of 1777

• Guided nature hike of the swampy trail (dress for possible wet conditions) — last departure at 2:30 pm; to pre-schedule a hike for a group, call 732-221-2683

Frazee House1451 Raritan Rd. frazeehouse.org• Exhibit tent will present a movie

and a display about this site (building is not open)

• Tour the community garden

Historic Cemetery of Scotch Plains Baptist Church333 Park Ave. spbc1747.org/historic-cemetery/• Saturday, 5:30 pm: Flashlight tour of the

historic cemetery, led by Rev. Chaz Hutchison (departs from parking area) — highlights include the grave of Caesar, a freed slave who drove a supply wagon for American troops during the Battle of the Short Hills

SCOTCH PLAINSOsborn Cannonball House1840 Front St. Weekends: 908-757-1885 historicalsocietyspfnj.org• Grand Reopening! Tour this newly

renovated historic building, with rooms painted in period colors. The Victorian Room picture rail displays antique paintings, hair wreaths and samplers.

• Saturday: Local tinsmith George Pierson demonstrates his craft

The Shady Rest & Country Club820 Jerusalem Rd. 908-490-1577 preserveshadyrest.org• Saturday, 10 am–5 pm:

World War I re-enactors, The Ebony Doughboys, present stories about the 369th Infantry and Eugene Ballard, the first African-American military pilot. See WWI artifacts and educational material relating to African-American soldiers.

• Sunday, open house 1–5 pm only

SPRINGFIELDCannon Ball House126 Morris Ave. 973-912-4464 springfieldhistorical society.webs.com• Open Saturday 10 am–4 pm,

Sunday 12–4 pm• Artifacts and artwork pertaining to WWI,

including war medals, autograph books and the anti-war political cartoons of Louis Raemaekers

• Saturday: World War I re-enactors

SUMMITCarter House90 Butler Parkway 908-277-1747 summitnjhistory.org• “Summit Show & Tell” exhibit of

more than 100 items from the archives of Summit Historical Society, showing the city’s history from the 1830s, when the first train arrived, up to the present

Reeves-Reed Arboretum165 Hobart Ave. 908-273-8787 reeves-reedarboretum.orgOpen Saturday 10 am–4 pm (closed Sunday, Oct. 22)• Library/lounge features

historic photos, maps, drawings, artifacts, letters and original materials from noted architects Calvert Vaux, Ellen Biddle Shipman, and Carl Pilat

• Each visitor will receive a copy of “The Clearing,” a book detailing the history of this arboretum

• Saturday, 9 am–1 pm: Drop-in children’s workshop focuses on history (in English and Spanish)

Summit Playhouse10 New England Ave. 908-273-2192 summitplayhouse.org• A display documents past

performances here

Twin Maples214 Springfield Ave. 908-273-0301 fortnightlyclub.org• Sunday:

Ballroom dancing demonstrations

WESTFIELDMiller-Cory House Museum614 Mountain Ave. 908-232-1776 millercoryhouse.org• Both days, open house

12–4 pm only • Blacksmith David Bala explains and

demonstrates the art of blacksmithing

Reeve History & Cultural Resource Center314 Mountain Ave. 908-654-1794 westfieldhistoricalsociety.org• Both days, open house

12–5 pm only: Tour this historic home

UNIONCaldwell Parsonage909 Caldwell Ave. 908-687-7977 unionhistory.org or uniontwphistoricalsociety. webs.com• Student-interpreters from the National Junior

Honor Society of Kawameeh Middle School • Historic games for children of all ages • “Church” doll-making lesson — make a

souvenir doll• Saturday, 2–5 pm: Meridoc Burkhardt

appears as Rev. James Caldwell

Connecticut Farms Church888 Stuyvesant Ave. 908-688-3164 ctfarms.org• Bake sale

Liberty Hall Museum1003 Morris Ave. 908-527-0400 kean.edu/libertyhall• “Brothers in Arms – Memories of the

Great War” — Commemorating the centennial of the USA entering World War I, this exhibit looks at the service of Capt. John Kean and his brother Congressman Robert W. Kean. The letters and postcards they sent home tell of their experiences in basic training, fighting on the front lines, and returning home.

C O U N T Y O F U N I O NBoard of Chosen Freeholders

BRUCE H. BERGEN, ChairmanSERGIO GRANADOS, Vice Chairman

LINDA CARTERANGEL G. ESTRADA

CHRISTOPHER HUDAKMOHAMED S. JALLOH

BETTE JANE KOWALSKIALEXANDER MIRABELLA

VERNELL WRIGHT

ALFRED J. FAELLA, County ManagerAMY C. WAGNER, Deputy County Manager

JAMES E. PELLETTIERE, RMC, Clerk of the Board

Department of Parks and RecreationRON ZUBER, Director

Office of Cultural and Heritage AffairsKATHY KAKALETRIS, Administrator

JOHN PRESCOTT, History Programs Coordinator

633 Pearl Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07202908-558-2550 | NJ Relay 711

culturalinfo@ucnj.org • 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