Looking for something different to do with your kids if they have a day off this Monday? The Montclair Historical Society is hosting a special Kid’s Day at its 108 Orange Road location in Montclair, from 10 a.m. to noon. In addition to exploring the 1796 Federal-style mansion and 19th century classroom and general...
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Tomorrow’s Sunday Spotlight at the Montclair Historical Society will feature a Verona resident, Chris Tamburro and his father, Peter Tamburro. The younger Tamburro is a member of the Verona Rescue Squad and Verona Historical Society and a teacher at Verona High School. Peter Tamburro is a teacher of Advanced Placement History at the Frisch...
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Verona’s Jane Eliasof is now the administrative director of the Montclair Historical Society and she has let us know that the MHS will hold its 33rd Annual Herb Sale on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 5 through May 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale takes place on the grounds of the...
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Jane Eliasof has let us know that the Montclair Historical Society is having a home school day at the Israel Crane House this Friday, March 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Homeschoolers can participate in a variety of experiences designed to appeal to visual, auditory, and tactile learners using a variety of media...
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The Montclair Historical Society‘s Israel Crane House is hosting an exhibition of quilts this weekend by the Nubian Heritage Quilters Guild. The quilting group is dedicated to both preserving the heritage of African-American quilters and to creating new quilts based on those traditions. The exhibition, called Generations Then and Now…and Still We Rise is...
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The Verona High School Jazz Choir is caroling this afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Charles Shultz House in Montclair. This Victorian mansion, also known as Evergreens, is run by the Montclair Historical Society. Tour the house and join the VeeJees in song. Evergreens is located at 30 North Mountain Avenue, so turn left...
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On Friday, December 10, the Verona High School Jazz Choir will entertain visitors to the Israel Crane House with Christmas carols. The Israel Crane House, which was built in 1796, is one of the historic homes owned by the Montclair Historical Society. It has been decorated for the evening by the members of the...
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There are lots of costume events for kids this weekend, but Jane Eliasof, who volunteers for the Montclair Historical Society, has let us know about one that seems just right for grown-ups: A costume party at Evergreens, that Carpenter Gothic mansion in Upper Montclair. On Saturday, October 30, from 7:30 to 10 p.m., you...
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You can take the kids back in time today at the Israel Crane House in Montclair. Jane Eliasof, a Verona resident who is a volunteer for the Montclair Historical Society, has let us know that from 1 to 3 p.m. kids can churn butter, sip cider by an open hearth, watch candles being dipped,...
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Jane Eliasof, a Verona resident who works with the Montclair Historical Society’s Nathaniel and Israel Crane houses, has let us know that there will be a meeting to introduce potential volunteers to opportunities at local history museum. The seminar will be this Sunday, September 19, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Montclair Historical...
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