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Seaside Heights Historical Society 1400 Boardwalk Seaside Heights, NJ 08751

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Seaside Heights Historical Society 1400 Boardwalk Seaside Heights, NJ 08751

The new Seaside Heights Historical Museum at 1400 Boardwalk in Seaside Heights, NJ

The Fritz Behnke Historical Museum of Paramus 330 Paramus Road Paramus, NJ 07652

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The Fritz Behnke Historical Museum of Paramus 330 Paramus Road Paramus, NJ 07652

The Fritz Behnke Museum at 330 Paramus Road

The farming display

The Old Station Museum 171 Old Station Lane Mahwah, NJ 07430

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The Old Station Museum 171 Old Station Lane Mahwah, NJ 07430

The front of the Old Station Museum of Mahwah, NJ.

Teaneck, NJ Historic Burial Ground 622 Pomander Walk Road Teaneck, NJ 07666

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Teaneck, NJ Historic Burial Ground 622 Pomander Walk Road Teaneck, NJ 07666

The Teaneck, NJ Historic Burial Ground historic marker

The ancient burial ground was used for local Native Americans who were buried here before African slaves were interned here.

The site sits on the banks of the Hackensack River in Teaneck, NJ.

The historic burial grounds in Teaneck, NJ

Lincoln Park Historical Museum 141 Main Street Lincoln Park, NJ 07035

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Lincoln Park Historical Museum 141 Main Street Lincoln Park, NJ 07035

The Lincoln Park History Museum at 141 Main Street in Lincoln Park, NJ.

The inside of the gallery of the museum.

The John DuBois Maritime Museum 949 Ye Greate Street Greenwich, CT 08323

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The John DuBois Maritime Museum 949 Ye Greate Street Greenwich, NJ 08323

The main Gallery of the John DuBois Maritime Museum.

Hackettstown Historical Society 106 Church Street Hackettstown, NJ 07840

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Hackettstown Historical Society 106 Church Street Hackettstown, NJ 07840

Hackettstown Historical Society at 106 Church Street in Hackettstown, NJ.

Little Red School House Museum/Lyndhurst Historical Society 400 Riverside Avenue Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

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The Lyndhurst Historical Schoolhouse Museum has many interesting things to see.

The Lyndhurst Little Red School House Museum at 400 Riverside Avenue in Lyndhurst, NJ.

The old School House display

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Little Red School House Museum/Lyndhurst Historical Society

400 Riverside Avenue

Lyndhurst, NJ 07071

(201) 804-2513

http://www.lyndhursthistoricalsociety.org

https://www.facebook.com/LyndhurstHistoricalSociety/

Open: The Second and Fourth Sunday of the month from 2:00pm-4:00pm

TripAdvisor Review:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g46586-d3207980-Reviews-Lyndhurst_Historical_Society_Little_Red_Schoolhouse-Lyndhurst_New_Jersey.html?m=19905

The Lyndhurst Historical Society at 400 Riverside Avenue

The Lyndhurst Historical Society is an interesting look into the early history of both the town of Lyndhurst, NJ and Bergen County. The museum shows how we moved from the agricultural era to the modern era in just one generation. The growth of the county really accelerated after the Civil War into the 1920’s.

Lyndhurst Schoolhouse grounds

The Lyndhurst Schoolhouse historic marker

A child’s statue in the gardens on the grounds of the museum.

The building itself is built on the original 1804 school house that was torn down for the newer one built in 1893. The unique part of the museum’s history is that the building was used as a…

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Carlstadt Historical Firehouse Museum Division Avenue & Sixth Street Carlstadt, NJ 07072

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Don’t miss this delightful local museum in Carlstadt, NJ.

The Carlstadt Historical Firehouse Museum at Sixth Street in Carlstadt, NJ.

The Second Floor Gallery is stocked with information on the town.

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Carlstadt Historical Firehouse Museum

Division Avenue & Sixth Street

Carlstadt, NJ 07072

(201) 933-1070

http://www.carlstadt.nj.us/historical.html

https://www.co.bergen.nj.us/discovering-history/cultural-historic-sites

Open: The last Sunday of every month from 2:00pm-4:00pm.

TripAdvisor Review:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g46344-d13910563-Reviews-Carlstadt_Historical_Society_Museum-Carlstadt_New_Jersey.html?m=19905

The Carlstadt Historical Firehouse Museum at Division & Sixth Street

The Carlstadt Historical Firehouse Museum is run by the Carlstadt Historical Society houses a remarkable collection that includes archival photographs, written documents, new articles, clothing and other items that bring the borough’s colorful history to life. You can find everything from 1930’s era school pennants to early 20th Century fife and drum corps uniforms to a vintage breathalyzer used by the police department. The collection is housed on two floors of the town’s old firehouse from 1907.

The museum’s Pipe & Drum Corps display on the Second Floor Gallery

The first floor of the museum is dedicated to the War effort with memorabilia from residents who fought in WWI and WWII, articles…

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Old Town Hall Museum/Harrison Township Historical Society Inc. P.O. Box 4 Mullica Hill, NJ 08062

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Don’t miss the story of rural Southern New Jersey at the Harrison Township Historical Society.

The Old Town Hall Museum in Mullica Hill, NJ

The Harrison Township Historical Society

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Old Town Hall Museum/Harrison Township Historical Society Inc.

P.O. Box

Mullica Hill, NJ. 08062

(856) 478-4949

https://www.harrisonhistorical.com/

https://m.facebook.com/Harrison-Township-Historical-Society-310499278053/

Open: Sunday 1:00pm-4:00pm/Monday-Friday Closed/Saturday 1:00pm-4:00pm

Admission: Free but a donation would be appreciated.

My review on TripAdvisor:

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g46655-d25105321-r866773005-Harrison_Township_Historical_Society-Mullica_Hill_New_Jersey.html?m=19905

The Old Town Hall Museum/Harrison County Historical Society

The Harrison Township Historical Society/Old Town Hall Museum

Current Exhibition:

TORNADO 

This new exhibition commemorates the 2021 Hurricane Ida Tornado through first-person narratives, artifacts, video and photography. 

The Mission of the Old Town Hall Museum/Harrison Township Historical Society Inc.:

(from the Museum pamphlet)

Since its founding in 1971, the Harrison Township Historical Society has presented exhibitions, events, programs and publications focusing on the heritage of South Jersey in Mullica Hill’s Old Town Hall that was built in 1871.

The Stone Age in Harrison Township and Living Off the Land: Food, Farms and Families, explore the region’s Paleo-Indian heritage and our local foodway and farming traditions. The…

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