Montclair History Center

Good afternoon everybody! We are nominated for the USA TODAY Best Historic Holiday Home Tours! You can vote once per day per device! Voting closes December 6th! Thank you everybody! 10best.com/awards/travel/…

We had a great time today touring the old section of Rosedale Cemetery! We learned all about the people buried there and the symbolism behind some of the stones, some of which required a closer inspection as seen in this photo! Thanks @RosedaleCemetery !

Exciting news. montclairhistory.org/new-blog/2021/…

Check out our latest History at Home: A Past Future of Bloomfield Avenue. It's about architectural designs from the '40s that present an alternate future for Montclair's main drag and raise questions about about urban planning and historic preservation. youtu.be/Fvwv-BKs5b0

Did you know, the New Jersey Historic Trust launched @JourneythruNJ, the first online resource dedicated solely to promoting heritage tourism in the state, in 2017? Plan your journey at journeythroughjersey.com. #journeythroughjersey #njhistory #tbt

What's with all the train stations in Montclair? Helen Fallon is about to tell you. Our History at Home: Montclair's Train Stations starts at 12. Can't make it now? It's on again, live at 7 pm. Same link. Free. Join us. montclairhistory.org/all-events/202…

History Happy Hour starts at 5. Will you be there? It's not too late to sign up! montclairhistory.org/all-events/202…

Fun News from the Library montclairhistory.org/new-blog/2021/…

Free online program on Negro Leagues Baseball on Thurs., 3/4 at noon and 7 pm. Join Ray Doswell from the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to hear the fascinating history of the Leagues that were finally and officially recognized by MLB in December. More info: montclairhistory.org/all-events/202…

Thanks, Rebecca, for highlighting our History Happy Hours! Cheers! montclairlocal.news/2021/02/20/par… #montclairlocal #montclairhistory

This plaque commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King’s visit to Montclair HS on 9/11, 1966. It’s in the Band room where Dr. King waited before he spoke in the auditorium. May we embody his ideals. (Plaque property of Montclair HS) #montclairhighschool #montclairhistory #MLKDay2021

@njhistorictrust Very grateful to the NJ Historic Trust for giving us this opportunity! Sadly, Old buildings can be notoriously inaccessible!

The Israel Crane House is an excellent example of a Greek revival-style residence and currently serves as a historic house museum within the Montclair History Center campus. A 2020 grant will help fund an ADA Accessibility Plan. #preservenj

Our Zoom lectures return in 2021! Tune in Thurs. 1/7 at noon or 7 PM for our next History at Home: MONTCLAIR HEIGHTS EXPLORED. Learn the history of Montclair’s northwest corner with Trustee Helen Fallon. montclairhistory.org/all-events/202…

Who knew? static01.nyt.com/images/2020/12…

2020 is in the history books and we couldn’t be happier to close that book. May your 2021 be filled with joy! #eaglerock #2021

A great project! Shows what true collaboration can achieve. Hinchliffe Stadium — New Jersey's field of dreams — will rise again as Paterson recovers from the pandemic. northjersey.com/story/opinion/…

Hope your day was as magical as this December night in 1948 appears to be. Thanks to Montclair Public Library's online photo collection for this photo!

MHC received a grant from the Preserve NJ Historic Preservation Fund, which funds historic preservation construction and planning projects. The grant is for an ADA-accessible plan for our Orange Road site, linking all the grounds and buildings. montclairhistory.org/new-blog/2020/…

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Today in NJ history: December 21, 1872: Albert Payson Terhune was born in Newark. Terhune became a well-known newspaperman, writer and dog breeder. His short stories and novels about dogs, particularly collies, were popular in the early twentieth century.