Walpack Center from 1pm to 4pm on:• Saturday, December 2• Saturday and Sunday, December 9 and 10 Join Walpack Historical Society docents as they step back in time and explain what life was like for the young girl and her family who lived in this house over 100 years ago.
Read all the great articles from our summer 2023 issue. This editions articles are: Enos Johnson the Mail CarrierJanina Ann “Jen” WycalekWalpack Township Property Owners (map)A Hike to the TriangleFlatbrookville Historical Marker
Hours: 12-4pm Join us on October 8, 2023 for our annual Van Campen Day. At the Van Campen Inn, starting at 1pm, there are guided hikes to historic cemeteries Clark, Shapanack and the Black/Slave cemeteries. The hike is about 1/2 mile each way, with some parts uphill and slightly strenuous. Walpack Center – There are demonstrations and tours all day. Walpack Center events include tours of the Rosenkrans Museum, Walpack
Join us July 16th for a special presentation by David Pierce. He will be providing details from his book, “Tock’s Island: Dammed if you Do” – David Pierce “. The presentation will be at the Walpack Center Church at 1pm. In the early 1960’s, more than 7,000 families in NJ and PA were forced to sell their homes and businesses to make way for a dam and reservoir that were
Now posted to our Newsletter page, Spring 2023 edition. Download and read the latest news from Walpack Center: This editions articles are: Sussex County Library’s Walpack StationWhat a Background!An Intelligent Black BassWalpack’s First Fire TruckWe are Looking for Writers!Remembering Charles Grippo
Please join us on Sunday, May 21 at 1:00 for an exclusive showing of a Tour of Old Mine Road in 1967. This video has never been seen in a public forum. The photographs and narration are by Henry Topfer. It was produced when plans were being made to flood the Minisink valley for the Tocks Island Dam project. The presentation will be held at the Methodist Church in Walpack
Visit Walpack Center this Christmas Season and take a step back in history. The Rosenkrans Museum will be open on Dec. 3, 10 & 11 from 1pm to 4pm.
Sussex County is fortunate to have one of the largest county specific museums in the state of New Jersey housing thousands of local artifacts. Walpack Historical Society and the Space family, proprietors of Space Farm Zoo and Museum, invite you to spend the day exploring and reminiscing about Sussex County’s history while on a walking tour of their 100 acres of museums and Zoo with 500+ animals. The museums at
Join us for this years Van Campen Day on Sunday, October 9th, 2022, Noon Till 4 O’clock at the Van Campen Inn, in beautiful Walpack NJ. Exhibitors and Special Guests The WHS BookstoreColonial MusketeersFrontier GuardChief Mann, Turtle Clan Chief of the Ramapough Lenape NationBlacksmith – Billy the BladeWalt Colombo with cider press and corn-huskerNational Parks ConservationNational Park Service – DEWAFriends of the ParkLydia Chiappini (spinner)Karen Stevenson (music)Bob Brandt (chair caning)Keepers
July 17th was a beautiful day in the southern-most part of Walpack Township where Walpack Historical Society sponsored a presentation at the Lower Walpack Cemetery. Over 70 guests arrived in anticipation of hearing Sharon Spangenberg share her research on the history of this ancient cemetery. Shortly after 1:00 pm, our guests found a shady spot to set up their lawn chairs to listen to Sharon talk about the cemetery, the
