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
In August 1955 the combined rainfall of Hurricanes Connie & Diane resulted in record flooding on the Delaware River and along the Flatbrook in Walpack, causing great damage and destruction. On Sunday, June 26th, please join Walpack Historical Society at 1pm at the Walpack Center Church to hear first-hand from several of our Society’s members who were present at the time of the Flood as they relate their first-person experiences. It is
Our Fall Newsletter 2021 edition is now available to download. Read: – Back to School in Walpack Center– Walpack Volunteers Clear Brushat Van Campen Inn– Lower Walpack Cemetery Update– Dried Pond – Walpack, New Jersey– Boot Rattling Bones and Restless Spirits– The Rosenkrans Ferry/Jeremiah Rosenkrans
Written by Erik Burro Today’s event focuses on West Jersey, the portion of our State granted to Lord Berkley and resold to a group of Quakers, including William Penn who determined distribution of shares, land purchases and constitution, the Concessions and Agreements. West Jersey was the area south of a diagonal line from Little Egg Harbor, Ocean County to the northwest corner of Walpack Township in Sussex County. In 1675,
