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
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
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,
Since 1967, the Federal Government began acquisition of most of the properties in Walpack Township. Homes that once stood along the Old Mine Road were either bulldozed or left to fall into a state of disrepair. While traveling south on Old Mine Road toward the Van Campen Inn, have you ever wondered who lived along this old dirt road many years ago? Walpack Historical Society member, Sharon Spangenberg prepared a
All are welcome to our annual Van Campen Day! Our bookstore will be open, and we will be selling snacks and refreshments. Enjoy the fall foliage and explore colonial crafts, apple cider making, and historical exhibits. There will also be tours of the Van Campen Inn and a walking tour of nearby Walpack Center. Guests will be welcome to visit the interior of the Walpack Church with a docent guided
The Walpack Historical Society, in cooperation with the National Park Service, Department of the Interior, has reopened the Van Campen Inn for free tours. Tours will be by reservation only, following the guidelines of the National Park Service and certain restrictions apply. There are no public bathrooms on the site or anywhere in the immediate area. Call the Society at 973-948-4903 to schedule a tour. The Inn, located on Old
Have you ever visited the Van Campen Inn during the heart of winter? You will have the rare opportunity to experience winter on what was once the American frontier on February 16, 2020 when the WHS opens the Van Campen Inn to visitors. Please note this event is entirely weather dependent. Please check our Facebook page prior to beginning your journey to Walpack. Due to the seasonal nature of this
