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
Take a step back in time during WHS’s annual Walpack Country Christmas. The Walpack Center Church and the Rosenkrans Museum will both be decorated for the holiday and open to the public on Saturday, December 14th and Sunday, December 15th. Both buildings will be open from 1 pm – 4 pm.
Sunday, October 13, 12 to 5pm – Join us for our annual Van Campen Day. Learn about this unique property and the family that it is named after on the Old Mine Road. The day will feature the Colonial Musketeers Fife & Drum, Spinning demonstration by Lydia Chappini. Hikes to the slave cemetery provided by Frank Hennion and Gerald DeGroat. Bob Brandt will be demonstrating chair caning. Walt Colombo will
The WHS is pleased to receive a very special donation of the Rosenkrans’s Bible from Suzanne Brown of California. The Bible is signed by Colonial Benjamin Rosenkrans and was printed in 1793.
On Sunday, September 8 at 1:00 PM Walpack Historical Society will host a special showing of the movie “THESE 30 YEARS” which was filmed in the Walpack area in the early 1930’s. This film was produced by the Ford Motor Company to promote its automobiles and features a race between a horse and buggy and a “horseless carriage” of the early automotive era. Various Walpack locations were used in filming and are recognizable today.
Local artist, Marie Liu will present her popular Power Point presentation “The History of Art of the Minisink Region” to the Walpack Historical Society on August 18 at 1:00 pm. Researched during her tenure as Resident Artist of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area 2015 – 16, she presented her findings about the art that was created of the region and artists who lived here. What she learned was
Join the Walpack Historical Society on Sunday, June 23rd for an informative presentation by Sharon Spangenberg who will share her research material that proves the true location of Fort Nomanock which has been lost over time. For over 50 years, the location of Fort Nomanock is described as being “down that field on the right.” Understandably, many believe the site of this colonial fort was located at the stone ruins
Frank Hennion is doing a interesting presentation at Lusscroft Farms on May 18 – “300 Years of History, the American Revolution, My Family”. A story dating back to 1640. Learn more at Lusscroft Farms on Facebook.
