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
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 17th 2017 at 1:00-pm, the Walpack Historical Society will present a program by Lydia Chiappini demonstrating the construction of the Victorian Lady’s Wardrobe by deconstructing the various layers which support the fashion silhouette of the period, including hoop skirts, bustles, corsets, pantaloons and accessories. She will begin with an 1860’s costume and transform it to an 1880 period design. The costumes are period-correct originals based on the
A special presentation by Patte Haggerty Frato of the Sandyston Historical Society – Sunday, May 21, 2017 – 1:00 pm at the Walpack Methodist Church, Walpack, NJ | Private Peter Peach served in the Civil War out of PA but lived at different times in his life in Sandyston, Montague, and Walpack Townships. Being that he is buried in Walpack, it’s only fitting that this program be presented in Walpack
My roots in Walpack Township go back to the late 1940s. Beginning as a small child and into mid-adulthood, I spent many days in Flatbrookville, a town that doesn’t exist anymore… and hardly did way back when. My grandfather, Jacob Potofsky, had a vacation home just outside of town, surrounded by 96 acres of undeveloped land. I spent many a weekend and summer at his house and environs – hiking,
