When: Sunday, August 16th, 2026, from 1 pm – 3 pm Where: Lower Walpack Cemetery (See map in comments – Please note, this is NOT the cemetery by Walpack Center.) What: The Walpack Historical Society honors Revolutionary War Veterans William Hill, Nathaniel Van Auken and Jonas Smith as well as Patriots Andries Cole, Nicholas Emans and Isaac Van Campen. The Lower Walpack Cemetery is one of 23 cemeteries selected by the
The Walpack Historical Society will honor the history of Walpack Township’s African American residents with the unveiling of a memorial marker during the observance of Juneteenth on Friday, June 19, 2026 from 11 am – 2:00 pm. The hike to the Black/Enslaved Persons Cemetery will depart from the Van Campen Inn at 12 pm. Hikers will take part in the unveiling of the memorial marker honoring the black and enslaved
🗓️ When: Sunday, May 17th, 2026 from 1 pm – 3 pm📍 Where: Walpack Center Church The Walpack Historical Society invites you to join us on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 1 pm for Sharon Spangenberg’s presentation on the New Jersey Forts Along the Delaware Frontier. Using Capt. Jonathan Hampton’s mid-1700 maps as a guide, Sharon will take you on a 62-mile visual tour from Fort Reading in Warren County
The Walpack Historical Society invites you to join us as we explore the unique history of The Shawnee Inn and Golf Resort on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at 1 pm. Please gather on the veranda. The Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort was built in 1911 and was originally known as The Buckwood Inn. The property was purchased by Charles Kirkwood in 1977 and is still owned by the Kirkwood Family.
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,
