IMPORTANT CHANGES TO VAN CAMPEN & WALPACK CENTER DAY 2026!! Unfortunately, due to the poor road conditions of Old Mine Road (dirt) and the overgrown parking areas at the Van Campen Inn we will be unable to open the building on Sunday, October 11th, 2026. The road and the parking area are unable to safely accommodate the high volume of visitors expected. We have moved all the exhibits and presentations
Celebrate Labor Day weekend with us on Sunday, September 6th, 2026! The Walpack Historical Society invites guests to tour Walpack Center and participate in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area’s “Hike with a Ranger” program. The “Hike with a Ranger” program leaves Walpack Center at 11 am. Designated buildings in Walpack Center and the Van Campen Inn will be open for tours from 12 pm – 3 pm. More
Please join the Walpack Historical Society on Sunday, August 9th, 2026 from 12 pm – 3 pm for tours of the Walpack Center Schoolhouse, Church, barn, Rosenkrans Museum, General Store and Post Office and the Van Campen Inn. Are you interested in exploring more of Walpack when you visit? #walpackhistory #walpacknj #vancampeninn
When: Sunday, July 19th, 2026 at 12 pmWhere: Walpack Center Church. Tours of the Van Campen Inn will be available immediately following the presentation at the Walpack Center Church.What: WHS presents “Van Campen Inn – On the Road to Revolution”. Imagine watching history unfold on your very doorstep. This is exactly what the visitors and residents of the Van Campen Inn experienced during the Revolutionary War. The Van Campen Inn,
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
Sunday, July 12th’s event just got better! The Walpack Historical Society invites guests to tour Walpack Center and participate in Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area’s “Hike with a Ranger” program. The “Hike with a Ranger” program leaves Walpack Center at 11 am. Designated buildings in Walpack Center and the Van Campen Inn will be open for tours from 12 pm – 3 pm. More information on both programs is listed
The Walpack Historical Society invites you to learn about life as a woman who followed Washington’s Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. This event will take place on Sunday, June 28th, 2026 from 1 pm – 3 pm at the Walpack Center Church. Wives, daughters, mothers, and single women followed their men on long marches and through cold and hungry conditions. Many had children with them. They worked as laundresses,
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
Please join the Walpack Historical Society on Sunday, May 24th, 2026 from 12 pm – 3 pm as we open the doors of the Walpack Center Schoolhouse for the first time since 2018. Alumni Jim Heigis and Ollie Treible will be on hand to share their Walpack school days memories with visitors. The Walpack Center Church, barn, Rosenkrans Museum, General Store and Post Office and the Van Campen Inn will
🗓️ 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
