Walpack Center, 1pm. 7/22/18 – “The History of the Walpack Volunteer Fire Department” A powerpoint presentation that goes through the history of the WVFD. Never before seen photos and stories of the fire dept. Also that day weather permitting several antique pieces of fire fighting apparatus will be on hand on Main Street. All Walpack Historical Society programs start with a bring your own picnic lunch at noon on the
Please join us at the Walpack Methodist Church on Sunday, May 20th at 1pm. Keith Price, former resident of Van Campen Inn will reminisce about living at Van Campen Inn Farm in the early 1950’s and Walpack Center. Our Bookstore will be open during the presentation.
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
On Sunday July 16th 2017 at 1:00-pm, the Walpack Historical Society will present a program on the Thunder Mountain Ranch of Bevans, NJ. The ranch was a camp for boys and consisted of 300 pristine acres in Sandyston Township, owned and operated by Artie and Arlene Cohen. The camp was open from 1953 to 1970. Photos and memories from wranglers at the ranch, campers, and the Cohen family will be
Time/Place: Sunday, June 25 – 1:00 PM at the Methodist Church in Walpack Center. “Summer Knights Revisited” will be the topic of a program planned for 1 p.m. June 25 at the Walpack Methodist Church, located on Main Street in Walpack. The program is free and open to the general public. Following a presentation by Bob Byrandt, who will share his memories of the summers that he spent working on
