Historical Society of Stillwater Township

24/02 :  Christmas Open House 2006

   Christmas Open House So Festive
The Christmas Open House, held on Sunday, December 3rd, 2006, was quite a starter for our holiday season. On hand were Mr. And Mrs. Santa (AKA Don and Una Lee Williams), many of our society’s members who volunteered to serve refreshments to our guests from the community, Mr. Ray Hecht with his staff, horses and carriage to give rides through the village, and a wonderful group of young carolers (courtesy of member Mrs. Anna Marie Fleck) who entertained everyone with spirited renditions of Christmas favorites. Thank you Carolyn Celli and Edie Lambert, for a wonderful event, once again!



Mr. Ray Hecht and his staff prepare to drive our guests through the village with their horses and carriage.


Organizer Carolyn Celli and Elfette Sarah Meyer watch over the Bake Sale goodies. Sarah is the daughter of new member, Lynn Rosenkrans Meyer and granddaughter of Mac and Gladys Rosenkrans.


Carolers entertained guests with many Christmas favorites.


Mr. and Mrs. Santa listen to the Christmas wishes of Rachel Roof, granddaughter of members Gus and of Elsie Roof.

11/01 :  Historical Photos of Newton

   The First Baptist Church of Newton has published a webpage titled \"Vintage Historic Photos of Newton, New Jersey\". Included are various early 1900\'s postcard pictures of Newton as well as a peak inside the circa 1908 pharmacy on Spring Street! You can see this site listed on our Websites of Interest links page. Enjoy!

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14/10 :  First Fall Festival Fabulous Fun '06

   The Historical Society held its first ever Annual Fall Festival on Saturday, October 14th, and it was a wonderful success, not only from a fund raising perspective, but also from a community standpoint, with the fantastic outpouring of the Stillwater community as a whole. Ed Chammings and his tractor with a hay ride were a great attraction, and he pulled many a crowd through the village to the "Pumpkin Patch" for the children. Mr. Ray Hecht and his horse and wagon rides were another popular attraction, as were the pony rides, the hay maze, the children's games and the brisk (though SUNNY) autumn weather. Thank you, Chris Petrullo, Deborah Drumm, and their committee, for the amazing effort that turned out to be a grand event. We can hardly wait to see what they will have in store for all of us next year!

20/08 :  2006 Peach Festival

   The Historical Society of Stillwater Township held its annual Peach Festival on Sunday, August 20th, at the Museum in Stillwater. It was extremely successful .... For more details please visit the 2006 Peach Festival page.

18/08 :  Museum Sale 2006

   Held to coincide with the Stillwater Garage Sale Days, Joan Teare and a corps of volunteers tagged and sold items such as old bottles, jewelry, good scarves, silver, and glassware plus a table of items from our museum store. For more details and to learn about Sarah Meyer's special story please visit the Museum Sale 2006 page.

18/08 :  Don Robbins Donation

   We recently received a donation of a table, given to the museum by member Don Robbins. With the table, came quite an historic tale, as written by Don Robbins: For more details please visit the Donation of Table to Museum page.