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6/25- Closing Day

On June 16, 2022June 16, 2022In News

Summer Closing Saturday, June 25 from 1:00-4:00pm The Mahwah Museum will be closing for the summer after Saturday, June 25 to prepare for an exciting fall season on Saturday. In the meantime, we encourage you to check out more about what we are doing at the Old Station Museum over the next few months!

6/26- Old Station Museum Summer Hours

On June 16, 2022June 27, 2022In Old Station Museum

Summer at the Old Station Museum Sunday, June 26 from 2:00-4:00pm The Old Station Museum, located at 171 Old Station Lane adjacent to the Mahwah Train, will be open from 2:00-4:00pm on Sundays from June 26th through September 26th! The Mahwah Museum, in conjunction with the North Jersey Electric Railway Historical Society and Liberty Historic Railway,...

From Mahwah to Moscow – North Jersey’s Trolley Era via Model and Memorabilia

On June 16, 2022June 16, 2022In Exhibit, History, Old Station Museum

From Mahwah to Moscow – North Jersey’s Trolley Era via Model and Memorabilia Presented at the Old Station Museum, 171 Old Station Lane Sundays 2:00-4:00pm, starting June 26th In an era before most people could afford automobiles, the trolley provided economical mass transit. Dreamt to run from Suffern through Paterson and into New York City,...

June 14- Corn- Simply A-Maize-ing

On May 23, 2022May 23, 2022In Upcoming Event

Corn- Simply A-Maize-ing Presented at the Ringwood Library Tuesday, June 14 from 1:00-2:00pm Registration Information Below Corn, once called maize, is an ancient New World grass, grain, vegetable highly valued by our Native North Americans. Come learn the fascinating history of corn and its folklore from ancient times to today’s modern farmers in New Jersey...

May 24- Mann v. Ford Film & Discussion

On April 29, 2022April 29, 2022In Upcoming Event

Mann v. Ford Film & Discussion Presented at the Ringwood Library Tuesday, May 24 at 6:00-8:00 pm The documentary film MANN v. FORD follows the Ramapough Indians and their legal team as they take on Ford and the EPA battling to secure a healthy future for their children. There will be a panel discussion following...

April 30- Women of the Ramapough Lenape Nation (with Ringwood Library)

On April 6, 2022April 8, 2022In Upcoming Event

Women of the Ramapough Lenape Nation Presented at the Ringwood Library Saturday, April 30 from 2:00-4:00pm Registration Information Below This afternoon event features the screening of a short documentary film that reveals a creative collaboration between artist Lisa Levart and women from the Ramapough Lenape Nation. A panel discussion will follow the screening with the...

May 14- Native Plants and Ecologically Based Garden Practices (with Ringwood Library)

On March 25, 2022March 25, 2022In Upcoming Event

Native Plants and Ecologically Based Garden Practices with Tina Yi Presented at the Ringwood Library Saturday, May 14 @ 11:00am- 12:00pm Registration Information Below Planning a Garden? Do you want easy maintenance? Do you want to support pollinators? Do you want to attract birds? Join Sustainable Ringwood/Green Team to learn about landscaping for a healthy environment. There will be...

April 21- Guns and Ankers for Land: Native American Land Transfers (with Ringwood Library)

On March 21, 2022April 23, 2022In History, Upcoming Event

Guns and Ankers for Land: Native American Land Transfers with Joseph A. Grabas Presented at the Ringwood Library Thursday, April 21 @ 6:00-8:00pm Registration Information Below The Lenape people inhabited the land we call New Jersey for 12,000 years before the arrival of the Europeans. The land records contain some of the earliest written accounts...

May 9- The Ramapough in Mahwah in the 19th Century

On March 16, 2022May 9, 2022In Historian, History, Upcoming Event, Virtual Event

The Ramapough in Mahwah in the 19th Century with Tom Dunn Monday, May 9 at 7:30 pm Presented in-person & online. Registration required. Tom Dunn, a former president of the Mahwah Museum, has spent decades studying land deeds in the county archives to document the Ramapough families in Green Mountain Valley. Families such as the...

May 21- The Anatomy of “Lover:” A Recreation of Les Paul’s First Hit

On March 16, 2022May 21, 2022In Les Paul, Upcoming Event, Virtual Event

The Anatomy of Lover: A Recreation of Les Paul’s First Hit with Sean McClowry Saturday, May 21 at 11:00 am Presented in-person & online. Registration required. Lover has been chosen as the hit to focus on as it was Les’ first hit and was made on the Lathe, which we have on exhibit. Sean has...

March 26- The Life and Times of Blandina Kirstede Bayard with Nancy Gibbs

On February 24, 2022March 26, 2022In History

The Life and Times of Blandina Kirstede Bayard with Nancy Gibbs Saturday, March 26 at 11:00am Presented in-person & online. Blandina Kirstede Bayard, known for establishing an Indian trading post on the banks of the Ramapo River in Mahwah in 1700, is regarded as one of New Jersey’s first female entrepreneurs even though she saw...

Save the Caboose!

On January 11, 2022March 7, 2022In Uncategorized

History of Erie Caboose 04940 The story of Erie Caboose 04940 begins with an order for 25 Northeast-style cabooses for the Erie Railroad in 1929. The order was placed with the Magor Car Company located in Clifton, New Jersey. Magor was a leader in manufacturing freight cars for the major railroads. Northeast-style cabooses were short...

This Day In History

Crime: 1907 William Valentine and his wife must be very sound sleepers. Some thieves entered their house and stole $747, $700 of it from under the mattress where the Valentines were sleeping. They only awoke when the thieves were leaving. He had just withdrawn the money from the bank. (Bristow) (115)
Disasters: 1930 An accident at the intersection of Franklin Turnpike and what was described in the Police blotter as "Airemont Road" was investigated by Chief Smith. Charles Derbyshire of East Crescent Avenue was crossing the Turnpike going west. He was struck in the side by a Brooklyn driver David Weintzweig, who was traveling north on the Turnpike. Weintzweig said that his brakes had failed and admitted that he was the cause of the accident. Derbyshire suffered lacerations requiring three stitches in his scalp. He was treated by Dr. Liddy and released. (Bristow) (92)
Fire Department: 1930 Mr. Finch called Chief Smith to report that the men had arrived with the new furniture for the fire house. Smith, who was involved in several other cases at the same time, told them to go to the fire house and he would meet them with the key. He discovered that the Public Service had borrowed the key to read the meter and had not returned it. He was not able to get it back until late in the afternoon. Meanwhile there was a house fire in Cragmere caused by lighting striking the roof. Someone must have had a key, because the fire company fought the fire. Perhaps they took in the furniture at the time they came to get the truck to go to the fire. In any event the case of the missing key seems to have been solved since there is no further mention of the problem in the Mahwah Police blotter. (Bristow) (92)

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