Diane Mateo, Author at Mahwah Museum

What’s in Your Attic to be Rescheduled

On April 2, 2021April 2, 2021By Diane MateoIn History, Museum Collections, Virtual Program

To be rescheduled: Before historical artifacts and papers make it to the Museum, they live in our basements, attics, file cabinets and closets. What makes a piece of Mahwah history museum-worthy?

April 24 – History of Palisades Amusement Park Webinar – A Webinar

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On March 25, 2021February 20, 2021By Diane MateoIn Exhibit, Palisades Amusement Park, Virtual ProgramTags Vince Gargiulo

The popular and informative lecture is a comprehensive history of the Park beginning with its inception in the late 1800s, detailing its history of the world’s largest outdoor salt water pool, the musical groups, the rides, the pageants and the disasters, until its ultimate demise in 1971.

A Virtual Jazz/Blues Guitar Workshop With King Solomon Hicks

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On March 3, 2021March 3, 2021By Diane MateoIn Les Paul, Music, Upcoming Event, WorkshopTags King Solomon Hicks

The Mahwah Museum, as part of its Les Paul Legacy Series, is excited to present a virtual jazz/blues guitar workshop with guitar virtuoso King Solomon Hicks on Thursday, April 1 from 7:30pm – 9:30pm. The registration fee is $35.00 per person. This is a virtual workshop via Zoom. Beginner, intermediate and advanced players are welcome. Players of all genres will benefit from this workshop.

Les Paul: The Early Years In Waukesha – A Webinar

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On February 25, 2021February 15, 2021By Diane MateoIn Exhibit, Les Paul, Upcoming Event, Virtual ProgramTags Sue Baker

Sue Baker will focus on Les Paul growing up in Waukesha, Wisconsin and the creative things he did as he explored playing his guitar and entertaining audiences in and around his hometown. She will share stories of building his first crystal radio and broadcasting from his home.

Ramapo College Architecture: From Birch Estate to Campus

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On January 31, 2021January 31, 2021By Diane MateoIn Exhibit, Ramapo College, Virtual ProgramTags architecture

In a ZOOM meeting on May 3, 2021 at 7:30 pm, Tom Dunn will moderate a program with Richard Roberts about the growth of Ramapo College facilities from a Black Angus cattle ranch to the first-class undergraduate college that it is 50 years later.

Ramapough Lenape Heritage – Archaeology, History & Culture: 10,500 BC to the Present.

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On January 27, 2021March 3, 2021By Diane MateoIn History, Museum Store, Research and Archives

A very good way to learn about Native American history in the Mahwah area is to read noted author Edward Lenik’s most recent book “Ramapough Lenape Heritage - Archaeology, History & Culture: 10,500 BC to the Present.

150th Anniversary of the Mahwah Train Station

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On January 26, 2021January 26, 2021By Diane MateoIn Exhibit, News, Old Station Museum

The Mahwah Museum Board of Trustees announces that the museum will be recognizing and celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Mahwah Train Station in 2021.