As the weather cools down, enjoy a walk through town led by town historian Mike Farrelly! He’ll lead you around Pleasant Avenue and the surrounding streets, discussing the history of […]
Crane House and Historic YWCA
Crane House and Historic YWCA wins national award
Residents can still get a virtual tour of the house and some winter decorating ideas using items found in the backyard and supermarket by viewing the house tour.
Black History Month: Montclair’s Past in a historic photograph
Young African Americans gather at the Y, now the home of the Montclair History Center, in an undated photograph from the archives of the Library.
Photo: Summer Snaps and Elizabeth Ann Lasley
Elizabeth Ann Lasley, a native Montclairite now living in Minneapolis, visits The Nubian Quilters: Harlem Renaissance” at The Crane House.
MONTCLAIR 150: YMCA, YWCA founded by prominent black leaders
By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.news Montclair’s Young Men’s Christian Association and Young Women’s Christian Association were both founded by leaders in the African American community to foster character, physical health […]
Remembering the founder of Montclair YWCA
By Jaimie Julia Winters winters@montclairlocal.news In the early 1900s, about 50 YWCAs existed for African American women and girls, all of them offshoots of white chapters except one — the […]
Culture in brief: Montclair History Center, Presidents, ‘Hidden Figures’
At the Crane House and Historic YWCA, on Monday, Feb. 19, 10 a.m.-12 p.m., children can discover how our past presidents (and their wives and children) lived through crafts and […]
The Weekend: First Free Thursday, Comedy, Music, and More!
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