Explore this 225-year-old house while viewing the award-nominated period holiday decorations made by the Garden Club of Montclair! Self-guided tours start at the Nathaniel Crane House (the little red house). […]
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Indoor activities in Montclair and other ways to beat the brutal heat
Temperatures are rising in Montclair once again.
In honor of Anthony Thompson — ‘last surviving enslaved person of Essex County’
He purchased his mother’s freedom, and they lived together in a home he owned.
The Bloomfield Avenue that might have been — sleek, modern, totally different
“What you’re about to see is no April Fool’s joke,” viewers of a Montclair History Center presentation on the alternate vision for Bloomfield Avenue were told.
Programs to help Montclairians jump-start their gardens
As gardening is regaining popularity, two groups are offering sustainable and organic ways to make your garden grow. Â
Party like it’s 1799 — A look how Montclair’s early residents spent their winters
The Montclair History Center’s History Happy Hour series is back.
Montclair’s Crane House nominated for best holiday tour
Private tours can also be booked throughout December.
Celebrating Montclair’s Italian-American history
The history of Italian-Americans in Montclair goes back over 100 years. October was Italian-American heritage month.
History and Heritage: Howard and Northern and Independence Day
The 1907 Independence Day Committee of Montclair invited southerner William J. Northern and Gen. Oliver Otis Howard to speak.
COVID-19: Some Montclair cultural institutions choose to wait to reopen past July 2
Museums, libraries and cultural institutions have been given permission to start reopening today, July 2, though they will be limited to no more than 25 percent of their total patron capacity at a time, and social-distancing and mask-wearing rules will need to be enforced.
The pandemic of 1918 and Montclair history
The pandemic of 1918 and its impact on Montclair is one of the upcoming talks in the “History at Home” series by the Montclair History Center.
History and Heritage: Was your house a speakeasy?
During Porhibition, Montclair augmented its licensed taverns with more than one speakeasy, writes Mike Farrelly in “History and Heritage.”
Montclair History Center To Hold Socially Distant Annual Herb and Heirloom Vegetable Sale
Montclair, NJ- Montclair History Center announced plans for a socially-distant, safe version of its Annual Herb and Heirloom Vegetable Sale. Here’s how it will work: Sale moves to Thursday, May […]
COVID-19: virtual options in arts and culture
Virtual is the word for Montclair arts and culture. Many organizations are offering streaming and online options. Check their sites for updates.