From the Waist Up Exhibit Final Weeks From skillfully handmade garments to those crafted by renowned European fashion houses, an incredible array of never-before-seen bodices, vests, jackets, shirtwaists, and accompanying accessories from within MCHS’s collection will be on display at […]
History Lunch Break: Sleighs, Sleds & Stores A season full of favorite pursuits, winter at Acorn Hall was a time for both work and play. Join Morris County Historical Society for a bite-size look at how the entire Crane family […]
To Splurge or Not to Splurge …That is the question posed to homeowners choosing their interior décor from the past to the present. As an upper middle class family expanding their home in 1860, the Cranes were conscious of the […]
History Lunch Break: Lake Denmark Ammunition Depot Explosion Join Jason Huggan, Cultural Resource Manager, Environmental Affairs Division, Directorate of Public Works at Picatinny Arsenal for a presentation on the 1926 Lake Denmark Ammunition Depot explosion including a recently uncovered silent […]
History Lunch Break: The Morristown Sewing School Throughout the 1880s, teachers from the upper echelons of Morristown society taught young girls, many the daughters of tradesmen, practical sewing skills at the Morristown Sewing School, and yet, few records of the […]
History Lunch Break: Made in Morris County Discover some of Morris County’s former trades and industries that inspired various innovative and creative products now in Morris County Historical Society’s collection. Online program. Reserve your spot today at MorrisCountyHistory.org! Registration: $5 […]
History Lunch Break: Practically Pleasing Experience an impressive array of beautiful, useful, and sometimes unusual decorative arts objects from Morris County Historical Society’s collections and one-of-a-kind pieces displayed at Acorn Hall. Online program. Reserve your spot today at MorrisCountyHistory.org! Registration: […]