Check out our summer schedule for children’s programs for 2010! It is listed under the “Programs” tab and then under “August Days“. Our schedule includes special once a week programs for children ages 8 years old and up in woodworking and quilting. Our week long programs are for children 6 and 7 years old, 8 and 9 years old, and children ages 10 and up. These programs teach basic skills such as sewing, weaving, candle making and book making all in the frame of historic crafts. Our programs are fun as well as educational and the crafts we do all result in high quality projects. The cost for each program is $75 per child which includes all supplies. Call or e-mail to sign up today!
Morris Canal lock
Join us on Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at 2:00 PM at the NJ Meadowlands Environment Center when we host a program with speaker Joe Macasek of the NJ Canal Society. The Morris Canal was a world famous engineering marvel of its time. Approximately 102 miles long, the canal primarily transported anthracite coal, iron ore, limestone, and agricultural products. Operating from 1831-1924, the canal employed a system of 23 lift locks and 23 inclined planes to overcome the impressive elevation change of 1,674 feet.
The Meadowlands Environment Center is located at Two DeKorte Park Plaza in Lyndhurst, NJ. Hope to see you there.
Spring daffodils
The daffodils are blooming at the Museum and spring has finally come. The Museum will be closed to the public Monday – Friday of this week, April 5th – 9th because of staff vacations. Enjoy the beautiful warm weather.
On Sunday, May 2, 2010, from 3-5 PM, the Meadowlands Museum will host its seventh annual Victorian Tea fundraiser. Take time from life’s hectic demands to enjoy an old-fashioned afternoon with tea, light refreshment and an enjoyable speaker. A harpist will play during the tea. We will have a raffle of tea related gift baskets.
This year our speaker will be Myra Domantay the consumer relations manager for Twinings Tea , North America. Twinings is one of the oldest tea companies in the world and one of the very first companies to introduce tea drinking outside of China. Their story began in 1706 when Thomas Twining began selling fine tea from an English storefront in The Strand, London. That original store still exists and today stores in more than 100 countries throughout the world join it. Twinings Tea will be served at on May 2nd and each attendee will take home a sample of Twinings Tea.
Tickets to the tea are $30 per person and should be purchased in advance. All funds raised will go toward the support of the Museum and its programs. To contact the Museum either call (201-935-1175) or by e-mail (meadowlandsmuseum@verizon.net).
From antimacassar to zither, come see a fun exhibit that gives an overview of some of the things that the Museum collects. Quarantine signs from the Moonachie, NJ Health Department, handkerchiefs and hat pins, a turnverein from Carlstadt, Lyndhurst library and little league, a rocking horse and a Yankee screwdriver – there is something for everyone.
The John W. Berry House serves as more than just a home for the Meadowlands Museum. Read the full article at The Leader.
Have you seen this article about The Museum from FieldTrip.com?
From simple home weddings to extravagant events to green weddings. The Save The Date was designed by our web developer for his upcoming wedding.
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A new exhibit that includes an early Otis Horse Elevator from the Hunt’s Livery Stable, as well as other pieces from historic buildings saved in cooperation with local historians and the Rutherford Preservation Committee.
We were featured in The Leader on March 4, 2010. 