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SOCIETY HISTORY
Former Tewksbury resident Maude Kenyon founded the Tewksbury
Historical Society on February 19, 1989. The Society is organized exclusively to further research into and the preservation
and dissemination of the history of the Township of Tewksbury, Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
The Tewksbury Historical
Society is a not-for-profit organization under the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Code 501 (c) (3). The Society was incorporated
as a New Jersey not-for-profit corporation on January 9, 1992 and is a NJ registered charity.
A 13 member Executive
Board governs the Society. This Board is made up of four officers who are elected by the membership for two-year terms and the
appointed chairs of standing committees. This Executive Board conducts all of the Society’s affairs as per the Society’s
bylaws.
2010-2011 OFFICERS
Kurt Rahenkamp-- President
Janet J. Schmidling -- Vice President
Fred Katnack -- Secretary
Elsie B. Ehmann -- Treasurer STANDING
COMMITTEES/CHAIRS Administration - Mary Elizabeth Young Antique Show & Hospitality- Lyn Rahenkamp Archivist - Jean Rinehart Art Show - Alice Walters & Loren Spiotta-DiMare
- co-chairs Barn Tour - Loren Spiotta-DiMare Building
- Kurt Rahenkamp & David Kemp - co-chairs Flea Market - Fred Katnack & Shaun Van Doren
- co-chairs Garden Tour - J. Miller Craig Oral History - Stephanie Koven Programs - Shaun C. Van Doren
PROGRAMS & EVENTS
The Society
holds a number of meetings, events and programs throughout the year for you to attend and enjoy.
General membership
meetings are held on the 3rd Sunday in the months of January, March, and May, with a covered dish supper held in the fall
(October/November). An informative program is given on the history of Tewksbury or the surrounding area.
A flea
market is held on the Saturday preceding Labor Day.
The Tewksbury Garden Tour, an idea conceived by lifelong
Township resident Miller Craig, is the 2nd Saturday in June of every even year. Ticket holders can visit four gardens
around the Township plus a fifth location with refreshments. The next Garden Tour will be on June 12, 2010.
Every odd year in July, the Society, along with the Tewksbury Trail Association, sponsors a Tewksbury barn tour. Barns
include new and old, working and dormant, and those still maintaining livestock. The next Barn Tour will be held in
July, 2011.
The Tewksbury Art Show, held annually in October, is our largest fundraiser with this year bringing
our 21st annual show. It brings many members and volunteers together to register over 140 artists from New Jersey, New
York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut who enter over 325 pieces of art, all of which is for sale.
The
Tewksbury Antique Show, in its 7th year in 2010, is always the 1st weekend in December at the Old Turnpike School
on Old Turnpike Road (County Route 517) in the Fairmount section of Tewksbury. Dealers come from the tri-state area.
The Show is managed by Bob Lutz and Ellen Katona. All dealers spaces are sold out months in advance.
HEADQUARTERS
Society Headquarters is located at 60 Water Street in Mountainville. We're in a portion of the old Municipal Building/Mountainville
Meeting Hall, which we lease from the Township of Tewksbury.
Currently our museum is open and select Saturdays per month
and by appointment. Check the calendar for days and times we're open. The current displays are on the Rockaway Valley Railroad
and the recently restored Stryker Dollhouse.
Call us at 908-832-6734 to schedule an
appointment.
| Stryker Dollhouse |
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| An exact replica of the former Stryker Home in Oldwick. Part of the Society's permanent collection. |
| Stryker Dollhouse |
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| An exact replica of the former Stryker Home in Oldwick. Part of the Society's permanent collection. |
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Saturday September 4, 8 am to 3 pm Rain Date: Sunday, September
5
Farm field one mile north of the
village of Oldwick on County Route 517. Visit the forms page for a vendor registration form.
General public - $ 1 suggested donation per car Early birds wishing to enter before
8 am - $ 10 per person. Items for Sale
The Society has the following books and
gifts for sale: Tewksbury Art Show Notecards (scenes of 2001 & 2002 winners)
10 cards & envelopes
$ 20/pk
Historic Notes on Fairmount, NJ by Freeman Leigh
Softcover
- $ 15
Hardcover - $ 25 Tewksbury post cards (re-prints) - $ 2/pk (6)
A River Runs Through Tewksbury color pen & ink print of Tewksbury's roadway system by artist Lib Ryman.
Limited edition of 500
Artist signed - $ 35
Unsigned - $ 25
PRINTS OF HISTORIC VILLAGES AVAILABLE
Folk Art Prints of Oldwick by Ann Reeves - $ 75 each
Prints of Califon, Pottersville and Mountainville
by Linda Jean - $ 75 each. Artist Proof Prints of Mountainville,
signed by lifelong Mountainville resident Charles Burrell - $ 125 each.
We can ship any of the above items
for a fee. Go to the forms page for an order form.
The Tewksbury Historical Society
P.O. Box 457
Oldwick, NJ 08858
Phone: 908-832-6734
Fax: 908-832-6734 tewksburyhistory@earthlink.net
Headquarters 60 Water Street - Mountainville
CALENDAR OF EVENTS Saturday,
September 4 - 8 am to 3 pm - Flea Market * vendors Sunday, September 5 - Flea
Market Rain Date Tuesday, October 5 - Art Show Preview & Artist Reception -
6 pm to 8 pm * Wednesday, October 6 - Art Show & Sale - 10 am to 6 pm * Thursday, October 7 - Art Show & Sale - 10 am to 8 pm * Friday, October 8 - Art Show & Sale - 10 am to 8 pm * Saturday,
October 9 - Art Show & Sale - 10 am to 3 pm * Sunday, October 24 - Covered
Dish Supper & Meeting Note: Some events have a ticket cost or required
admission fee*
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