SOCIETY HISTORY
Township 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.
2008-2009 OFFICERS
Kurt Rahenkamp-- President
Janet J. Schmidling -- Vice President
Carl Andres -- Secretary
Elsie B. Ehmann -- Treasurer
STANDING COMMITTEES/CHAIRS
Antique Show - Lyn Rahenkamp
Archivist - Jean Rinehart
Art Show - Alice Walters & Kathy Halsey
Barn Tour - Melanie Archer & Susan Travellin
Building/Headquarters - Shaun C. Van Doren
Flea Market - David Kemp
Garden Tour - J. Miller Craig
Hospitality - Lyn Rahenkamp
Programs - Stephanie Koven
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, May, and 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. Beginning in 2006 this event will alternate with the Barn Tour. Ticket holders can visit four gardens around the Township plus a fifth location with refreshments.
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 occur in July 2009.
The Tewksbury Art Show, held annually in October, is our largest fundraiser. 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, will be in it's 5th year in 2008, 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.
Currently our museum is open by appointment only. 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.
