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35 Years as a Historical Society in Hunterdon County

History of the Society

The Tewksbury Historical Society was established on February 19th, 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, NJ. 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 9th, 1992, and is a NJ registered charity. An 11-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.
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2025-2026 Officers

Vacant
President
Joan Umholtz
Vice President
Janis Manning
Secretary
Pete Peterson
Treasurer
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Standing Committees/Chairs

Historical Collections - Open Events - Wolfgang Meyer Hospitality - OpenMembership - Barbara Cipolla Oral History - Stephanie Koven Programs - Open
Property - Open Publicity - Joan Umholtz At-Large Members: Andy Calamaras Margit LauezzariGeorge Cassa
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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 at 1 pm, with a covered dish supper held on the 2nd Sunday in November at 5 pm. An informative program and lecture follow each meeting.
Tag Sales - dates TBD - 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Oldwick Carriage House, rain or shine.
The Tewksbury Garden Tour is held in June of every odd-numbered year and consists of tours of the exterior gardens of Tewksbury properties and landscapes. The Tour will return in June 2027.
The Tewksbury Barn Tour, jointly sponsored with the Tewksbury Trail Association, is held In June of every even-numbered year. Barns on the tour include new and old, working and dormant, and those still maintaining active animal livestock. The Tewksbury Barn Tour will return in June 2026.
The Tewksbury Art Show & Sale is the Society's largest fundraiser. It brings many members and volunteers together to register over 120 artists from New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut who enter over 300 pieces of art, all of which are for sale. The next Art Show has not yet been scheduled.

Headquarters

Society Headquarters is located at 60 Water Street in Lebanon. We're in a portion of the old Municipal Building/Mountainville Meeting Hall, which we lease from the Township of Tewksbury.
Currently, our Headquarters is open by appointment. The current displays are on the Rockaway Valley Railroad, the restored Stryker Dollhouse, and original vintage wines from the former Tewksbury Winery. Call us at (908) 832-6734 to schedule an appointment.
The Society acquired the former Township Garage at 5 James Street in Oldwick, having restored the exterior to its former carriage house design and renamed it the Oldwick Carriage House. Currently, the Society uses it for its furniture and large item archives and a storage facility for all of its fundraising supplies and signage, as well as where we hold our Tag Sales, Holiday Sales, and Board meetings.
In 2019, the Society acquired 49 Old Turnpike Road with future plans to have as its headquarters, offices, and display space. Check back for future updates.

2026 Annual Meeting of the Society

Sunday, March 15th, 2026 1 p.m. Zion Lutheran Christian Education Building 18 Miller Avenue, Oldwick
Following the Annual Meeting will be a lecture titled "From Apple Orchard to Revolutionary War Patriot" - a full history of the D.A.R. Memorial Park Cemetery located in Whitehouse Station. D.A.R. Memorial Park Cemetery is the final resting place of nine (9) Revolutionary War patriots and 119 other early settlers of the Readington area. Ann Rotunno, Cemetery Committee Chair for the Old White House - Gen. Frelinghuysen - Col. Lowrey Chapter, will detail how this land went from an apple orchard on land owned by one of those patriot settlers, Abraham Van Horne, to becoming home to the first Rockaway Reformed Church and graveyard, and onto its current ownership under the D.A.R.
All Society Meetings are free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served.
The Zion Lutheran Education Building is fully ADA Accessible In case of inclement weather please check back for updates or call (908) 832-6734 for a weather message.
Our email address is: tewksburynjhistory@gmail.com.

Tewksbury Items for Sale

The Society has the following items for sale:
  • Art Show Note Cards (12 Cards & Envelopes) - $20/Pk
  • Churches Notecards (10 Cards & Envelopes) - $15/Pk
  • Afghans (Navy Blue, Cranberry, Hunter Green, & Multi-Color) - 2 Designs, $45 Each
  • Tewksbury Auto Tour Booklet - $10 Each
  • Historic Notes on Fairmount, NJ, by Freeman Leigh
  • Softcover - $25
  • Hardcover - $40
  • Oldtime Days in Mountainville
  • Softcover - $30
  • Tewksbury Postcards (Re-Prints) - $2/Pk (8)
  • A River Runs Through Tewksbury, Color Pen & Ink Print of Tewksbury's Roadway System by Artist Lib Ryman (Limited Edition of 500)
  • Unsigned - $25
  • Matted - $95
  • Prints of Historic Villages
  • Prints of Califon, Pottersville, & Mountainville by Linda Jean - $75 Each
  • Matted Prints of Califon, Mountainville, & Pottersville - $140 Each (Not All Prints Available Matted at All Times)
  • Artist Proof Prints of Mountainville, Signed by Lifelong Mountainville Resident Charles Burrell - $85 Each
  • Print of New Germantown Map from Beer's Atlas, Unframed - $15
  • Print of Tewksbury Map from Beer's Atlas, Unframed - $15
  • Pair of Prints (New Germantown & Tewksbury) from Beer's Atlas, Unframed - $25
  • Pair of Prints (New Germantown & Tewksbury), Framed - $50
We can ship most of the above items for a fee. Go to the Forms page and download an order form.
The Tewksbury Historical Society 60 Water St., Lebanon, NJ 08833
Phone (908) 832-6734
Email
Oldwick Carriage House (GPS) 5 James St., Oldwick, NJ 08858
Society Headquarters (GPS) 60 Water St., Lebanon, NJ 08833

2026 Calendar of Events

Sunday, January 18th, 2026 1 p.m. Annual Meeting of the Society Program on NJ Agricultural History by Isabella Sangaline
Sunday, March 15th, 2026 1 p.m. Apple Orchard to Rev. War-Era Cemetery by DAR Member Ann Rutonno
Sunday, May 17th, 2026 1 p.m.George Washington and Morristown, New Jersey...Perfect Together by Joel Farkas
More dates and events to be added in 2026. Check back often. All general meetings with lectures are free, open to the public, and held at the Zion Lutheran Christian Education Building at 18 Miller Avenue in Oldwick. In case of inclement weather, check back to this website or call (908) 832-6734 for a recorded message. Note: Some events have a ticket cost or admission fee.

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Looking for information on a piece of Tewksbury's history, an old family name, road, property, or just general information? Send us an email to tewksburynjhistory@gmail.com. Provide as much information as you can on your subject, as well as your name, mailing address, phone number, and email, so we can contact you with our findings.
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