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Holiday Inspired Dress-up
Article and photos submitted by Gail Alterman, Cranford Historical Society’s Costume Curator Over the years, pre-Covid times, the Costume Department would mount a holiday inspired mannequin for the Crane Philips House in December. To celebrate our new website, here...
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Thanksgiving Decorating Suggestions and a Party Trick from a Century Ago
Article by Vic Bary, Cranford Historical Society Archives Curator. Excerpt from Holiday 2013 Edition of the "Mill Wheel" Newsletter. After scouring old Cranford newspapers for information about how residents of our town celebrated Thanksgiving a century ago, I had to...
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In Honor of Veteran’s Day
*Article and photos submitted by Gail Alterman, Cranford Historical Society's Costume Curator Over the years, the Costume Department has been privileged to showcase items from its Military Collection to honor our Veterans on Veterans Day. In past years we have...
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Meet Elizabeth Bates and learn about the event in her life that led her to getting wrapped up in the women’s suffrage movement of the early twentieth century, which, in turn, led her to lead a life committed to civic duty.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, all Cranford Historical Society programs and Crane-Phillips House Museum Tours are cancelled until further notice.
Our office is open during the following hours:
Monday through Thursday from 9:30-12:30 PM
Our Archives Curator is available for questions and research help on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:30-11:30 AM
Anyone wishing to do research or to drop-off a donation to our archives department, please do so during this hours. We are requiring that you please wear a mask when visiting the office.
