by Cranford Historical | Apr 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
In 1891, a brutal homicide near Manhattan’s waterfront led New York’s coroner to announce Jack the Ripper had come to America. Amid the ensuing frenzy, police instead charged an Algerian immigrant with murder. Ameer Ben Ali finally regained his freedom more than a...
by Cranford Historical | Apr 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Crane-Phillips House was dressed for spring for our Bunny Hop Egg Hunt! Children heard stories, made a bunny hat and hunted for eggs in the yard. Fun was had by...
by Cranford Historical | Feb 7, 2022 | Uncategorized
Purchase these limited edition notecards depicting Rahway River ice skating near the Cranford Casino in 1890. 12 notecards for $5 Call or email the Cranford Historical Society to...
by Cranford Historical | Jan 10, 2022 | Uncategorized
Due to the rise in the pandemic the Crane-Phillips House Museum will be closed for tours until further notice. The Hanson House office will remain open Monday to Thursday from 9:30am-12:30pm, but please email (cranfordhistoricalsociety@verizon.net) and wait for a...
by Cranford Historical | Sep 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Cranford Historical Society has announced that Margaret Gerlach was re-elected at its June board meeting for the sixth consecutive two-year term through 2023 making Gerlach the longest president to hold office since the incorporation of the Cranford Historical...
by Cranford Historical | Jun 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
JUNE IS BUSTIN’ OUT ALL OVER! (with apologies to Rodgers and Hammerstein) A brief look at historic wedding dresses. June is often regarded as the month for weddings – and given our pandemic era lives of the past year, many weddings, once postponed, are...
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