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...
by Cranford Historical | May 3, 2021 | Uncategorized
If this past weekend you watched the Kentucky Derby you would have seen a plethora of hats – fancy, unique and perhaps a bit ‘over the top’ being worn mostly by women. The Derby, like the British races at Ascot, are one of the few places wear the...
by Cranford Historical | Apr 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
With the Spring season upon us, we are pleased to hear that the Cranford Canoe Club will be opening for the 2021 Season this weekend, April 24th! The Rahway River coupled with the Cranford Canoe Club has always been such an attraction for the town of Cranford and so...
by Cranford Historical | Mar 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
The following article written by Vic Bary, Cranford Historical Society Curator, tells about the 19th Amendment and the active role of some courageous Cranford women in support of women’s suffrage. Photo above – Credit: The Library of Congress...
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