MUSEUM TOURS
Visit the Crane-Phillips House Living Museum, the “The Little House on the Rahway” built around 1840 by Josiah Crane.
Take a walk back in time and experience this “American Treasure” listed on the National and State Registers of Historic Places.
SCHEDULE
*Museum is open the 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month, September through May, from 2:00 to 4:00.
SOCIETY POSTS
JUNE IS BUSTIN’ OUT ALL OVER!
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 being rescheduled. For this post, we thought it appropriate to highlight some wedding...
“The Necessity of Wearing a Hat” – The Historical Society’s Hat Collection
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 wearing of a hat is still a part of the event's sartorial ritual. Unlike today, where many wear...
“The Venetians of New Jersey” – A Harper’s Weekly Article (1908)
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 many of its residents and visitors look forward to spending time on the river...
EVENTS & PROGRAMS
We plan community programming for all ages in support of our mission. In recent years, we have held antique appraisals, speaker events on a variety of topics, a garden tour, all kinds of children’s events, train shows, Four Centuries in a Weekend, and more. We host elementary students and Scouts at our museum and we support the Cranford86.
Our office is open during the following hours:
Monday to Thursday, from 9:30-12:30 PM (Tuesday and Wednesday only during summer months)
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 these hours.
