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
Cranford Historical Society Launches New Website
Submitted by Margaret Gerlach/President and the CHS Website Committee In 1927, the Cranford Historical Society was formed by a group of citizens with a mission to preserve and perpetuate the history of Cranford. Through the years, the Cranford Historical Society has followed through on this mission with events, programs, school tours and much...
2020 Cranford Preservation Award
*Photo credit: William King ALGONQUIN DRIVE HOUSE AND CRANFORD THEATER RECEIVE PRESERVATION AWARDS Submitted by Maureen Strazdon/HPAB in collaboration with the Cranford Historical Society. The Cranford Preservation Award for 2020 was presented to the owners of 37 Algonquin Drive and the Cranford Theater. The Award, sponsored jointly by the...
Cranford Historical Society Honors Dr. Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe
Article and photos submitted by Jean Kreiling, Cranford Historical Society Trustee On February 6, 2020, Cranford High School celebrated the renaming of its library as the Dr. Deborah Cannon Partridge Wolfe Library and Learning Commons. This event marked a culmination of the Society’s work to make known the extraordinary accomplishments of a...
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.
