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
Bunny Hop Egg Hunt was a success!
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 all.
Notecards for Sale!
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 purchase
Tours and Office Update
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 response before stopping by. Masks will be required.
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.
