Cranford Calendar
The Cranford Historical Society’s Crane-Phillips House Museum at 124 North Union Avenue will once again participate in Union County’s Annual “Four Centuries in a Weekend.” The museum will be open on Saturday, October 19th from 10:00am to 5:00pm and on Sunday, October 20th from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. This year’s theme is “Saving The Past and Moving Forward to Technology of the Present.”
The Crane-Phillips House Museum, a Victorian Cottage, modest home of the 1870’s, shows what life was like without plumbing or electricity. During Four Centuries in a Weekend, visitors will see how implements in the kitchen and throughout the house have evolved through technology and pictures will be at each implement showing the technology of today. All of the inventions in the past are hands on to all who would like to try them to see what it was like to do household chores, etc. Also, Trustees and Volunteers will be on hand to give a tour of each room in the unique living museum which is on the National and State Registry.
Materials for the weekend tour are available from the Union County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs Office and will be at all sites. The materials include a booklet featuring photos and info about each site with a map showing the locations. For more info, please call the Union County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at 908-558-2550 or visit http://ucnj.org/parks-
The Cranford Historical Society’s Crane-Phillips House Museum at 124 North Union Avenue will once again participate in Union County’s Annual “Four Centuries in a Weekend.” The museum will be open on Saturday, October 19th from 10:00am to 5:00pm and on Sunday, October 20th from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. This year’s theme is “Saving The Past and Moving Forward to Technology of the Present.”
The Crane-Phillips House Museum, a Victorian Cottage, modest home of the 1870’s, shows what life was like without plumbing or electricity. During Four Centuries in a Weekend, visitors will see how implements in the kitchen and throughout the house have evolved through technology and pictures will be at each implement showing the technology of today. All of the inventions in the past are hands on to all who would like to try them to see what it was like to do household chores, etc. Also, Trustees and Volunteers will be on hand to give a tour of each room in the unique living museum which is on the National and State Registry.
Materials for the weekend tour are available from the Union County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs Office and will be at all sites. The materials include a booklet featuring photos and info about each site with a map showing the locations. For more info, please call the Union County Division of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at 908-558-2550 or visit http://ucnj.org/parks-
The Cranford Historical Society is proud to present a Veteran’s Day Display on Sunday, November 10th from 10am to 3pm.
Stop by the Hanson House to see displays of artifacts, uniforms and more from various wars throughout our history. Please join us in honoring all the brave men and women who fought to protect our country.
For more information call 908-276-0082 or visit our website at www.cranfordhistoricalsociety.org.
The Society will hold its annual Holiday Boutique/Garage Sale Fundraiser at the Hanson House, 38 Springfield Avenue. Hours are Saturday and Sunday, November 16th & 17th, 2019 from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
This fundraising event will help the Cranford Historical Society, the Crane-Phillips House Museum and the Society’s History Scholarship Fund.
For more information, call 908-276-0082 or visit [email protected].
The Society will hold its annual Holiday Boutique/Garage Sale Fundraiser at the Hanson House, 38 Springfield Avenue. Hours are Saturday and Sunday, November 16th & 17th, 2019 from 10:00am to 4:00pm.
This fundraising event will help the Cranford Historical Society, the Crane-Phillips House Museum and the Society’s History Scholarship Fund.
For more information, call 908-276-0082 or visit [email protected].
The Cranford Historical Society invites you to a virtual musical program, “The Great American Songbook” on Sunday, March 14 from 2-3 pm featuring Tom Langmaack at the keyboard.
The program will feature hit songs plus a sing-a-long from some of Broadway’s most beloved musicals.
Registration is required for this program.
Please send an email to cranfordhistoricalsociety@
This year, we celebrate our 95th anniversary preserving and perpetuating the history of the township of Cranford. On Sunday, September 18th, from 1- 5 pm, the Society will re-open the Crane-Phillips House Museum for a tour with a FALL FESTIVAL outside. We will have crafters showing and selling their crafts and face painting, balloon making and crafts for the children. Dreyer Farms will be on hand selling their mums, pumpkins, bales of hay, corn stalks, pies and donuts. The Cranford Historical Society will sell ice cream cones and ice cream sodas and will have garage sale items, used books and our merchandise for sale. We will also have a history basket raffle and a 50/50 chance.
The society is looking for Crafters, face painting artists, balloon making artists and a band. All spaces are $20 and must bring your own table and chair. If you can participate, call or email us!
(908) 276-0082 [email protected]
Save The Date for our FALL FESTIVAL! We hope to see the community out enjoying a day with friends and the Society.