Past Events

Join the Mount Tabor Historical Society for a Valentine's "Make & Take"! The Valentine's Day holiday, whose modern traditions are firmly rooted in the Victorian era, continues to grow in popularity to this day. Heartfelt sentiment has sometimes inspired the creation of handmade Valentine's cards. Recipients have often treated those Valentines as treasured keepsakes and a select few have survived to enter museum collections. Everyone is invited, adults and kids alike, to create their own masterpiece Valentines for the special…

Friday, March 31 — 9 am to 4 pm Saturday, April 1 — 9 am to 4 pm Sunday, April 2 — 11 am to 4 pm Members and Friends of the Mount Tabor Historical Society have scoured their attics and closets to donate to this huge sale! You will find unusual and interesting items, something for everyone including those helpful, handy, and precious treasures you can't live without! Proceeds help the Mount Tabor Historical Society restore the Richardson History…

Quilts tell stories about women, their families, and their communities. American quilts have decorated our beds and kept us warm for two centuries.  Peggy explores the great variety of quilts from 1800 to 1976, with a special look at quilts made in Bergen County as well as three quilts owned by Mount Tabor Historical Society. Peggy and a team from the Ridgewood and Upper Saddle River Historical Societies reviewed quilts in museum and private collections for the Bergen County Quilt…

Mount Tabor Historical Society is participating in Morris County's FREE premier self-guided weekend tours of historic sites and museums on Sunday, May 7, 2023. Join us in Mount Tabor's Trinity Park for "Art in the Park": • We invite you to sketch, paint, or draw the picturesque gingerbread cottages and scenic center of the historic district. Bring your sketchbook! • Artwork exhibit "Images of Tabor" inside the historic Tabernacle Family Fun: Join us at 4pm for a program hosted by…

Morris County Through the Lens of Time: A Photographic Journey by Xiomáro. Special preview July 9- August 13, 2023 Formal opening September 2023, running through April 2024 From the iconic to the little-known, Morris County is brimming with historic sites that capture the imagination. In this landmark exhibit, nationally acclaimed photographer Xiomáro captures eight of the county's historic sites from new, exciting angles: "With my camera, I can compose a deeper view and understanding of these sites that cannot be seen in…