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April 2022
Pathways of History Weekend
Morris County, New Jersey's Premier Self-guided Weekend tours of Museums and Historic Sites! Links to Each Other and to the Past The 2022 Pathways of History tour includes 27 Museums and Sites FREE to all visitors. This spring Pathways of History offers outdoor fun for the whole family. We celebrate Morris County's rich historic heritage with over 27 historic museums and sites open to visitors FOR FREE. Information on each site is available in our award-winning tour guide for free on…
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September 2022
Mount Tabor Porch & Garden Tour
This Fall, the Mount Tabor Historical Society again welcomes visitors for a special, outdoor-focused Tour to provide an enjoyable and safe event for our visitors and hosts. The all-outdoor, self-guided tour will take place on Saturday, September 24, 2022, rain or shine from 11am to 4pm. This walkable tour of the Mount Tabor Historic District allows visitors to experience the unique qualities of this historic community focusing on its exuberant Victorian gingerbread porches and charming cottage gardens. As an added…
Find out more »October 2022
Mount Tabor Ghost Walk 2022
Mount Tabor Ghost Walk 2022 Friday, October 14 & Saturday, October 15, 2022 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm $15 Take a spooky, guided journey through historic Mount Tabor, New Jersey, and hear ghost stories based on true events. Come to the annual Mount Tabor Ghost Walk and discover the secrets hidden within… if you dare! A guided tour leaves every 15 minutes with 16 people per group and lasts approximately 40 minutes. Purchase your tickets early, to get your preferred time. The Walk gets scarier…
Find out more »November 2022
Holiday Craft Fair & Bake Sale
Kick off the holiday season with us! Mount Tabor Historical Society invites you to our Annual Holiday Craft Fair & Bake Sale Featuring hand-crafted ornaments and craft items with a Victorian flair, vintage collectibles, Mount Tabor gift items, and the popular Bake Sale! Pick up sweet treats to serve at Thanksgiving, and get a jump start on holiday gifts. Friday, November 18: *PREVIEW NIGHT* for MEMBERS ONLY! 5 to 8 pm in the Bethel Pavilion If you aren't a member,…
Find out more »January 2023
A Visual Tour of Period Camp Meeting Cottage Interiors
Travel back in time to a Camp Meeting Cottage: Inside the summer homes of 1870 to 1900. Join us on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023, at the Bethel Pavilion in Mount Tabor for the 7 pm program You may be familiar with the quaint gingerbread cottage exteriors of camp meetings like Ocean Grove and Mount Tabor. But what did these diminutive charmers look like INSIDE? Referencing the few period photographs available, explore furniture, decorations, and themes that represent camp meeting life…
Find out more »February 2023
Valentine Make & Take
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…
Find out more »March 2023
Annual Tag Sale
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…
Find out more »April 2023
Stitches in Time: Quilts, 1800-1976 with Peggy W. Norris
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…
Find out more »May 2023
Pathways of History
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…
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