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September 2019
26th Annual Mount Tabor House Tour
26th Annual Mount Tabor House Tour 11am – 4pm • Rain or Shine • $25 in Advance — $30 on Day of Tour NOTE:Advanced ticket sales are now closed This walkable tour of the Mount Tabor Historic District provides visitors an inside look at the unique charm of this historic community with more than 15 private houses, plus several historic buildings open to the public. Annual features include a furnished replica Camp Meeting Tent and the Richardson History House, a…
Find out more »October 2019
Mount Tabor Ghost Walk 2019
Mount Tabor Arts Collaborative and the Mount Tabor Historical Society present The Mount Tabor Ghost Walk 2019 Based on true events. Come and discover the secrets within... if you dare! Friday, Oct. 18, 6–9:30pm & Saturday, Oct. 19, 5:30–9:30pm Tickets: $15 Purchase in advance only at: ShowTix4u.com/events/15021 info at: MtTaborArts.org
Find out more »November 2019
Beyond Potted Palms: Victorians and their Houseplants
The Garden Club of Mount Tabor and the Mount Tabor Historical Society invite you to our FREE program. Beyond the Potted Palms: Victorians and Their Houseplants. A gardening topic with an historical flair taking you back to England's Golden Age of plant exploration. Presented by Lesley Parness, a retired Superintendent of Horticultural Education at the Morris County Park Commission. Monday, November 4, 2019 At the Bethel, in Mount Tabor, NJ 7 pm Meeting and refreshments 7:30 Program
Find out more »Tellabration: Storytelling for Adults
Join us for a fun evening of storytelling for Adults! Always an entertaining event.
Find out more »December 2019
Holiday Craft Fair & Cookie Walk
Mount Tabor Historical Society invites you to our Annual Holiday Craft Fair & Cookie Walk Featuring hand-crafted ornaments and craft items with a Victorian flair, vintage collectibles, Mount Tabor gift items and the popular "Fill a Tin" Cookie Walk! Friday, December 13: *PREVIEW NIGHT* $10 admission 6 to 8 pm in the Bethel Pavilion Location: use 30 Simpson Avenue, Mount Tabor, NJ on GPS; then walk up the path to the Bethel Pavilion in Trinity Park. Third building on the…
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August 2020
A History of Methodist Camp Meeting Towns and Lessons for Sustaining Vibrant Communities Today
Over 150 years ago, Methodists undertook one of the greatest ventures in the history of town planning in America. Between the 1860s and the 1890s, Methodists established over 150 new camp meeting communities. Part religious revival, part suburb, and part middle-class vacation resort, camp meeting communities were popular with religious vacationers and many soon transformed into thriving resort towns. Popularity drove town growth, but popularity also brought challenges. Decades before the professionalization of town planning in the United States,…
Find out more »October 2020
Program: History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement – POSTPONED
“The Movement is a Sort of Mosaic”: A History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement, presented by Lucia McMahon, Ph.D. Reflecting on the women’s suffrage movement, Alice Paul remarked: “the movement is a sort of mosaic. Each of us puts in one little stone, and then you get a great mosaic at the end.” This program examines the long history of women’s activism over the course of the 19th century, to highlight the multi-faceted mosaic of the women’s suffrage movement. Traditional…
Find out more »April 2021
Annual Tag Sale & Attic Treasures!
Friday, April 9 — 8am to 4pm Saturday, April 4 — 9am to 4pm Sunday, April 5 — Noon to 4pm 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 that precious treasure you can't live without! Proceeds help the Mount Tabor Historical Society restore the Richardson History House and to fund programs…
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