Upcoming Events
Summer programming at Waterloo Village
The grounds of Waterloo Village, 526 Waterloo Road, Stanhope, are open from dawn to dusk. Admission is free.
Tours are available Saturdays and Sundays from June to September and the Visitor Interpretive Center is open from May to October, between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
More information at Waterloo Village - State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites.
Summer programming at Waterloo Village
The grounds of Waterloo Village, 526 Waterloo Road, Stanhope, are open from dawn to dusk. Admission is free.
Tours are available Saturdays and Sundays from June to September and the Visitor Interpretive Center is open from May to October, between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.More information at Waterloo Village - State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites.
Canal Society of NJ Walking Series
A new monthly Canal Society of New Jersey walking series, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, will explore the connections between the Morris Canal Greenway and the Essex-Hudson Greenway.
The 3-mile route begins on the Morris Canal Greenway from Wright's Field to JFK Drive near Beach Street, then continues onto the Essex-Hudson Greenway back to Wright's Field.
Contact CSNJ Board Member Rich Rockwell at rrockwell@comcast.net for more information or to sign up.
Summer programming at Waterloo Village
The grounds of Waterloo Village, 526 Waterloo Road, Stanhope, are open from dawn to dusk. Admission is free.
Tours are available Saturdays and Sundays from June to September and the Visitor Interpretive Center is open from May to October, between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
More information at Waterloo Village - State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites.
Summer programming at Waterloo Village
The grounds of Waterloo Village, 526 Waterloo Road, Stanhope, are open from dawn to dusk. Admission is free.
Tours are available Saturdays and Sundays from June to September and the Visitor Interpretive Center is open from May to October, between 10 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.More information at Waterloo Village - State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites.
Heritage Museum at Meadow Breeze Park
The Heritage Museum at Meadow Breeze Park, which includes a Morris Canal Room, is open with free admission the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
The Morris Canal (1824-1924) provided an outlet to markets for farms, manufactures and mines and so helped to fuel the industrial revolution. The canal linked Pennsylvania’s coal fields with New Jersey’s iron industry and New York’s commercial markets.
The Morris Canal was an engineering marvel and champion mountain climber that passed through our backyard on its 102-mile journey from Phillipsburg to Jersey City. Construction tools and methods were primitive; the pick, shovel and wheelbarrow, with horse and wagon, were the main tools. Find out what made the canal unique in the world.
More information at https://meadowbreezeheritagemuseum.org/
Iron Mining & Iron Making in the New Jersey Highlands
Morris County Historical Society and Morris County Heritage Commission are pleased to present a Revolutionary Lecture Series to celebrate the rich and vast history that makes Morris County so special. Join us for a series of 12 lectures that will cover topics from our area’s role in the American Revolution to the early engineering marvels that forever changed the landscape to the local figures that made national history.
Morris County was once home to a prolific iron industry that included furnaces, railways, and over 500 mines. Bolstered by the Morris Canal, it spanned hundreds of years and left an undeniable impact on New Jersey.
Join Joe Macasek, president of the Canal Society of NJ, to learn more about how the iron industry forever changed the local landscape as well as the lives of residents past and present. The free presentation will be from 6 to 7 p.m. at Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Ave., Whippany. Space is limited, pre-registration is required. Zoom option available.
Heritage Museum at Meadow Breeze Park
The Heritage Museum at Meadow Breeze Park, which includes a Morris Canal Room, is open from 1-4 p.m. with free admission the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month.
The Morris Canal RoomThe Morris Canal (1824-1924) provided an outlet to markets for farms, manufactures and mines and so helped to fuel the industrial revolution. The canal linked Pennsylvania’s coal fields with New Jersey’s iron industry and New York’s commercial markets.
The Morris Canal was an engineering marvel and champion mountain climber that passed through our backyard on its 102-mile journey from Phillipsburg to Jersey City. Construction tools and methods were primitive; the pick, shovel and wheelbarrow, with horse and wagon, were the main tools. Find out what made the canal unique in the world.
More information at https://meadowbreezeheritagemuseum.org/
Canal Society of New Jersey Program Meeting
The Canal Society of New Jersey will host its program meeting at 7 p.m. in its headquarters, 35 Waterview Blvd., Parsippany.
The Canal Society offers both virtual and in-person options. RSVP for the in-person meeting or register for the meeting online at CanalSocietyNJ.org.
Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Sandwiches and snacks will be served, with a tour of the office and archives available. The meeting will take place in the cafeteria at 7:30 p.m.
Canal Society of NJ Walking Series
A new monthly Canal Society of New Jersey walking series, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, will explore the connections between the Morris Canal Greenway and the Essex-Hudson Greenway.
The 3-mile route begins on the Morris Canal Greenway from Wright's Field to JFK Drive near Beach Street, then continues onto the Essex-Hudson Greenway back to Wright's Field.
Contact CSNJ Board Member Rich Rockwell at rrockwell@comcast.net for more information or to sign up.
Canal Society of NJ Walking Series
A new monthly Canal Society of New Jersey walking series, in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, will explore the connections between the Morris Canal Greenway and the Essex-Hudson Greenway.
The 3-mile route begins on the Morris Canal Greenway from Wright's Field to JFK Drive near Beach Street, then continues onto the Essex-Hudson Greenway back to Wright's Field.
Contact CSNJ Board Member Rich Rockwell at rrockwell@comcast.net for more information or to sign up.