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Come visit the museum and view our colorful and
interesting exhibits.
The museum is conveniently located at 106 Church Street, next to the
Hackettstown Free Public Library.
For more information, call the museum at 908.852.8797 or email us at:
Hackettstown Historic Society
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| PLEASE NOTE:
This site is our Legacy site which will be updated until our
new website is ready for publication. For latest news and events,
please visit, "like," and "follow" our Facebook page at
https://www.facebook.com/HackettstownHistoricalsociety
The museum is open on:
Wednesday 2-4, Friday 2-6, and Sunday 2-4
With the exception of National Holidays and severe weather events
If you plan on visiting please call, email, or message us on Facebook
ahead of time. We do also welcome walk-ins when open.
We can also open if you make an appointment
* UPCOMING PROGRAMS *
To be announced
*OPEN HOUSE*
Our Winter Holiday Open House will be on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, from 5-9pm,
at our museum at 106 Church St., Hackettstown.
We usually have 4 display cases full of Santas and Santa-related items,
HOWEVER, this year we will have 5, that's right, FIVE display cases full!
This is due to the generosity of a local family who has been collecting Santa,
and Santa-related items for years. John C. will be on hand to talk about his
collection and how he became interested & started with this fascinating subject.
Our Open House is free and open to the public, however, ALL of our events
are supported by our members' dues, merchandise sales, Tour tickets,
as well as donations from the public. Our staff is all volunteer, with
nobody taking home a paycheck.
Quite the contrary! Many of our staff not only volunteer their time, energy and
skills to help keep Hackettstown’s History safe & available for viewing, study,
and research, but they also often donate their own money and contribute
items & supplies that are paid for out of their own pockets!
If you can afford to help, whether that be as a volunteer, or monetarily, we
would greatly appreciate it. That goes a long way in helping us keep
Hackettstown’s History alive!
Thank you so very much, and we hope to see you at the Museum for our Open House!
*OUR MEETINGS*
Meetings are free, and open to the general public.
Light refreshments are provided.
Our next meeting & program will be held:
Tuesday, March 3, 2026, beginning at 7:00pm at the
American Legion Hall, 494 Willow Grove Street, Hackettstown
"To be announced"
As always, a variety of free refreshments will be served, and you'll have the
opportunity to purchase our unique T-shirts, panoramic maps, and various other
Hackettstown memorabilia. Our Officers and Board will be there to answer any
questions you may have about Hackettstown area history, as well as any other
questions you may have about the Society or Museum! Join us!
*CURRENTLY AT OUR MUSEUM*
Santas through U.S. History!
On display in our entryway, and in our front parlor, from Sunday, Nov. 30, 2925
until Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025 are 5 display cases full of Santas & Santa-related
items. See them now, as we never know if we will have the honor of hosting them
again next year! They may be seen either by appointment
(email us, or message us on our Facebook page), or by dropping by the museum
during our open hours Wednesdays 2-4pm, Fridays 2-6pm, and Sundays 2-4pm.
*ALSO CURRENTLY AT OUR MUSEUM*
Our 1880's, Children's, Textile/Clothing & Accesories, and Business/Map Rooms
are also all open for viewing on the second floor. Visit our research
library and/or request that one of our Volunteers search our files to see what
information we may have on your family, or your house.
We have Historical Society T-shirts, Hackettstown "Ghost" T-shirts, and
various and sundry books, memorabilia and $5 "History Mystery" bags & boxes
for sale!
A special shout-out goes to those making
donations, becoming Members, and/or volunteering!
Without your support we couldn't fulfill our mission to collect, preserve, and
display items relevant to the long and diverse history of Hackettstown, and
its nearby areas! Another shout-out to the Town of Hackettstown, and the DPW,
who do the primary maintenance and care of "our house," the Museum!
Thank you all SO MUCH, from the Officers and Board of Trustees of the
Hackettstown Historical Society
-Phil Dzielski, Vice President and Director of Media Resources
Meetings are held at the American Legion Post 164, Willow Grove Street,
Hackettstown on the first Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm.
You may contact the Hackettstown Historical Society museum @908.852.8797
or email us here>
Hackettstown Historic Society
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| Regular monthly
meetings of the Hackettstown Historical Society are held in
March, April, May, September October and November at the American
Legion Home, 494 Willow Grove Street, Hackettstown. Meetings begin at
7:00 and are open to the public. Refreshments are served. |
| December: Holiday
Open House at the
museum - date announced in advance
For more information on the Historical Society and its events, please
call the museum at 908.852.8797. |
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| This photo,
identified as Ezra Wilson, was taken by I.G. Owen, a one-time
Hackettstown photographer, in a studio in Newton. If you know who this
ancestor is, or have more information about him, please contact the
Hackettstown Historical Society. |
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