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The
Hackettstown Historical Society
The Hackettstown Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation of
the historic heritage of Hackettstown and the surrounding areas. Its
purpose is to collect, catalog, display and preserve artifacts,
momentos, and memorabilia for present and future generations.
The Society was organized on March 6, 1975 with
seventy-two charter members. Membership in the Hackettstown Historical
Society is open to all interested individuals, families, institutions
or groups.
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The
Hackettstown Museum
The Hackettstown Historical Society Museum is located at 106 Church
Street, Hackettstown, NJ. The building was originally built in 1915 for
the Theodore G. Plate family.
The museum is open on Monday and Tuesday
from 9:00-2:00pm; Wednesday and Friday from 9:00-4:00pm and Sundays
from 2:00-4:00pm. It is closed on holidays.
Special groups and other times may be accommodated by appointment.
The museum and its collections are
maintained by a group of dedicated volunteers. Send an email
or call 908.852.8797 for more information on the Museum, its
collections or volunteer opportunities.
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Services
Society members are available to speak at school, community or other
events. Please call the Museum at 908-852-8797 for additional
information.
Museum volunteers will assist with requests
for genealogical research. To request assistance, please contact the
Museum or send us an email
with information on the individual, family or location you're
researching. A donation is kindly suggested in return for these
services.
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Hackettstown Historical Society
Museum houses over thirteen thousand items in its collection of
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- A historical
reference library with nearly
eight hundred volumes of state and local interest
- Hundreds of genealogical files
- A 9,000+ name genealogical database
- More than five hundred documents, deeds and manuscripts dating from
to the colonial period to the twentieth century
- Local cemetery records
- Microfilmed local newspapers and federal census records
-Over a thousand photographs and postcards
- Taped oral histories
- Letters and maps
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museum is open on Monday and Tuesday from 9:00-2:00pm; Wednesday and
Friday from 9:00-4:00pm and Sundays from 2:00-4:00pm. Other times may
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