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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 Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 2:00-4:00. 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 us 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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| The Hackettstown Historical Society
Museum houses over thirteen thousand items in its collection of artifacts and memorabilia. Museum visitors and researchers will find: |
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- A historical reference library with nearly
eight hundred volumes of state and local interest
- Nearly two hundred genealogical files
- More than five hundred documents, deeds and manuscripts dating from to the colonial period to the twentieth century
- Microfilmed editions of local newspapers
- Microfilmed federal census records
-Over a thousand photographs and postcards
- Taped oral histories
- Approximately three hundred letters
- More than 100 maps
- Nearly 300 letters
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| The Museum is open Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from 2pm to 4pm. Other times by appointment. |
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