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Sussex County Historical Society - NJ
Sussex County County Historical Society, Hill Museum
82 Main Street
Newton, NJ 07860
973-383-6010
http://www.sussexhistory.org/
We have a new gravestone at the Old Newton Burial Ground. John Stoll was a Revolutionary War Patriot. He was a member of the Committee of Safety in 1775 and also rendered aid to the Continental Army. (DAR ancestor #a217394). John was born April 12, 1716 in Raritan, Somerset County and died on April 4, 1787 in Newton. John married Janneke (Jane) Ten Eyk and their children included: Jacob (m. Sara Pittenger), Andrew, John (m. Dorothy), Henry (m. 1st Jane Skirm, 2nd Catherine), Abraham (m. Elizabeth Price). He rests next to his great-granddaughter Charlotte Bell Stoll.
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It is with deep regret that I inform you all that this year's Sussex County History Day is cancelled. As many of you probably know, we are having extensive work done on the Old Newton Academy, and the area is completely surrounded by construction fencing which intrudes into the area which we hold History Day and the parking area. We were hopeful that the construction would have been completed by September 20, but I was just notified this morning that it will not. There is no real expected date for its conclusion so postponing and rescheduling the event would probably be frivolous. I truly do apologize for this inconvenience but trying to hold an event in an active work zone just wouldn't be smart. I will reach out to all of you when we settle on a date for the 2026 Sussex County History Day to invite you all back. As always, thank you for your understanding.![]()
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Mario
The Garden State: Where Ideas Grow![]()
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The Walpack Historical Society invites guests to join us for “A History of Inventing in New Jersey: From Thomas Edison to the Ice Cream Cone”, by Linda J. Barth on Sunday, August 17th, 2025. The event will take place at the Walpack Center Church in Walpack Center at 1 pm. Guests are encouraged to come early to socialize and shop our bookstore. Linda’s books will also be available for purchase. Please remember, the bridge on Main Street is closed. All guests must access Walpack Center using NPS 615.![]()
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Many people are familiar with Edison’s “invention factory” in Menlo Park, where he patented the phonograph, the light bulb, and many more innovations. Yet many other ideas have grown in the Garden State, too—New Jerseyans brought sound and music to movies and built the very first drive-in theater. In addition to the first cultivated blueberry, tasty treats like ice cream cones and M&M’s® are also Jersey natives. Iconic aspects of American life, like Bubble Wrap®, the boardwalk, the Band-Aid®, and even professional baseball itself started in New Jersey. Life would be a lot harder without the vacuum cleaner, plastic, and air-conditioning, and many other important advances in medicine and surgery were developed here.![]()
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Join author Linda Barth as she explores groundbreaking, useful, fun, and even silly inventions and their New Jersey roots.![]()
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Linda Barth has been a fan of New Jersey for a long time. A lifelong resident of the Garden State, Linda has written two books on the D&R Canal and three children’s picture books, Bridgetender’s Boy, Hidden New Jersey, and Alice Paul: Champion of Women’s Rights. She has also authored A History of Inventing in New Jersey: From Thomas Edison to the Ice Cream Cone and New Jersey Originals. With her husband she has published The Millstone Valley Through Time and Somerville Through Time. She has also contributed to the Encyclopedia of New Jersey.![]()
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Linda Barth spent 45 years in the Bridgewater-Raritan School District, teaching fourth grade and then substituting after retirement. She is the executive director of the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey and president of the D&R Canal Watch, a friends organization of the D&R Canal State Park.
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WHS will be offering tours of the Van Campen Inn, Walpack Center Church, Rosenkrans Museum, General Store and Post Office as well as the Barn on Sunday, August 10th from 12 pm to 3 pm. ![]()
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This event is weather dependent. Please check our Facebook page for any updates posted on the day of the event.![]()
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