Get local author Robert A Mayer's new book, Middlebrook for $25 at our Store.
The Local Source for The Historian In All of us.
We can help with local research, genealogy, archives, programs and networking.
Open House Hours with special conditions.
Breaking News:
There's something new at Van Veghten House each month. Check out our educational displays in the Frisk room. Now there's a reason to visit over and over again!
Tickets for your Society's 50/50 raffle are still available. $5 Available from any Trustee, NJ members and at the Van Veghten House.
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With your support of time, talent and treasure you join a dynamic group of history lovers united to celebrate and preserve the fascinating story of life in Somerset County then and now!
Opportunities Coming up
Van Veghten House Open Tuesdays 11 AM - 3 PM. 2nd Saturday 12-3.
Van Veghten House Open Tuesdays 11 AM - 3 PM. 2nd Saturday 12-3.
Van Veghten House Open Tuesdays 11 AM - 3 PM. 2nd Saturday 12-3.
Tuesdays September 27 and October 4, 11, 18, 25
Saturday October 8
Sunday October 9
Admission is $5 and includes a tour of the house
Still time to catch our display Postcards: Pictures in the Mail. See samples from our archives and members' collections.
Saturday, Sep 24 SUVCW Meeting-Private
Saturday October 8 (10-5pm) and
Sunday October 9 (12-4 pm)
Annual Weekend Journey Through the Past Event FREE
We are featuring a display and Demonstration of the rug hooking art by the Alice Beatty Chapter of the Association of Traditional Hooking Artists
Support SCHS Buy a Raffle Ticket!
Howe Farmstead
Van Veghten House Open Tuesdays 11 AM - 3 PM. 2nd Saturday 12-3.
Van Veghten House Open Tuesdays 11 AM - 3 PM. 2nd Saturday 12-3.
In anticipation of a busy season, we are going to be welcoming volunteers on site for landscaping and other to-do items in the weeks to come. If you do plan on joining in the fun, be sure to bring anything necessary for comfortable yard work- solid boots, gloves, shears etc..
Next work day to be announced
Covid Procedures lifted At Van Veghten
Welcome Back! Come and See Us!
In keeping with the Governor's and the CDC's recommendations, the house is open with no special restrictions. . Masks and hand sanitizer are available for those who wish to use them.
OUR MISSION
Founded in 1882, the Somerset County Historical Society is dedicated to finding, saving and sharing the history of Somerset County, New Jersey
We accomplish this in a variety of ways including:
- Foster a growing local community of history lovers of all ages
- Maintain and preserve the Van Veghten House, a National and State Historic Site
- With the County Cultural and Heritage Commission restore and put to creative reuse the Van Doren-Howe Farmstead in Franklin Township
- Collect and maintain an Archives of manuscripts, photographs and ephemera related to Somerset County History
- Collect and maintain a Library of State & Local History Books and Genealogical Resources
- Conduct and assist public with genealogical and local history research
- Maintain Museum of early hand tools and Native American stone tools
- Communicate through Quarterly Electronic Newsletter, Facebook , video vignettes, and a Website
- Issue Publications and video's of local interest
- Present authors and speakers
OUR 2021 ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Despite the Pandemic Shutdown, great stuff happened at the Somerset County Historical Society, the Van Veghten National Historic Site and the Van Doren-Howe Farmstead Project in 2021. Thank you for your interest and support. Following is a sampling of how members and friends helped when they donated:
- Participated in the countywide Weekend Journey Through the Past featuring a photographic display about the D&R Canal.
- Partnered with Somerset County to restore and preserve a historically significant Farmstead in the region
- Participated in a Summertime Open House to reopen the Van Veghten House and introduce our newly installed (and thriving )Native Plant Garden on-site
- Introduced Walkabout Tour Literature (a guided tour of the grounds around the Van Veghten House)
- Installed new display cabinets and reorganized museum store
- Reinstituted public programming with a November Salute to Veterans gathering at Manville Library
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