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Full STEAM Ahead: Museum Welcomes Kids 6–10 for Discovery

February 17, 2020 Pascack Press

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—There will be plenty to keep young minds active and engaged at the Pascack Historical Society on Sunday, Feb. 23. That afternoon the museum is pleased to present […]

Park Ridge

Pascack Museum To Host Holiday Curio Sale

December 6, 2019 Pascack Press

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—The Pascack Historical Society will hold a two-day Holiday Boutique and Curiosity Sale on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7–8 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at their museum […]

Park Ridge

Architect Will Discuss Home Styles Through History

November 12, 2019 Pascack Press

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Did you ever wonder why your home was built the way it was? Did you ever wonder why it looks the way it does? If you live in […]

Park Ridge

MUSEUM REBORN: Pascack Historical Society Grand Reopening Oct. 12

October 10, 2019 John Snyder

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—You’re just in time to help celebrate the Pascack Historical Society’s newly redesigned John C. Storms Museum, Saturday, Oct. 12 from 1 to 4 p.m. A ribbon cutting […]

Harvard Researcher Eric Johnson sifts dirt excavated at a site, searching for remnants of production debris from Campbell’s Wampum Mill, which existed near the Electric Lake area.
Montvale

HISTORY UNEARTHED: Researcher Recovers Shells From 19th Century Industry

September 3, 2019 Michael Olohan

MONTVALE, N.J.—After not finding evidence of wampum-making at a former Park Ridge wampum factory site earlier this summer, in mid-August a team of archeologists from Harvard and Montclair State universities […]

Park Ridge

Free Illustrated Lecture Sept. 15: Civil War in the Pacific Northwest

September 3, 2019 Pascack Press

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—The Pascack Historical Society is delighted to welcome historian Dr. Lorraine McConaghy for a special presentation on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 2 p.m. In an illustrated program, “The […]

Park Ridge

Kids Can Explore Science In the Pascack Valley Tuesday at Local Museum

August 26, 2019 Pascack Press

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—Parents, are you looking for activities to keep the kids occupied during the final week of summer break?  The Pascack Historical Society invites children in grades one through […]

Community Voices

COMMUNITY VOICES: Vanderbeck’s Loss Will Be Felt in Valley

July 30, 2019 Pascack Press

To the editor: On July 17, Westwood—“the Hub of the Pascack Valley”—lost a pillar of the community—Ed Vanderbeck. Ed was a longtime member and ardent supporter of the Pascack Historical […]

Park Ridge

History Unearthed? Harvard Researcher Excavates For Wampum Industry Relics

July 22, 2019 Michael Olohan

PARK RIDGE, N.J.—There was no pay dirt recently for researchers hoping to locate traces of wampum production near Electric Lake in Park Ridge.  However, at some private homes, investigations are […]

Back in Time

FROM PASCACK TO THE PLAINS: The Story of Campbell Wampum

May 21, 2019 Kristin Beuscher

Pascack Press reported May 3 on the May 20 archaeological dig in Park Ridge, which revolves around the region’s once prevalent wampum-making industry.  Researcher Eric Johnson, a Ph.D. candidate with […]

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