New Providence Historical Society

We just wanted to remind everyone of the New Providence Flea Market on Saturday, June 10, from 9 am to 3 pm. on the grounds of the Salt Box Museum, 1350 Springfield Avenue, New Providence, NJ. 

Society members can participate as vendors at a discounted price of only $15. So, if you have any old treasures in your attic that you’d like to sell, but don’t want to go to the trouble of arranging a garage sale, fill out and return the form with payment to the New Providence Historical Society, 377 Elkwood Avenue, New Providence, NJ 07974. 

We will also be having a bake sale. So, there’s something for everyone, perhaps even an undiscovered treasure.

Please join us on grounds of the Salt Box Museum for our annual Salt Box Craft Fair. A wide range of craft vendors will be there, displaying their arts and crafts.

The fair will take place on Saturday, May 6, from 9AM to 3PM at 1350 Springfield Avenue in New Providence, NJ 07974. 
(Our raindate in May 13th.)

Free tours of the historic Salt Box Museum will also be available, as well as bake sale delicious goodies.

Vendors include:

– Lunawear by Danielle
– Second Stage Creations
– MW Woodcraft
– Creative Z’s
– Joanne White
– Rosemarie Hilse
– Quaint Creations Artist Shop
– BaleCraft

On October 15 & 16th, the New Providence Historical Society will participate is Union County’s “Four Centuries in a Weekend,” celebrating the rich history of area in three ways:

Salt Box Museum at 1350 Springfield Avenue will be open Saturday & Sunday, 12 noon – 5 p.m. 19th-century tools will be exhibited outside including a restored hay wagon, laundry implements, including a hand-crank ringer, foot-powered tool-sharpening wheel, and ice plow. Tour the interior of this restored house, furnished to represent a typical mid-1800s New Jersey farmhouse, and displaying fascinating artifacts — some dating to before the American Revolution.

On Saturday, October 15th, Guided Cemetery Tour at New Providence Presbyterian Church, across from Salt Box at 1307 Springfield Avenue, departing 1 pm and 2 pm (registration required): Learn the history of this cemetery and visit the graves of founding families and Revolutionary War soldiers on this guided 45-minute tour. Limit 20 per tour. To register and request confirmation, email NPcemeterytours@gmail.com with name, preferred time and number of people. Meet 10 minutes before start time on the sidewalk by church parking lot. Sturdy shoes recommended, due to uneven ground.

Mason Room Archives; inside the New Providence Memorial Library at 377 Elkwood Avenue will be open on Saturday, 12 noon – 5 p.m. Explore the Mason Room Archives of New Providence Historical Society: View local maps, photos, newspapers, personal journals and records in the Mason Room, located at the rear of New Providence Memorial Library.

On Saturday, June 11, the New Providence Flea Market will be hosted on the grounds of the Salt Box Museum at 1350 Springfield Avenue, New Providence, NJ.
The event will include a wide range of collectibles, antiques, crafts, and assorted treasures. The historical society will also having a bake sale. The rain date is June 18, 2022.

John Elliott of CBS News-New York came for a tour of the Salt Box Museum. To watch John’s interview with Rick Anderson, Elizabeth Ryan, Maria DeLuca and Sara Jane Vignali, click here.

A preview of the Salt Box Museum is now available in the form of an online virtual tour. With the click of a mouse, virtual visitors can move from one room to another within the 18th century farmhouse. We give special thanks to the society’s 2021 scholarship winner, Christopher Siebelts for creating this wonderful presentation tool. Christopher has enabled us to view a 18th century perspective with 21st century technology.