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Please join us for our first Open House of 2016, in our mid 1800’s farmhouse. So, come pay us a visit as winter recedes for our Golden Jubilee year! Salt Box Museum 1350 Springfield Avenue New Providence, NJ Sunday, March … Continue reading →

There will be a Trustee’s Meeting of the New Providence Historical Society at 2PM on December 17th in the Mason Room, located at the rear of the New Providence Memorial Library. You don’t have to be a Trustee to attend. … Continue reading →

Please join us for our annual Holiday Open House, in our mid 1800’s Farmhouse. We’ll have refreshments, as well as a selection of our archive photo albums containing photos of yesteryear New Providence, Also available are copies of Images of … Continue reading →

The Salt Box Museum will once again participate in the Four Centuries in a Weekend event. This event includes 27 diverse historic sites in Union County, from humble farmhouses to extravagant mansions, which share the story of our evolution from the Colonial … Continue reading →

Join us for guided tours of the Salt Box House and all it’s artifacts and exhibits on Sunday, August 2nd, 1-3 PM.  Learn about the history of New Providence and beyond. The next open house will be Sunday, September 13th, 1-3 … Continue reading →

Join us for guided tours of the Salt Box House and all it’s artifacts and exhibits on Sunday, July 12, 1-3 PM. Future Open Houses include: Sunday, August 2, 1-3 PM Sunday, September 13, 1-3 PM The Museum will also … Continue reading →

American Legion Post 433 of New Providence, New Jersey will conduct its annual Flag Retirement Service on Flag Day, Sunday, June 14, 2015, beginning at 7 pm. The Legion will properly destroy approximately 3,000 United States flags that have been … Continue reading →

Join us for guided tours of the Salt Box House and all it’s artifacts and exhibits. Sunday, June 7, 1-3 PM Sunday, July 12, 1-3 PM Sunday, August 2, 1-3 PM Sunday, September 13, 1-3 PM The Museum will also … Continue reading →

The Salt Box Fair will be held on Saturday, May 2nd, 9 AM to 3 PM, on the grounds of the Salt Box Museum grounds located at 1350 Springfield Avenue, New Providence, NJ. The rain date is 5/9/2015. On sale will … Continue reading →

At the Society’s Annual Dinner on April 16th, we will be treated to a talk by J. Richard Pierce on the more unusual historical aspects of the American flag. Mr. Pierce is the author of the 2005 book, The Stars … Continue reading →