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The Society will host a Holiday Open House on Sunday, December 7th, 2014 at the Salt Box Museum, located at 1350 Springfield Avenue, near the center of New Providence. Join us for holiday cheer and refreshments!

Our guest speaker will be Janet Stafford, an author of historical novels, including Saint Maggie and Walk by Faith, will be speaking about the Underground Railroad in New Jersey . Her third novel, provisionally titled After the Storm, is expected to be published in October. … Continue reading →

The 2014 Salt Box Fair will be open 9AM to 3PM on the grounds of the Salt Box Museaum at 1350 Springfield Avenue, near the center of New Providence. Lots of fun, treasures, craft for all. Download Salt Box Fair flyer … Continue reading →

The Society held its Annual Dinner at the Berkeley Plaza on April. Before dinner, President Linda Kale made Charles Hovanec and Tony Shipani honorary members for their support to the Society. Former President John Bale and former Recording Secretary Marion … Continue reading →

The Society held an Open House at the Salt Box Museum on April 6th. Many new visitors were able to tour the museum, while other visitors were astounding at the extensive collection of historical photographs found in the archive books. … Continue reading →

Our April 24th Annual Dinner will feature speaker and historian, Robert Mayers, author of The War Man and The Alison-Mayers Family History. His upcoming book, The Forgotten Revolution, will explore many of the vital, but lesser known, events of the … Continue reading →

The Mason Room has received a new shipment of the book, Images of America, New Providence, which are available for purchase for $21.99 each. In the book, local historians Joan Gonczlik and Jane Coddington explore times gone by, the development … Continue reading →