https://warrencountynjhistorical.org/posts/ Recent content in Posts on Warren County Historical Society Hugo en-us Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:08:37 -0400 https://warrencountynjhistorical.org/posts/farmers-fair-2026/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 12:08:37 -0400 https://warrencountynjhistorical.org/posts/farmers-fair-2026/ <p>The Warren County Historical Society will be at the 88th Annual Warren Counter Farmers&rsquo; Fair, July 25th - August 1st, 2026.</p> <p>Find our booth in Commercial Exhibitor Building #2, spaces 39 and 41. Our table will have books by local historians, reproductions of antique maps, and <em>Oak Leaves</em> newsletters.</p> <p><a href="https://warrencountyfarmersfair.org/">Click here to see the Warren County Farmers&rsquo; Fair website for more information.</a></p> https://warrencountynjhistorical.org/posts/a-night-at-rutherfurd-hall/ Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:00 -0700 https://warrencountynjhistorical.org/posts/a-night-at-rutherfurd-hall/ <figure class="float-left"><img src="https://warrencountynjhistorical.org/posts/a-night-at-rutherfurd-hall/ANightatRutherfurdHallflyer.jpg"> </figure> <p>Thank you to all who joined us for our April 18, 2026 fundraising event, &ldquo;A Night at Rutherfurd Hall.&rdquo; We are truly grateful to all who attended and helped to make the event a success with your tax-deductible contributions. Special thanks go to the staff of Rutherfurd Hall and the Rutherfurd Hall Foundation, and Foundation President Rosemary Tuohy, for all the accommodations and assistance with the event; to Mr. Tom Schiano and Mama’s Café Baci and Catering, Hackettstown, for partnering with us on the delicious food; Hop &amp; Vine Liquors of Belvidere for partnering with us on the beverages; and the band Moetta for donating their time to serve as the evening’s entertainment. We are also grateful to a number of people and organizations outside the historical society who provided important assistance in advance or the night of the event, including Vanessa Boulette, Kate Childs, Ed Coyne, Sam Jenkins, Tj Kurczewski, Colleen O’Neill-Cohen, Melanie Thiel, Vicky Thiel, Norman Worth and WRNJ Radio.</p> https://warrencountynjhistorical.org/posts/shoe-tree/ Mon, 01 Sep 2014 08:00:00 -0700 https://warrencountynjhistorical.org/posts/shoe-tree/ <figure class="float-right"><img src="https://warrencountynjhistorical.org/posts/shoe-tree/sign.jpg" alt="Historical Shoe Tree Marker sign: Barefoot country folk sat under this tree to put on shoes before going to worship across the village green."> </figure> <p>&ldquo;Everything changes,&rdquo; they say, &ldquo;except God and Belvidere.&rdquo; Pretty as a picture postcard, the tiny town of Belvidere, New Jersey (population about 2,681 according to the 2010 census), lies along the east bank of the Delaware River close to the Delaware Water Gap. &ldquo;It is a serene and peaceful blend of finely maintained Colonial and Victorian mansions,&rdquo; according to a Belvidere Chamber of Commerce <em>Victorian Days</em> flyer dated September 10, 1988.</p>