• Oswald J. Nitschke House (c. 1880)

    Oswald J. Nitschke House (c. 1880)

    49 S 21st St, Kenilworth, NJ 07033
  • Partnerships With Local Schools
  • Guided tours
  • Painting nights
  • Field trips
  • Old fashioned christmas
  • For more info call: 908-709-0434

    For more info call: 908-709-0434

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    Celebrating “100 Years of Votes for Women”

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Oct. 21-22 ‘Four Centuries in a Weekend’ at Nitschke House to Feature Multicultural Living History and Garden Program, Music and ‘100 Years and More of School Days in New Orange/Kenilworth’  

Oct. 21-22 ‘Four Centuries in a Weekend’ at Nitschke House to Feature Multicultural Living History and Garden Program, Music and ‘100 Years and More of School Days in New Orange/Kenilworth’  

Visitors to Kenilworth’s historic Oswald J. Nitschke House (c. 1880), on Oct. 21 and 22 will gain glimpses into everyday life in a...
Nov. 4 ‘Pizzarama’ to Celebrate the Universal Joy of Pizza, Featuring Renowned Pizza Aficionado and Collector Telina Cuppari

Nov. 4 ‘Pizzarama’ to Celebrate the Universal Joy of Pizza, Featuring Renowned Pizza Aficionado and Collector Telina Cuppari

Participants in “Pizzarama,” a fun-filled, enlightening event to be presented by the Kenilworth Historical Society on Sat., Nov. 4,...
Kenilworth Communitywide Garage Sale to be Held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 (Register by Sept. 22)

Kenilworth Communitywide Garage Sale to be Held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 (Register by Sept. 22)

This major annual event, sponsored by the Kenilworth Historical Society, will take place, rain or shine, between the hours...

Grants

The Kenilworth Historical Society (KHS) has received general operating support, project and institutional financial stabilization grants from the N.J. Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, and the N.J. Cultural Trust. A long-range Strategic Plan and Interpretive Plan for KHS and the Oswald J. Nitschke House were funded through
N.J. Cultural Trust grants, and capital preservation grants from the N.J. Historic Trust, N.J. DEP Green Acres Program, Union County “Preserve Union County” grant program and others helped fund the multiphase restoration and transformation of the Nitschke House into a fully accessible “living history” museum and cultural arts center.

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