The Kenilworth Historical Society will host a bus trip to Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino (formerly known as the Sands) in Bethlehem, Pa., on Saturday, March 26, 2022. The trip will depart Kenilworth (St. Theresa’s School parking lot) at 8:30 a.m. and return to Kenilworth at approximately 5:30 p.m. Cost of $48 includes comfortable motor coach transportation, an approximate 6-hour visit…read more →
A virtual “Garden Party in Winter” on Sat., Feb. 26 (2 p.m.) will feature nationally acclaimed creative gardening expert, author, speaker, consultant and radio show host C.L. Fornari of Cape Cod, Mass., who will give a virtual tour of her floral, vegetable and fragrance/bird gardens, providing gardening tips along the way. During the enlightening and entertaining virtual stroll through Fornari’s…read more →
Meet and take photos with Victorian Santa at the Nitschke House; view all five period rooms of the c. 1880 home authentically decorated for the holidays; visit the site’s multicultural Christkindlmarkt, where the recently created Kenilworth Commemorative Coverlet (shown in the photo), handcrafted gift items and holiday treats/baked goods will be available for purchase; and enjoy favorite holiday tunes sung by…read more →
KENILWORTH, N.J., August 18, 2021 – Nationally acclaimed author and historian Joanne Hamilton Rajoppi will highlight women’s valiant, decades-long struggle in winning the right to vote, particularly the efforts of local and Union County pathfinders, during a Victorian “Pink Tea” to be presented by the Kenilworth Historical Society on Sat., Nov. 6, 2021, in celebration of “100 Years and More of Votes for Women.” In…read more →
The Kenilworth Historical Society will host a bus trip to Wind Creek Bethlehem Casino (formerly known as the Sands) in Bethlehem, Pa., on Saturday, October 30, 2021. The trip will depart Kenilworth (St. Theresa’s School parking lot) at 8:30 a.m. and return to Kenilworth at approximately 5:30 p.m. Cost of $48 includes comfortable motor coach transportation, an approximate 6-hour visit…read more →
A Communitywide Garage Sale will be held in Kenilworth on Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10. This major annual event, sponsored by the Kenilworth Historical Society, will take place, rain or shine, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. each day. There are usually nearly 200 participating residences. Residents who register and pay a $12 fee to hold garage sales at their homes anytime during the October 9/October 10 weekend will receive a certificate…read more →
Aug. 9, 2021 — The Kenilworth Historical Society is celebrating National Book Lovers Day with the release of a new virtual program (link to which is provided below) highlighting the fascinating story of the Pack Horse Library Project of Eastern Kentucky, a unique initiative that, between 1935 and 1943, brought packhorse-riding librarians, books and hope to isolated, impoverished Kentuckians living…read more →
The Kenilworth Historical Society will host a bus trip to the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City on Saturday, July 31, 2021. The trip will depart Kenilworth (St. Theresa’s School parking lot) at 8 a.m. and return to Kenilworth at approximately 6:30 p.m. Cost of $48 includes comfortable motor coach transportation, an approximate 6-hour visit to the casino and $10 in free slot play….read more →
Author and reporter Jacob Schaad, Jr. will highlight the history of Upsala College, which from 1898-1924 was located in Kenilworth (then known as New Orange), during a program being presented by the Kenilworth Public Library and the Kenilworth Historical Society, in coordination with Kenilworth historian Walter E. Boright, Ed.D., on Monday, June 21, 2021 at 7 p.m. All are invited to…read more →
In March 2021, the Kenilworth Historical Society commemorated Women’s History Month with a new exhibition – “100 Years and More of Votes for Women” — at the Oswald J. Nitschke House “living history” museum and cultural arts center. Through enlightening displays of historic photos, posters, artifacts and other materials, the two-room exhibition tells the story of women’s decades-long struggle to achieve suffrage (the right…read more →