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Bus Trip to Atlantic City’s Tropicana Casino to Benefit Nitschke House

Bus Trip to Atlantic City’s Tropicana Casino to Benefit Nitschke House

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 →

20 Jun, 2021
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Author Jacob Schaad, Jr. To Highlight History of Upsala College, Formerly Located in New Orange/Kenilworth During a June 21 Program/Book-Signing Event

Author Jacob Schaad, Jr. To Highlight History of Upsala College, Formerly Located in New Orange/Kenilworth During a June 21 Program/Book-Signing Event

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 →

19 Jun, 2021
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‘100 Years and More of Votes for Women’ Exhibition Unveiled at Nitschke House

‘100 Years and More of Votes for Women’ Exhibition Unveiled at Nitschke House

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 →

10 May, 2021
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Remembering Famed Aviator/WWII Hero Jimmy Doolittle’s March 1929 Crash Landing in Kenilworth

Remembering Famed Aviator/WWII Hero Jimmy Doolittle’s March 1929 Crash Landing in Kenilworth

KENILWORTH, N.J., March 16, 2021 — This week in history marks 92 years since famed aviator and World War II hero James (Jimmy) Doolittle, who in 1942 won particular acclaim for his raid on Tokyo, crashed his experimental plane on Kenilworth’s Faitoute Avenue while attempting an emergency landing in dense fog. In personal accounts, Doolittle credited the incident with reinforcing…read more →

21 Mar, 2021
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‘Herbs for the Teapot’ Virtual Program Features Useful Tips on Blending and Brewing Herbs for Tea

‘Herbs for the Teapot’ Virtual Program Features Useful Tips on Blending and Brewing Herbs for Tea

Enjoy learning about, blending and brewing a variety of herbal teas in the comfort of your own home this winter through the Kenilworth Historical Society’s new “Herbs for the Teapot” virtual program. Program registrants will be sent an electronic link to a prerecorded, approximate one-hour video presentation by professional clinical herbalist and proprietor Susanna Reppert Brill, who discusses various herbs…read more →

22 Jan, 2021
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Meet ‘Victorian Santa’ at Nitschke House During Dec. 6 Holiday Celebration

Meet ‘Victorian Santa’ at Nitschke House During Dec. 6 Holiday Celebration

On Sunday, Dec. 6, from 1 p.m. – 4:30 p.m., visitors will have an opportunity to meet and take photos with Victorian Santa, safely “social-distanced” on the open front porch of the historic Oswald J. Nitschke House and to visit the site’s outdoor Christkindlmarkt featuring the newly created Kenilworth Commemorative Coverlet, handcrafted wreaths and other gift items and holiday treats/baked…read more →

28 Nov, 2020
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New Kenilworth Commemorative Coverlet Featuring Local Historic Sites/Landmarks Available In Time for Holidays

New Kenilworth Commemorative Coverlet Featuring Local Historic Sites/Landmarks Available In Time for Holidays

A beautiful new commemorative coverlet (throw) featuring many of Kenilworth’s prominent historic sites and landmarks is available on a pre-order basis from the Kenilworth Historical Society. As with its predecessor, which was produced in 2007, this second edition coverlet is being viewed as a wonderful heirloom gift to be enjoyed and treasured from generation to generation. The cost of the…read more →

15 Oct, 2020
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First Virtual Programs in New ‘Keeping History Strong’ Series (Posted Here) Celebrate ‘100 Years of Votes for Women’

First Virtual Programs in New ‘Keeping History Strong’ Series (Posted Here) Celebrate ‘100 Years of Votes for Women’

The Kenilworth Historical Society is celebrating “100 Years of Votes for Women” as well as other historical happenings through a newly launched series of virtual programs for viewing by the general public via social media, including the organization’s website (www.kenilworthhistoricalsociety.org) and Facebook page. ​The storybook readings are being presented by Kenilworth Historical Society board member and historical interpreter Karen DeMaio, who also is a 2nd-grade teacher at St. Theresa School in Kenilworth. Although…read more →

15 Oct, 2020
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Nov. 14 Victorian ‘Pink Tea’ to Celebrate ‘100 Years of Votes for Women’ With Featured Speaker Joanne Hamilton Rajoppi

Nov. 14 Victorian ‘Pink Tea’ to Celebrate ‘100 Years of Votes for Women’ With Featured Speaker Joanne Hamilton Rajoppi

A Victorian “Pink Tea” celebrating “100 Years of Votes for Women” will feature a suffragette-themed presentation by Joanne Hamilton Rajoppi, nationally acclaimed historian and author. The Sat., Nov. 14 event will be hosted by the Kenilworth Historical Society at the Kenilworth Veterans Center (33 South 21 Street) starting at 12:30 p.m. An array of assorted teas, tea sandwiches and desserts…read more →

10 Oct, 2020
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Kenilworth Communitywide Garage Sale to be Held October 10-11

A Communitywide Garage Sale will be held in Kenilworth on Sat., Oct. 10 and Sunday, Oct. 11, from 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. each day, rain or shine. Registration deadline is Fri., Oct. 2. Nearly 200 residences usually participate in this major annual event sponsored by the Kenilworth Historical Society. Residents who register and pay a $12 fee to hold…read more →

10 Oct, 2020
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