New Exhibit Opening

The American Revolution in New Jersey: 

Where the Battlefront Meets the Homefront 

Tuesday, February  25^th  Regular Hours

New Jersey spent much of the American Revolution as a theater of war.  This exhibit explores the rarely told story of New Jersey’s farmers, women and tradesmen and their actions during the war.  Topics discussed include the local civil wars that erupted between revolutionaries and loyalists, the multiple roles that women took on as their men went off to war, and how civilian life was affected by the regular presence of troops.  The exhibit will be open until August 29^th.  Regular Admission.

Carved in Stone: Looking at American Art in New Jersey Burial Grounds

Join Kate Nearpass Ogden, PhD as she presents, Carved in Stone: Looking at American Art in New Jersey Burial Grounds, at the Museum of Early Trades & Crafts on Sunday, January 26^th at 2pm.

Come learn about the varied and important gravestone carvings at Hillside Cemetery in Madison, New Jersey.  Exciting examples include Uzal Ward of Newark, Henry Osborn of Woodbridge, and Noah Norris of Elizabeth.  Their carvings vary from “winged soul” effigies to neo-classical motifs including willows and urns.  Other types and individual stones to be discussed include lambs (for children), a single flower or bud (for young women and girls), Masonic emblems, zinc gravestones, a stone marked “Woodsmen of the World,” and the monument to Naylor and Louisa Harrison, King and Queen of the Romany Gypsies.

Kate Nearpass Ogden is a Professor of Art History at The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey, where she teaches American art, modern art, and the history of photography.  She received her Ph.D. in art history from Columbia University, New York.  One of her current projects is a special course, Art of New Jersey, in which her students research and write essays for a class website, "The Art & Architecture of New Jersey" (artofnewjersey.net).

Advance registration recommended, call 973-377-2982 x13.  Admission $7 for Non-Members & $3 for Members.

December at the Museum

Gift Shop Sale ALL MONTH!

Friday The Thirteenth,   Friday, December 13^th  3:45-5:00 PM

Learn about common superstitions and phobias.  Create a silly phobia of your own.  Story time

& Snack.  Advanced registration recommended, call 973-377-2982 x12.  $3 admission/ participant & Regular Admission for all others.

Family Fun Day,  Saturday, December 14^th  1 PM - 3 PM

Join us at the Museum for lots of family fun and craft activity.  Family Fun Day is held every 2^nd Saturday of the month.  Advance registration recommended, call 973-377-2982 x12.  Regular Admission.

Holiday Sing, Saturday, December 14^th  2:30 PM

Join in some holiday merriment with a good old fashioned sing sing featuring songs from Handel’s Messiah.  Come to sing or just listen.  Bring your own music if you have it.  All are welcome!  Regular Admission (sheet music extra).  Call 973-377-2982 x12 for more information or to register. 

Boxing Day, Thursday, December 26^th  Regular Hours

Make a decorative box to take home.  Regular Admission.  Call 973-377-2982 x12 for more information.

 

Children’s Basket Making Workshop

The Museum will host a hands-on basket making workshop for children on Thursday, November 7^th at 4:00pm.

Join artist Elisabeth Kessler-Caporale as she leads a workshop just for children in the art of basket making.   Students will learn the techniques needed to weave a basket and will go home with a reed basket.  

Open to ages 7 (accompanied with an adult) and up.  All supplies will be provided.  Pre-registration required by Thursday, October 31^st.  Space is limited. Call 973-377-2982 x14.  Admission is $25 for non-members & $15 for Members (includes all supplies).

Workshops, Lectures, Tours, Fundraisers and more!

Bottle Hill Day

Saturday, October 5^th  11 AM - 4 PM

Go back in time with the New Jersey Frontier Guard and learn about life during the French and Indian Wars (1754 - 1765).  Stationed on the front lawn of the Museum, members of the New Jersey Frontier Guard will recreate and demonstrate the crafts, skills, military activities and daily life of the mid-eighteenth century New Jersey resident.  In addition, visitors are encouraged to explore the Museum and it's many exhibits.  For more information visit our website at www.metc.org or call 973-377-2982.  FREE!

 

Tricks-N-Treats

Family Fun Day, Saturday, October 12^th  1 PM - 3 PM

Once again the Museum will host a hauntingly fun Halloween themed afternoon.  Come in costume and participate in a number of activities, including games and crafts.  Pre-registration recommended.  For more information call 973-377-2982 x12.  Regular Admission. 

 

Cemetery Tour:  

Revolutionary Madison

Saturday, October 12^th  2pm

Join Robert Garman as he gives a tour of Hillside Cemetery in Madison, NJ.  Please meet at the cemetery.  Advance registration recommended, call 973-377-2982 x13.  Admission $10 for Non-Members & $5 for Members (includes Museum admission).

 

Exhibit Lecture

Sunday, October, 13^th  1 PM

“Both Corpses to the Grave:”The History of the American Hearse presented by Mark Nonestied.  Come learn about the history of the hearse and other funeral conveyances.  Pre-registration recommended, call 973-377-2982 x13.  Admission $7 for 

Non-Members & $3 for Members.

Needlepoint Workshop

Thursday, October 10^th 6 PM

Join owner of Foxview Needlepoint and Rug Hooking, Susan Hoekstra, as she conducts a Needlepoint Basics workshop.  Open to all beginners, participants will learn six different basic stitches & how to read a diagram.  All supplies will be provided.  Pre-registration required by Thursday, October 3^rd.  Space is limited. Call 973-377-2982 x14.  Admission is $30 for non-members & $20 for Members (includes all supplies).

 Terrarium Workshop

Sunday, October 20^th 2 PM

Join artist Tica Martin as she teaches an interactive workshop in the art of terrarium making.  Participants will learn about the history of the terrarium and then create one to take home.  All supplies will be provided.  Pre-registration required by Sunday, October 13^th.  Space is limited. Call 973-377-2982 x14.  Admission is $30 for non-members & $20 for Members (includes all supplies).

Ghosts & Ghouls

Friday, October 25^th 7 PM

Join us for an evening of filled with haunting ghost stories, enchanting music, delicious foods & spooky punch.  A silent auction will also take place.  Black & White attire suggested, costumes welcome.  Call 973-377-2982 x14.  Admission is $75.