Pride in Our Past & Present
Settled by a group of Scottish Presbyterians beginning in the 1680’s, Matawan was first called New Aberdeen, and then Mount Pleasant. Today, Matawan’s historic town core retains its appeal as a place to live, work, and shop.
Burrowes Mansion Book Now Available
The new edition of The Burrowes Mansion of Matawan New Jersey: and Notations on the History of Monmouth County, Second Edition (2023) by Mary Lou Diecker and Barry C. Orr is now available! The Burrowes Mansion, constructed in 1723, celebrated its 300th Birthday in 2023, and this newly expanded edition of the book commemorates that anniversary. Please visit our “Shop” page to order your copy
Burrowes Mansion 300th Anniversary
On June 3rd and June 4th 2023, the Matawan Historical Society held a historic event honoring the Burrowes Mansion and its 300 years of history. The festivities included a reenactment of the 1778 Mansion raid by the British (see video here), a self-guided walking tour of the Matawan historic district, tours of the Mansion, and many other activities. The anniversary was featured in the Asbury Park Press on June 3rd.
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The Burrowes Mansion Museum is all decked out for the Annual Holiday Musicale Open House. Join us today from 1:00-4:00 pm.
Enjoy the sounds of the Balancing Act Quartet from 1:30-2:15 pm and Steven Russell and the voices of MadRegalia from 2:30-3:15 pm. MHS member Diane
Doolittle will also play her flute in between the quartets.
Free event (donations gladly accepted) and refreshments for all.
Merchandise will be available as will gifts of membership. The book about the history of the Burrowes Mansion will also be on sale and can be autographed today by the author.
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We so enjoyed performing for you today! The mansion looked beautiful with all of the decorations, and everyone there seemed to be having a great time!
Don't miss the chance to purchase a unique gift for family and friends. Buy the gift of History and purchase the gift of membership in the Matawan Historical Society.
You can also purchase a membership online at MatawanHistoricalSociety.org along with 𝓣𝓱𝓮 𝓑𝓾𝓻𝓻𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓼 𝓜𝓪𝓷𝓼𝓲𝓸𝓷 𝓸𝓯 𝓜𝓪𝓽𝓪𝔀𝓪𝓷, 𝓝𝓙: 𝓪𝓷𝓭 𝓝𝓸𝓽𝓪𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷𝓼 𝓸𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓗𝓲𝓼𝓽𝓸𝓻𝔂 𝓸𝓯 𝓜𝓸𝓷𝓶𝓸𝓾𝓽𝓱 𝓒𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽𝔂 and 𝘼 𝙎𝙚𝙡𝙛-𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙏𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙈𝙖𝙩𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙘 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙩.
Merchandise will be on sale on Sunday, December 8th during our Annual Holiday Musicale and Open House, 1 pm to 4 pm at Burrowes Mansion Museum - 94 Main Street, Matawan.
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