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Burrowes Mansion Tours

Burrowes Mansion Museum 94 Main Street, Matawan, NJ, United States

On the first and third Sunday of each month, Matawan Historical Society Mansion volunteers provide tours of the Burrowes Mansion to the public. Everyone is welcome and the tours are free (although donations to the Society are greatly appreciated). Each tour leads visitors room-to-room while guides discuss the Mansion’s dramatic history, unique architecture, period furniture, […]

Free

Burrowes Mansion Tours

Burrowes Mansion Museum 94 Main Street, Matawan, NJ, United States

On the first and third Sunday of each month, Matawan Historical Society Mansion volunteers provide tours of the Burrowes Mansion to the public. Everyone is welcome and the tours are free (although donations to the Society are greatly appreciated). Each tour leads visitors room-to-room while guides discuss the Mansion’s dramatic history, unique architecture, period furniture, […]

Free

Burrowes Mansion Tours

Burrowes Mansion Museum 94 Main Street, Matawan, NJ, United States

On the first and third Sunday of each month, Matawan Historical Society Mansion volunteers provide tours of the Burrowes Mansion to the public. Everyone is welcome and the tours are free (although donations to the Society are greatly appreciated). Each tour leads visitors room-to-room while guides discuss the Mansion’s dramatic history, unique architecture, period furniture, […]

Free

February Presentation and Meeting: “Stories of Slavery in Monmouth County, NJ”

Matawan Borough Hall 201 Broad Street, Matawan, NJ, United States

Presenter:  Rick Geffken Topic: “Stories of Slavery in Monmouth County, NJ” In this talk, historian Rick Geffken presents the history of slavery in Monmouth County and our local area.  According to Rick: Slavery was “baked into” New Jersey from its very beginnings. In the 1664-65 Concession and Agreement of the Lords Proprietors of the Province of […]

Free

Burrowes Mansion Tours

Burrowes Mansion Museum 94 Main Street, Matawan, NJ, United States

On the first and third Sunday of each month, Matawan Historical Society Mansion volunteers provide tours of the Burrowes Mansion to the public. Everyone is welcome and the tours are free (although donations to the Society are greatly appreciated). Each tour leads visitors room-to-room while guides discuss the Mansion’s dramatic history, unique architecture, period furniture, […]

Free

March Presentation and Meeting: “My View of Our History”

Matawan Borough Hall 201 Broad Street, Matawan, NJ, United States

Presenter:  John Schneider Topic: “My View of Our History” In this special presentation, John Schneider takes an often-humorous journey through time as he describes his experiences as a local historian. John is recognized by Monmouth County as one of the top 50 historians in our area during the last 50 years.  

Free

Burrowes Mansion Tours

Burrowes Mansion Museum 94 Main Street, Matawan, NJ, United States

On the first and third Sunday of each month, Matawan Historical Society Mansion volunteers provide tours of the Burrowes Mansion to the public. Everyone is welcome and the tours are free (although donations to the Society are greatly appreciated). Each tour leads visitors room-to-room while guides discuss the Mansion’s dramatic history, unique architecture, period furniture, […]

Free

Burrowes Mansion Tours

Burrowes Mansion Museum 94 Main Street, Matawan, NJ, United States

On the first and third Sunday of each month, Matawan Historical Society Mansion volunteers provide tours of the Burrowes Mansion to the public. Everyone is welcome and the tours are free (although donations to the Society are greatly appreciated). Each tour leads visitors room-to-room while guides discuss the Mansion’s dramatic history, unique architecture, period furniture, […]

Free

Burrowes Mansion Book Signing Event

The Matawan Historical Society is proud to announce the long-awaited reprinting 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. The Burrowes Mansion, constructed in 1723, celebrated its 300th Birthday in 2023, and this newly expanded edition […]

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