Please join us for the installation of the final Minisink Trail marker in Monmouth County. This will be the final sign in a series of eight, placed in Monmouth County from Navesink to Freneau Woods (Aberdeen). There will be guest speakers and an unveiling ceremony followed by refreshments. Click on the flyer image for more […]
Our normally scheduled tours for the third Sunday of the month will be cancelled today (4/19) as we work on setting up new exhibits. We'll be back next month for […]
We are happy to welcome well-known local historian John Schneider back to MHS! Please join us for this free event, open to the public. A brief business meeting will follow John’s talk. This event is co-sponsored by the Keyport Historical Society. Topic – “The Deadly Divide: America’s First Civil War During the American Revolution” […]
We are happy to announce that the Matawan Historical Society and Burrowes Mansion Museum will be participating in the annual “Weekend in Old Monmouth” on Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2026. The Mansion will be open to the public from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and 12 PM to 5 PM […]
We are happy to announce that the Matawan Historical Society and Burrowes Mansion Museum will be participating in the annual “Weekend in Old Monmouth” on Saturday, May 2nd and Sunday, May 3rd, 2026. The Mansion will be open to the public from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturday and 12 PM to 5 PM […]
This event has been postponed to 5/16/26 because of the threat of rain. Please see event entry for that date.
NOTE NEW DATE: Postponed from 5/9/2026 ***One of the BEST rummage sales in all of NJ returns May 16th!*** Please join us for the Matawan Historical Society’s 3rd Annual Rummage Sale & Fundraiser - Saturday, May 16th in the backyard of Burrowes Mansion from 9 am - 1 pm We have will have incredible items […]
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, […]
Larry Mihlon is a retired Chief of Police from West Long Branch who has been a living historian, reenactor and actor for decades. In celebration of our Nation's 250th Anniversary, he […]
Please join us to dedicate new grave markers for Revolutionary War Patriots at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Matawan. Those being honored include: Captain Samuel Carhart (1737 - 1809) Private William […]