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 […]
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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, […]
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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, […]
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This event has been postponed to 5/16/26 because of the threat of rain. Please see event entry for that date.
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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 has assembled a presentation of Uncle Sam and performs a reading of the Declaration of Independence, as well as a brief overview of the Uncle […]
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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 G Crawford (1757 - 1837) Patriot Samuel Forman (1713 - 1792) Private John Lisk (1756 - 1823) Sergeant William Van Pelt (1760 - 1839) […] |