Historic Association of Fair Haven

08/07/2026

08/07/2026

You’re cordially invited! 🍾 50 Days until

THE 2026 FAIR HAVEN GARDEN PARTY

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Join us for the 21st Annual Fair Haven Garden Party — Saturday, September 26, 2026, from 4–7 PM

Link to purchase tickets below 🩶

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https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/21st-annual-fair-haven-garden-party

05/20/2026

🇺🇸 On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary, marking 250 years since the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 ❤️🤍🩵

To celebrate this special milestone, the Fair Haven Public School District is working together with the Historic Association of Fair Haven to provide opportunities and experiences tor students across the district. ❤️🇺🇸📚❣️

Students are invited to share their creativity, using freedom as a theme, by entering a Poster and/or Essay contest ! 🩵 This contest is completely voluntary 🍎📚🖍️

❣️ Submissions are due Thursday, May 21st at 4PM ❣️

➖ One winner will be chosen from each grade band.
➖ The winners will be recognized at the June 24. 2026 Board of Education meeting.
➖ The winning pieces will be displayed at Fair Haven’s
4th of July parade

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photo credit: Dorn’s Classic Images

03/20/2026

📚 The pictured school, built in 1878 on Willow Street, is seen around the time of its completion.

Fair Haven’s first school district was formed in 1841, the year a school was reported built on the eastern stem of River Road. A larger room over a store was later used. The former school and lot were auctioned on May 24, 1879, and sold to Forman Smith for $25. The property was expanded and used as a shop by Forman’s sons, local builders, near his home at 867 River Road.

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➖Randall Gabrielan

02/24/2026

INTRODUCING 👏🏼 our new Online Digital Archive + we would love your submissions !

A New Year’s Toast to Old Stories
We’re starting 2026 by opening our archive—and we’d love your help filling it.

Photos in shoeboxes. Letters in drawers. Programs, documents, and memories you’ve been meaning to organize “someday.” This is that day.

Digital items can be submitted here: https://form.jotform.com/253466151196056

Physical items? We’d love to talk. Please reach out to [email protected]

Here’s to a new year, fewer lost memories, and an archive that belongs to all of us. Cheers to preserving our shared past.

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Historic Association of Fair Haven

https://www.fairhavenhistory.org

01/07/2026

Join Us For A Historic Evening 📜 TALES OF THE PENINSULA 1880-1930 🎞️ FEATURING GUEST SPEAKER, CHRIS BRENNER

PRESENTED BY THE
HISTORIC ASSOCIATION OF FAIR HAVEN
FAIR HAVEN 250 COMMITTEE AND RUMSON 250 COMMITTEE

Wednesday,
January 28, 2026 6:30 pm

• BETHEL AND FISK CHAPELS
• RIDING RIVERS AND RAILS
• THE MCCARTER ESTATE

📍COMMUNITY CENTER
35 FISK STREET
FAIR HAVEN, NJ 07704

12/14/2025

OPEN ! ❄️ Bicentennial Hall will be open until 4pm ! 🩵 The Yuletide Carolers will be performing from 3PM - 4PM 🎶 Stop by to see our History of Fair Haven display + do a kids craft !

we have Notecards for sale + have complimentary gift wrapping for items purchased in town + plenty of ribbon to add a wish to the Wishing Tree ! 🖊️

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12/09/2025

🗝️ McCarter Pond — Fair Haven, NJ

The pond was part of the sprawling estate of Thomas N. McCarter (1867-1955), a significant figure in New Jersey’s public utility history.

The man-made pond was part of the McCarter estate, between Fair Haven Road and Buttonwood Lane. The estate was owned by Thomas McCarter, a prominent lawyer, who built it in the early 20th century. McCarter created this private pond after damming a small creek. In the winter, blocks of ice would be cut from the pond and stored in the family’s icehouse for use in the warmer months.

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