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The Hermitage Museum The Hermitage is a National Historic Landmark celebrating over 250 years of history.
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One of the recipe books in The Hermitage archives came with a mystery: no clear indication of who it belonged to.🕵️‍♀️Th...
11/05/2026

One of the recipe books in The Hermitage archives came with a mystery: no clear indication of who it belonged to.🕵️‍♀️

The cookbook committee began looking for clues.

✒️The handwriting.
📖The recipes selected.
🍪Even the way ingredients were listed.

Their best guess led to one of the more mysterious people in The Hermitage story: Kathryn “Katie” Zahner.

Katie had worked as a live-in servant for members of the Rosencrantz family before moving into The Hermitage with Mary Elizabeth in 1943. The two would live in the house for the rest of their lives.

Even more intriguing? This is one of the only known photographs of Katie.

Her possible recipe book is one of the archival sources explored while creating The Hermitage Baking Book.

📖 Coming December 2026
Preorder our Baking Book → Link in bio or thehermitage.org/cookbook

If these walls could talk…They would have 250 years of stories to tell.💬Stories of a changing America. Of the people who...
11/03/2026

If these walls could talk…They would have 250 years of stories to tell.💬

Stories of a changing America. Of the people who lived here. Of family, tradition, architecture and everyday life across generations.

🕯️ 250 Years of America, by Candlelight.

📅 November 29 & December 4, 5, 11, 13, 18 & 20
🕖 6:00 PM & 7:00 PM Tours begin promptly, please arrive 10 min .early.
🎟️ $25 per person

Space is limited. Reserve today.
Event Details & Tickets → Link in bio or Hermitage.org/Events

🍂 What a beautiful fall day at The Hermitage!The grounds are bursting with autumn color, and they’re open for you to enj...
11/01/2026

🍂 What a beautiful fall day at The Hermitage!
The grounds are bursting with autumn color, and they’re open for you to enjoy. Take a walk, soak in the season, and experience a little history along the way.
Come enjoy fall at The Hermitage. 🍁

Six women. A century of recipes. One remarkable house.The recipes preserved at The Hermitage tell more than the story of...
10/31/2026

Six women. A century of recipes. One remarkable house.

The recipes preserved at The Hermitage tell more than the story of what people ate. They offer a glimpse into the women who lived, cooked, baked and shared recipes here across generations.

The Hermitage Baking Book: One House, a Century of Recipes draws from recipe collections connected to six Hermitage residents, spanning from the mid-1800s through the mid-1900s:

Cornelia “Killie” Dayton Rosencrantz
Mary Caroline “Kitty” Warner Rosencrantz
Mary Elizabeth “Aunt Bess” Rosencrantz
Bessie Grove Tyler Rosencrantz
Mary Elizabeth “Elizabeth” Rosencrantz II
Kathryn “Katie” Zahner

Now, recipes preserved in their handwritten books, diaries and cards are being brought back to the kitchen.

📖 Coming December 2026
Preorder our Baking Book → Link in bio or thehermitage.org/cookbook

If you were setting a Victorian tea table, what would be your must-have centerpiece?🌹 Fresh flowers 🕯 Crystal candlestic...
10/29/2026

If you were setting a Victorian tea table, what would be your must-have centerpiece?

🌹 Fresh flowers 🕯 Crystal candlesticks ☕ Fine china 📖 Vintage books

Tell us in the comments!

At our upcoming Tablescaping, Rosencrantz Style event, you’ll learn how Victorian families used décor, flowers, and etiquette to create memorable gatherings.

Plus, you’ll design your own teacup floral arrangement to take home

More than a century ago, visitors came to The Hermitage for homemade food, tea, and stories in the front parlor. Join us...
10/29/2026

More than a century ago, visitors came to The Hermitage for homemade food, tea, and stories in the front parlor.

Join us, November 8th, we’re bringing that spirit of hospitality back. 🫖💐

It took more than a century to collect these recipes. And more than 200 volunteers to help bring them back to life.Measu...
10/28/2026

It took more than a century to collect these recipes. And more than 200 volunteers to help bring them back to life.

Measurements change. Ingredients change. Ovens change. Sometimes instructions simply aren't there.

So before the recipes in The Hermitage Baking Book could reach your kitchen, they had to be baked, interpreted, compared and tested.

💞A very special thank you to the more than 200 volunteers signed up to help.

The result is a collection rooted in The Hermitage archives and made to be baked again. Bring Hermitage history into your kitchen.

📖 Coming December 2026
Preorder our Baking Book → Link in bio or thehermitage.org/cookbook

ARTISANS WANTED ✨The Hermitage in Ho-Ho-Kus is looking for a few additional local artisans and specialty makers for our ...
10/28/2026

ARTISANS WANTED ✨

The Hermitage in Ho-Ho-Kus is looking for a few additional local artisans and specialty makers for our Winter Market!

We’re curating a distinctive mix of handcrafted goods, jewelry, art, home décor, gourmet foods, seasonal gifts and specialty products.

Interested in participating?
Link in bio or https://www.thehermitage.org/contact.html
Grand Opening on November 14. Open through December 20th.

Are you ready for a taste of the Hermitage? 🍪"The Hermitage Baking Book: One House, a Century of Recipes" is coming in D...
10/28/2026

Are you ready for a taste of the Hermitage? 🍪

"The Hermitage Baking Book: One House, a Century of Recipes" is coming in December 2026. This book features nearly 40 delicious treats collected from handwritten recipe books in the Hermitage archives, which span from the mid-1800s to mid-1900s.

Preorder our Baking Book → Link in bio or thehermitage.org/cookbook

Calling Local Artisans ✨The Hermitage is seeking a select group of artisans and makers to join our Winter Market Grand O...
10/27/2026

Calling Local Artisans ✨

The Hermitage is seeking a select group of artisans and makers to join our Winter Market Grand Opening!

We’re looking for beautifully made, distinctive products that feel special enough for holiday gifting, including:

🎁 Fine art & handcrafted goods
💍 Jewelry & accessories
🏡 Home & seasonal décor
🕯️ Candles & specialty goods
🍫 Gourmet foods & treats
🌿 Botanical & garden-inspired gifts
✨ Unique, elevated holiday finds

If your work would be a great fit for a curated holiday shopping experience at The Hermitage, we’d love to hear from you.

Interested in participating? Link in bio or https://www.thehermitage.org/contact.html
Grand Opening on November 14. Open through December 20th.

Address

335 N Franklin Tpke
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ
07423

Opening Hours

Tuesday 10am - 4pm
Wednesday 10am - 4pm
Thursday 10am - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 12pm - 4pm
Sunday 12pm - 4pm

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