Mendham Borough Historical Society

11/24/2021

This page no longer has an active facilitator. Please attempt to find your answers elsewhere. I am now residing in North Carolina and do not know who to forward these amazing questions to. I apologize for any frustration this may cause you.

07/16/2020

09/07/2015

Labor Day Parade!!!!!!! September 7, 2015, 10:00 a.m. Center of Town, or all up and down Old RT. 24 East to Tempe Wick Road.

02/06/2015

NEXT MEETING IS IN MARCH. COME.

09/20/2013

http://www.zentangle.com

Zentangle is an enjoyable and uplifting artform for all ages and skill levels.

09/24/2011

Did you know: The very first library in Mendham was established in 1797 for the purpose of circulating religious books within the community. The first permanent library was in St. Mark's Rectory on East Main Street, later moving to a building behind Robinson's Drug Shop. In 1932 Mrs. Louise Demarest very generously donated the Hilltop Road Library to the people of Mendham in memory of her daughter.

09/20/2011

Robinson's Drug Shop was an important communication center in Mendham. Why???? The first public telephone was installed there in 1892. Telephones in private homes was not the norm.

09/17/2011

The First people to occupy this watershed region were the Lenape Indians--one of the many sub-tribes of the great Algonquin Nation. This area was called roxiticus by the Indians. The word means "a meeting place." Later, Roxiticus was used to designate the two white settlements Black Horse and Wills Settlement, now known as Mendham and Ralston.

09/14/2011

Come to our Free Presentations. The last Tuesday evening of the month. These are free and Open to the Public – All are Invited. Garabrant Center on Wilson Street; Mendham, NJ 07945 General Business meeting of the Society at 7:30 p.m. Programs start at 8:00 p.m.