Randolph Friends Meeting House and Cemetery

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The Randolph Friends Meeting House and Cemetery Association is a non-sectarian organization established in 1898 to preserve and maintain the 1758 Meeting House site.

If you have not noticed, we started a new archaeological investigation at the Meeting House last week. The dig is in pr...
03/30/2026

If you have not noticed, we started a new archaeological investigation at the Meeting House last week. The dig is in preparation for our plans to move and rehabilitate the Annex. The dig should be finished this week. We are still raising funds for the move and rehabilitation.

Pathway 2025 Open House Our fall Pathways Open house features tours of the newly restored interior and a look at how ch...
09/18/2025

Pathway 2025 Open House
Our fall Pathways Open house features tours of the newly restored interior and a look at how children were taught mathematics at the time of the Revolution. Try solving some of the problems in William Mott's and Mary Brotherton's Cyphering Books and win a small prize. Learn how many barley corns are in an inch. We will be open Saturday and Sunday afternoon.

To celebrate the near completion of our last four years of preservation work, we are hosting an Open House October 12. ...
09/25/2024

To celebrate the near completion of our last four years of preservation work, we are hosting an Open House October 12. We realize that this is a busy holiday weekend and therefore will be hosting another Open House in the Spring. However, if you have the time and would like a first look at the work we have done, please stop in. There will be a short talk at 2, 3 and 4 pm on the preservation effort as well as disclosing the solution to a mystery that has puzzled us for many years —the mystery of the boarded over windows.

Preparing for the new parking area started five months ago. Excavation was limited to 12" to assure the few unmarked b...
04/27/2024

Preparing for the new parking area started five months ago. Excavation was limited to 12" to assure the few unmarked burials in the area were not disturbed. The opening in the wall to the left is the entrance, leading directly to an ADA compliant parking area on the right. The rest of the parking area has about a dozen space as well as room along the wall for buses.

Pathways Tour Participation CancelledIf you were planning to visit the Randolph Friends Meeting House & Cemetery during ...
04/25/2024

Pathways Tour Participation Cancelled
If you were planning to visit the Randolph Friends Meeting House & Cemetery during the 2024 Pathways to History Tours (https://pathwaysofhistorynj.net/tour-info/), please note that we have cancelled our participation due to ongoing preservation work. Due to weather and other delays, the new parking and paths will unfortunately not be completed in time to welcome visitors to the site during Pathways.

If work continues on schedule, we are tentatively planning an Open House on Saturday June 8 at 3:30 pm. The Open House will begin with a short talk on what was learned about the construction of the Meeting House when the siding was removed. Tours of the restored building and grounds will follow.

Over the next month, leading up to the Open House, look for additional posts on the current preservation work and some thoughts about future plans.
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Preparation for installation of the porous pavers that will provide the foundation for the parking area. The pavers will allow the natural meadow grasses and flowers to grow, making the parking area for the most part indistinguishable from the rest of the Cemetery.

PARKING PLANS. The parking will be limited to the northwest corner of the Cemetery. An archaeological survey of this a...
11/20/2023

PARKING PLANS. The parking will be limited to the northwest corner of the Cemetery. An archaeological survey of this area confirmed that the parking will not impact the few graves in the area. A porous grid will be used to stabilize the ground but allow grass to grow so the parking area will blend with the rest of the Cemetery.

Paragon Restoration has begun work on a major project at the Meeting House that will include the addition of on site par...
11/20/2023

Paragon Restoration has begun work on a major project at the Meeting House that will include the addition of on site parking, new paths, and restoration of the exterior and interior. The new opening in the wall (below) will restore western access to the site, which was blocked in 1880 when the current wall replaced an earlier rough stone wall.

Remember to register for Jim Lee's talk on the Randolph Friends Cemetery archaeological investigation. Oct. 29, 2:00 pm...
10/21/2022

Remember to register for Jim Lee's talk on the Randolph Friends Cemetery archaeological investigation. Oct. 29, 2:00 pm.
Click photo to register.
Some questions that will be addressed: Is Hartshorn FitzRandolph buried there? Why are some burials not marked? How can unmarked burials be discovered? Why was the investigation conducted? What did we learn?

Stop by; we are open 10:00-4:00 today, April 30.
04/30/2022

Stop by; we are open 10:00-4:00 today, April 30.

The Randolph Meeting House will be open 10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday, April 30. Stop in for a personal tour and first-...
04/18/2022

The Randolph Meeting House will be open 10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday, April 30. Stop in for a personal tour and first-hand look at our new roof. Brief presentations featuring video of the roof work will be presented at 11:00am and 2:00 pm.

This past weekend the new roof on the Meeting House was completed. For those familiar with the old roof, the new roof l...
02/28/2022

This past weekend the new roof on the Meeting House was completed. For those familiar with the old roof, the new roof looks almost too new for an old building. It will darken with time, so be patient if you liked the older look. Every 40 or so years, the roof has to be replaced to protect the interior.

This is what a 36" shingle looks like. When freshly cut, they are light in color but age quickly. The length is determ...
02/28/2022

This is what a 36" shingle looks like. When freshly cut, they are light in color but age quickly. The length is determined by the spacing of the boards to which they are nailed (battens). The spacing of the battens is known from the notches cut into the rafters. The special cedar from which they are cut should last about 40 years--about double the life of off-the-shelf shingles.

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190 Quaker Church Road
Randolph, NJ
07869

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