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From the Desk of Our Interns: Highlights from their Semester at the Wayne Museum

From the Desk of Our Interns: Highlights from their Semester at the Wayne Museum

Hannah Rodums, Museum Attendant, Department of Cultural and Historic Affairs; Greg Parnham, Intern; Sarah Onufer, Intern One of the common themes we see from students who volunteer at the Wayne Museum,...

This Month in Wayne History: Dr. Robert Brubaker

This Month in Wayne History: Dr. Robert Brubaker

By Paul Maloney, Museum Attendant at the Wayne Museum and Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs Each month, we partner with TAPInto Wayne to bring you 'This Month in Wayne...

This Month in Wayne History: The History of Memorial Day

This Month in Wayne History: The History of Memorial Day

By Hannah Rodums, Museum Attendant at the Wayne Museum and Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs Each month, we partner with TAPInto Wayne to bring you 'This Month in Wayne History',...

News from the Clothing Collection

News from the Clothing Collection

By: Tessa Payer, Assistant Curator Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs; and Hannah Rodums, Museum Attendants at the Wayne Museum and Passaic County Department of Cultural &...

This Month in Wayne History: Getting to Know Elyse Schoonmaker Colfax

This Month in Wayne History: Getting to Know Elyse Schoonmaker Colfax

By Tessa Payer, Museum Specialist at the Wayne Museum and Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs Each month, we partner with TAPInto Wayne to bring you 'This Month in Wayne...

Women’s Work: The Home Demonstration Agents of Passaic County, New Jersey

Women’s Work: The Home Demonstration Agents of Passaic County, New Jersey

By Hannah Rodums, Museum Attendant at The Wayne Museum and Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs On Tuesday, June 9th, 1925, fifteen women met for a home economics demonstration...

This Month in Wayne History: Getting to Know Jannett Brown

This Month in Wayne History: Getting to Know Jannett Brown

By Tessa Payer, Museum Specialist at the Wayne Museum and Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs Each month, we partner with TAPInto Wayne to bring you 'This Month in Wayne...

The Pursuit of Black Schooling in New Jersey

The Pursuit of Black Schooling in New Jersey

February is Black History Month, and we're taking this month as an opportunity to highlight African American narratives in and around Wayne Township. And what better way to do that then to share Anika...

This Month in Wayne History: Keeping Warm in Wayne

This Month in Wayne History: Keeping Warm in Wayne

By Tessa Payer, Museum Specialist at the Wayne Museum and Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs Each month, we partner with TAPInto Wayne to bring you 'This Month in Wayne...