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This Month in Wayne History- Get to Know Wayne’s Carter Family

This Month in Wayne History- Get to Know Wayne’s Carter Family

Along with the virtual content offered on our website,- map, timeline, blog, Wayne Wednesdays, and more- we are so excited to be partnering with TAPInto Wayne for a series of 13 monthly articles (April...

A Brief History of Wayne’s Early Schools

A Brief History of Wayne’s Early Schools

By: Anika Sekar, volunteer at the Wayne Museum According to William Berce, author of Under the Sign of the Eagle, Wayne's first Superintendent of Schools, John A. Ryerson, delivered his first report...

A Short History of Preakness Valley Golf Course

A Short History of Preakness Valley Golf Course

By: Patrick Byrnes, Staff Member of the Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs Today marks the beginning of the 2023 Masters Tournament, and we're marking this golfing occasion...

This Month in Wayne History- Hamburg Turnpike Is Incorporated

This Month in Wayne History- Hamburg Turnpike Is Incorporated

Along with the virtual content offered on our website,- map, timeline, blog, Wayne Wednesdays, and more- we are so excited to be partnering with TAPInto Wayne for a series of 13 monthly articles (April...

Getting to Know Hester Schuyler Colfax

Getting to Know Hester Schuyler Colfax

By: Tessa Payer, Museum Specialist at the Wayne Museum and Staff Member of the Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs "One story in particular, which Mrs. Comstock remembers...

This Month in Wayne History- The Death of Uriah J. Van Riper

This Month in Wayne History- The Death of Uriah J. Van Riper

Along with the virtual content offered on our website,- map, timeline, blog, Wayne Wednesdays, and more- we are so excited to be partnering with TAPInto Wayne for a series of 13 monthly articles (April...

Understanding New Jersey’s Gradual Abolition Act

Understanding New Jersey’s Gradual Abolition Act

By: Tessa Payer, Museum Specialist at the Wayne Museum and Staff Member of the Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs On February 15th, 1804- almost 175 years after enslaved African...

The Future of the Dey Mansion Garden Restoration Project

The Future of the Dey Mansion Garden Restoration Project

The Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs (DCHA) creates and maintains a flourishing cultural landscape throughout Passaic County. As the designated proponent for the County’s heritage and the...

Wayne Township’s Very Own Inventor

Wayne Township’s Very Own Inventor

By Paul Maloney, Museum Attendant at the Wayne Museum and staff member of the Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs The Wayne Museum is celebrating “National Inventors Day”...