Dey Mansion will be hosting its first professional development workshop
What can an object tell us about the lives of the people who used them? Join the Assistant Director for Interpretation and Education for an object-based, hands-on exploration of Colonial Life at the Dey...
Lecture Series: Outwater’s Militia and Bergen County
Sunday, April 22, 2018 / 1:00 -3:00PM The Dey Mansion is hosting another lecture on Bergen County and its militia as part of its 2018 lecture series. Special guest Robert J. Shanahan, Jr., Esq. will explore...
Washington’s Birthday Celebration
Come celebrate General Washington’s birthday with the Dey Mansion! Visitors can take part in our salute to George Washington, eat cake, and learn more about the country's first president. Special...
Lecture Series: Van Houten House: Paterson’s 18th Century Legacy
The Van Houten House is a city-owned property within Westside Park, a municipal park bordering the north shore of the Passaic River. The 26.6-acre park was established in 1888 from a parcel previously...
Shakespeare comes to Dey Mansion for Valentine’s Day
Join us Dey Mansion the evening of February 6th or February 13th. Scenes will include and peppered with sonnets: Love lesson scene of Rosalind and Orlando from "As You Like It" Stealing away...
Dey Mansion Celebrates Distaff Day
In many European cultural traditions, women resumed their household work after the “twelve days of Christmas.” Women of all classes would spend their evenings on the wheel. During the day, they would...
Nederlandse Kerstmis (Dutch Christmas) at Dey Mansion
Come celebrate with us as we await the arrival of Sinterklaas, who will be making a special appearance, along with our men at arms from New Jersey’s local militia. The mansion will be fully decorated...
Hearts of Oak Coming to Dey Mansion
Admission inside the Mansion will be $5.00 per person, children 6 years of age and under are free. The Hearts of Oak were a volunteer militia that was formed circa 1775 in New York City. Militia members...