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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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”...
This Month in Wayne History- Beatrice DeMille, Wayne Township, and the Crime of the Century
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...