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The Bicentennial Series Part One: The History of Stillwater’s Roads
Hosted by Andy Martin, Historian, at the Stillwater Community Center, 931 Swartswood Road on April 26, 2025 1:00 PM
Read More2024 HSST Scholarship Winner Announced
Barbara Burton, 2024 HSST Scholarship recipient Amanda Lo and Shelly Vosper pose in front of the Academy Museum.
Read MoreMiddleville’s Best Kept Secret
Historical Society member Michelle Vosper peers into the 1920s history of her hometown and uncovers a connection between Middleville and the grandfather of Harry Chapin.
Read MoreSecond Graders Visit Museum
It would be difficult to find a group of students more curious and spirited than second graders. On the morning of October 17th, thirty-six pupils from Stillwater School were led single file across Stillwater Road by teachers Lynda Collier, Kerri LoCicero and Michele Byrd.
Read MoreA Yuletime Stroll
The Historical Society of Stillwater Township presents “A Yule Time Stroll” celebrating the magical season of Christmas in an old fashioned, home spun way involving our community, our patrons, our vendors and our guests. This event, to be held in Historic Stillwater Township Sunday December 17th from 11am to 5pm. We hope to will take […]
Read MoreRecollections of a Green Pastor
Larry Brasher’s stories of Stillwater in the 1970’s are part of the oral history of our community. They are a testimony to the importance of documenting, preserving and revisiting our shared past.
Read MoreORAL HISTORY: Stories from Stillwater in the 70s
Larry Brasher is a master storyteller whose humorous anecdotes celebrate the heart and soul of this rural community in the 1970s.
Read MoreTocks Island Dam Debacle
From 1965 to 1975, a dam and reservoir proposed for the Delaware River was the source of extreme anguish and outrage for residents of Sussex County and nearby regions. Thousands of families on both sides of the river were forced to leave their homes.
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