On Sunday, October 20 at 3:00pm, the Mahwah Museum will host the first of its monthly gallery talks about the neighborhoods in the new Mahwah Museum exhibit “Neighborhoods of Mahwah: 1913-2013.” East Mahwah, which includes Cragmere, Franklin Commons, Ramapo Gardens, Applewood, Paddington Square and the business district along Franklin Turnpike, will be featured. Visitors to the Museum will be able to join the talk and learn about East Mahwah from Museum Trustee and lifelong Cragmere resident John Edwards. Visitors will be invited to share their own stories and photos. Admission to the East Mahwah Gallery Talk is $3.00.
The East Mahwah exhibit includes information on The New Jersey Rapid Transit Trolley, and Betsy Ross Elementary School, which stands on what was once the Ezra Miller Estate. Another topic of the exhibit is the Bean Field, once used as a training ground by the National Guard, and now home to Franklin Commons and many businesses along Franklin Turnpike. Some of the many picturesque homes of Cragmere are featured as is Joyce Kilmer, Cragmere’s most famous resident.
The Donald Cooper Railroad, located downstairs, is a favorite of children. Every week, volunteers put in many hours maintaining and updating the railroad, providing visitors with ever changing scenes. The Donald Cooper Railroad is included with Museum admission; it is open on weekends from 1-4 p.m.
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The Les Paul Exhibit is open weekends and Wednesdays; visitors will be allowed to “Play a Les Paul Guitar” by appointment. To reserve, contact lectures@mahwahmuseum.org. For more information on Museum events, gallery talks and lectures, visit www.mahwahmuseum.org or call 201-512-0099. The Mahwah Museum. 201 Franklin Turnpike, is open on weekends and Wednesdays from 1-4 p.m. Admission to the Museum is $5 for non-members, children and members are free.
The Mahwah Museum receives operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission, Department of State.
