Tag: Thomas Warne Museum
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Kamala Harris’ husband has roots in Matawan, Old Bridge
OLD BRIDGE – Kamala Harris’ husband has roots in the Matawan and Old Bridge area. In November 2019, Douglas Emhoff tweeted “I lived in Matawan/Old Bridge from 1969-1981 so New Jersey is still very much in my veins.” On Nov. 7, it was projected that former Vice President Joe Biden earned enough electoral votes to…
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Historical Madison American Newspapers available online for free
The historical Madison American Newspapers are available online for free. The Madison-Old Bridge Township Historical Society, working with the Old Bridge Library Board, has completed the digitization of the society’s collection of Madison Township newspapers. This collection of newspapers is from former Township Clerk Mary Brown. The public can browse the website at https://thomas-warne-museum.com called…
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Old Bridge concludes year-long 150th anniversary celebration with tree lighting ceremony
OLD BRIDGE – The Township of Old Bridge concluded its year-long 150th anniversary celebration with a tree lighting ceremony at the Thomas Warne Museum with Christmas carols from Voices of Old Bridge; reminiscing with one another; and cakes, cookies and hot cocoa galore. Jeffrey Kagan, recording secretary of the museum, said two former students of…
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Tomato wars and the Italian elixir of life
Ah September, the end of summer vacation and the start of another school year. It’s also the end of tomato season, and growing up in the 1950s that meant canning. Awakened at sunrise by my father, who by 4:30 a.m. had already had his coffee and set up the grinding machine, my sister and I…
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Learn about the history of Old Bridge on June 29
The Madison-Old Bridge Township Historical Society will present a lecture on Old Bridge from the 1600s to early 1869 from noon to 1 p.m. on June 29 at the Thomas Warne Museum & Library, 4216 Route 516, across from Old Bridge High School. Free admission. Light refreshments will be served.
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Hicks and city folk – School life in Old Bridge in the early 1960s
We were hicks. They were city folk. But it didn’t stop us from getting along just fine. Although I admit I might have snickered a few times when one of them came down with a rash because they didn’t know poison ivy leaves from maple leaves. It was the early 1960s and Madison Township (Old…
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Old Bridge Township to celebrate 150 years with a number of events
OLD BRIDGE – Township officials are rolling out a marketing campaign with the theme “Celebrate Old Bridge” and are holding a number events to mark the township’s 150 years. In the coming weeks, street banners, pole banners and other signs, which include a logo of the township’s years 1869 to 2019 and names Madison-Old Bridge,…
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White nights and black potatoes: Remembering winters in rural Madison Township in the 1950s
Recently, I was reminded that young people today have a hard time imagining what it was like growing up all those years ago. They never used a rotary phone, don’t know what a church key is, how chicken eggs are collected, or what it means to shoot marbles. That got me thinking that perhaps they…
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Thomas Warne Museum to participate in Blue Star Museums program
OLD BRIDGE – The Thomas Warne Museum is one of more than 2,000 museums across the country to offer free admission to military personnel and their families this summer in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), Blue Star Families and the Department of Defense. Through Labor Day, the program provides families an opportunity…