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Stop by the Museum on your way to the celebration at Hurd Park or before moving on to other holiday activities.  Enjoy a cool drink and a snack.  All are welcome!

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                            Calling all current and former Boy Scouts and their families to join us for an evening with Mr. Leroy Varga and Mr. Bob Bahrs to see a presentation about the history of the Boy Scouts in Dover.  Reconnect with some … Continue reading →

Ms. Andrea Proctor, the Resource Interpretative Specialist for Waterloo Historic Village, will be the guest speaker at Dover Area Historical Society’s monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at Dover Community Center, 37 N. Essex Street, Dover, beginning at 7:00 … Continue reading →

2017 is the 100th anniversary or the U.S. entry to World War I.  To commemorate that date, a number of our events this year, including our annual tea, Pathways of History, the Hurd Park Walking Tour, etc.  have had themes … Continue reading →

On Saturday, October 7, 2017 from 10:00AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday, October 8, 2017 from 12:00 noon until 4:00 PM, for the eighth year in a row, 20 historic sites in northern Morris County will be open so your family can experience a … Continue reading →

Please join us for our Tenth Annual Tea!  This year’s theme is “Dover During World War I”.  Donation – $20.00.  Limited number of tickets still available….Call Phyllis at (973) 366-4276 for a reservation.

 Saturday, September 30 –  Put on your Walking Shoes! Please join our curator, Rick Kelly, for a walking tour of Hurd Park on Saturday, September 30, 2017….see the Jackson Brook, the Doughboy statue, and hear about the history of this area of Dover.  Meet at the Park … Continue reading →

Get out of the heat and join us for a museum visit and some ice cream.  We’ll be open from 2:00pm until 4:00pm.  Admission free.  All are welcome.

Our walking tours are back! Get out you walking shoes because two are planned for the near future.  On Saturday, July 15, at 10:30am our enthusiastic museum curator, Rick Kelly, will lead a tour of the historic sites and buildings … Continue reading →