Sunday, July 8 -- Sussex County
1 – 4pm
The Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History (M.A.R.C.H.) of Montague, NJ, is pleased to announce that our two historic houses, the Foster Armstrong House and Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse, have reopened for tours on Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. Open House Museum Tours at the FAH and NRS
July 8; Sunday, 1 – 4pm -- Historical speaker at the FAH at 1:00: Ken Karnas – Our wonderful local storyteller will tell three stories: “John Newton, the Englishmen who wrote the lyrics of Amazing Grace; Ona Judge, Martha Washington’s personal slave who escaped and was never retrieved, and the Story of the Star-Spangled Banner.” This 45-minute presentation will keep you on the edge of your seat!
The Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse is a historic Montague house also located within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area and maintained by M.A.R.C.H. Circa early 1820s, this building served as one of the four original school houses in Montague. Many other history displays will be available there for viewing during tours.
The Foster-Armstrong House, circa 1790, is a two-story Dutch colonial located on SC521/320 River Road, about 1 mile north of the Milford/Montague Bridge. It is listed on the State Historic Register of NJ and is a National Historic Register Site. New displays for 2018 includes “Aprons Over the Years,” with textile and handcrafted samples on loan from the Montague Grange, and a special exhibit of the one-room schoolhouses and current elementary school in Montague Township including photographs, documents, books and school records.
