Monthly Archives: April 2025

JD SOLOMON PRESENTS “THE KIDNAPPING OF BABY LINDBERGH”

23 April 2025
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Ninety three years ago Charles Lindbergh, Jr., son of famous aviator Charles Lindbergh, was kidnapped from his home.  JD Solomon, retired journalist, regards this as the most notorious crime in NJ. This case resulted in the “Lindbergh Law”: federal kidnapping act.

The Historical society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood invites you to come to our meeting on Wednesday evening April 23rd at 7:30 PM to learn about this tragic kidnapping, criminal hunt and trial. The meeting takes place at the Historical  Shady Rest Country Club in Scotch Plains.

JD Solomon is a Westfield resident and retired journalist who gives presentations about historical true crime at senior centers and community organizations in Union County. He is the author of two historical novels.  His first, The Tinen Killings, is a thriller about aging Civil War veterans in Philadelphia in 1898. He second, Home News, is a thriller about bootlegging set in him home town of Bay Shore, NY, in 1928.

The Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood invites you to come to our meeting on Wednesday evening April 23rd beginning at 7:30 PM to learn the details about this tragic kidnapping, criminal hunt and trial. The meeting is free and open to all and is held at the historic Shady Rest Country Club, 820 Jerusalem Road (at the corner of Plainfield Ave) in Scotch Plains. Refreshments and fellowship follow the presentation. For questions, please email Info@HistoricalSocietySPFNJ.org or call 908/322-6700 Extension 230.

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Osborn Cannonball House Museum Open May 4th

18 April 2025
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The Osborn Cannonball House Museum Front with two ladies in colonial dress welcoming visitors.On Sunday, May 4, 2025, The Osborn Cannonball House Museum, located at 1840 Front Street in Scotch Plains, will be open to the public from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Costumed docents will be available to give tours of this c. 1750 house, which was home to one of Scotch Plains’ earliest families. You can hear the amazing story of how the home got its name and how the Osborn family helped in the war for our country’s freedom. The Osborn Cannonball House is furnished with both antique Colonial and Victorian decor.

From the museum’s vast antique clothing collection, there will be on display a variety of late 19th and early 20th century traveling clothes.

In addition, we will have an exhibit on Victorian china painting. Did you know that during the late 19th and early 20th centuries women throughout America engaged in a fad that swept through our nation?  You might be surprised to learn that the mania which took our nation by storm was “Victorian China Painting.” Learn how this craze crossed all economic barriers by providing American women with an appropriate and respectable way to express themselves.  Additionally, discover how this fad created new job opportunities for poorer women who could earn wages by engaging in “a form of employment befitting their sex.”

We hope you will join us!

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Osborn Cannonball House Museum Closed April 6th

3 April 2025
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Photo of Victorian room with exposed ceiling

Alas, we are still working on replacing the Victorian room ceiling thus we will be unable to open the museum to the public on  museum will not be open on April 6th. It will be finished in time for the school visit on April 23rd and the public opening on May 5th.

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