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Four Centuries in a Weekend at the Osborn Cannonball House Museum, Saturday, October 21 and Sunday, October 22

11 September 2023
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Six ladies dressed in 18th and 19th century fashions in the kitchen of the Osborn Cannonball House Museum

Tour the 18th century Osborn house, which was hit by cannonball fire during The Battle of the Short Hills, and hear about the many accomplishments of one of the most important founding families of Scotch Plains.
 
Learn about two of the Osborn brothers who grew up in the house, Jonathan Hand Osborn and Henry Osborn, who were Revolutionary War soldiers and prolific master gravestone cutters, with examples of their work still viewable in many NJ cemeteries. There will be photos of the Osborns’ stones on display and an exhibit of the tools used by these skilled tradesmen.
 
The Osborn house will be open on both days from 12 pm until 5 pm and decorated as a “haunted” house for Four Centuries in a Weekend. Children will be able to get an early Halloween treat and make their own ghost dolls!  Admission is free to all. Docents will also be offering tours, on both days, of the fully-furnished circa 1760 town home.

The Museum is located at 1840 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ  07076. Admission to the museum is free but donations are always welcome. 

For more information email Info@HistoricalSocietySPFNJ.org or call 908-322-6700 Extension 230.

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Open for Scotch Plains Day, the Osborn Cannonball House Museum October 1st from 11a.m. to 3p.m.

11 September 2023
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The Osborn Cannonball House Museum Front with two ladies in colonial dress welcoming visitors.The Osborn Cannonball House Museum will be open for visitors on Scotch Plains Day, Sunday, October 1st, 2023 from 11:00 am – 3:00 p.m. The museum joins the celebration of the founding of our community from the village of Scotch Plains in Elizabethtown, to the Township of Westfield, to the Township of Fanwood, to the present day Township of Scotch Plains. There will be costumed docents to give tours and tell the history of the amazing 18th century house, which is fully furnished with both colonial and Victorian era decor, and of the Osborn family–their thirteen children and their participation in the American Revolution.

The Museum is located at 1840 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ  07076. Admission to the museum is free but donations are always welcome. 

For more information email Info@HistoricalSocietySPFNJ.org or call 908-322-6700 Extension 230.

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Osborn Cannonball House Museum Open September 3rd from 2p.m. to 4p.m.

14 August 2023
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The Osborn Cannonball House Museum will be open for visitors on Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Come visit our Colonial-era museum where you’ll hear the story of the Osborn Family, who were instrumental to the early development of Scotch Plains. See our exhibits of colonial era living and a 19th century parlor.

The Museum is located at 1840 Front Street, Scotch Plains, NJ  07076. Admission to the museum is free but donations are always welcome. 

For more information email Info@HistoricalSocietySPFNJ.org or call 908-322-6700 Extension 230.

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