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Our newest Eagle Scout achieved scouting’s highest award by choosing to venerate a local historic building, the Osborn Cannonball Museum. The scout, Phillip Tice, has always been a history buff particularly enamored of his township’s museum. For a couple of years he has been writing short film scripts, acting in the high school Repertory Theatre and filming. So instead of doing the usual Eagle Scout projects, he chose one that fits him and is most unusual: a documentary film. Researching the Revolunary War and the Osborn home, he wrote an extraordinary documentary and went on to produce the entire matter by casting the actors, filming the action & editing the final product called “Osborn Cannonball House: Pictures of History” video.

Needless to say, this documentary film was a winner. He received his Eagle Scout award from Troop 33 June 1, 2013. This remarkable young man was only a sophomore in high school when he produced this video. The Historical Society of Scotch Plains and Fanwood New Jersey is proud and honored to have Phillip come to our opening meeting on September 24th. He will talk about making his documentary and show it as well. Everyone is invited and welcome to attend this meeting and meet this unique and spacial young man, Phillip Tice.

The meeting takes place at the Scotch Hills Country Club on Plainfield Avenue and Jerusalem Road in Scotch Plains,  on Tuesday, September 24 at 8:00PM.  Fellowship and refreshments follow the meeting.  The meeting is free and open to everyone.

Contact Connie Klock at 908-232-9489 for further information or write to us.

From the 2010 Union County Four Centuries in a weekend event at the Osborn Cannonball House museum

The Osborn Cannonball house museum located at 1840 Front St. in Scotch Plains, NJ will be open on Saturday, October 15, 2011, from 10am to 5pm and on Sunday, October 16, 2011 from 12pm-5pm as part of the 2011 Union County Four Centuries in a weekend event.

The theme this year is “the invitation to the dance” which will feature formal ball clothes from colonial fashion through the 1950’s costumed guides will conduct tours.

Admission is free and open to all. We look forward to seeing you there!

From the 2009 Union County Four Centuries in a weekend event at the Osborn Cannonball House museum

The Osborn Cannonball house museum located at 1840 Front St. in Scotch Plains, NJ will be open on Saturday, October 16, 2010, from 10am to 5pm and on Sunday, October 17, 2010 from 12pm-5pm as part of the Union County’s Four Centuries in a weekend.

Our theme this year is Ragtime to Jazz. Resident musician Dave Bierman will be on hand to discuss and play period music on his 1910 Edison cylinder record player.

Other guides, including our resident fashion era clothing curator, will be available to discuss the display of period fashion as well.

Admission is free and open to all. We look forward to seeing you there!

You can read more about the entire Union County Four Centuries in a weekend event at the Union County web site or you can download a guide, map or booklet about the event.