Montville Township Historical Society
Unlocking History, Embracing Community
Monthly Meetings
Announcing 2026 Meeting Topics
Regular monthly membership meetings are usually held the 2nd Wednesday of each month, except July and August (no meetings). They are held at the Senior House, 356 Main Road, Montville, NJ. Meetings start promptly at 7 PM.
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Meeting location, agenda, date or time changes will be published on our Facebook group site.
2026 Historical Presentation Topics​
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January 14th: Kick-off to America's 250 Anniversary -
Montville's Walk through time!!
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February 11th: Historic Floods/storms in Montville
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March 11th: Founding families
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April TBD: Montville / Boonton Murders
Murder Mystery (in conjunction with the Boonton
Historical Society at the Kingsland-Miller House
on Vreeland Ave)
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May 13th: Montville Airports
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June 10th: Founding families
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September: Pine Brook Speedway /
Pine Brook Auction House
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October: Serpentine Mines followed by a hike on the
Saturday
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November: Historic Restaurants of Montville
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December: Founding families
Previous Meeting Topics
Previous 2025 Monthly Meetings
January: Presidential Pets
February: Marietta Woodruff
March: History of Beekeeping
April: Montville's Historic Homes
May: Montville Township Firehouses
June: Montville's Swimming Holes
September : Farming in Montville
October: Lake Valhalla
November: Montville's Businesses
December: Snow Days in Montville
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Previous 2024 Monthly Meetings
January: Morris Canal
February: Montville’s Mountain Quarry, Mines and Limestone Kiln
March: Dr. Marietta Huntoon Crane Woodruff
April: Dutch Stone Houses
May: Doremus History / Pathways of History Recap
June: Rocks in the Garden: A Public History of Slavery in Morris
County
September: School Days In a One-Room Schoolhouse
October: Lesser Known First Ladies
November: Lenni Lenape Indians
December Colonial Food and Drink
Previous 2023 Monthly Meetings
November: Montville Historic Photos
December Outkitchens
