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.

Meeting location, agenda, date or time changes will be published on our Facebook group site.

2026 Historical Presentation Topics

January 14th: Kick-off to America's 250 Anniversary -

Montville's Walk through time!!

February 11th: The Jacksonville Gold Rush
March 11th: Founding families - Cook/Conklin
April 8th: Pine Brook Speedway / Pine Brook Auction House
May 13th: Serpentine Mines followed by a hike on the Saturday
June 10th: Founding families - Doremus/Vreelands
September 19th:

Montville / Boonton Murders /

Murder Mystery (in conjunction with the Boonton

Historical Society at the Miller -Kingsland House

on Vreeland Ave)

October 14th: Montville Cemeteries

November 18th: Historic Restaurants of Montville
December 9th: Founding families - Van Duynes / Van Ness

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

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

Montville Township Historical Society

Monthly Meetings

Announcing 2026 Meeting Topics

Previous Meeting Topics