• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Vernon Historical Society

Promoting activities relating to the history of Vernon Township, New Jersey.

  • About Us
  • Explore
    • Black Creek Site
    • Prices Switch Schoolhouse
    • Ring Quarry
    • St. Thomas Episcopal Church
    • Vernon Cemeteries
    • High Breeze Farm
  • Events
  • Membership
  • Our Sponsors
  • Contact Us

About Us

Vernon Township Historical Society

Founded in 1970, the Vernon Township Historical Society has been instrumental in the preservation and protection of many historic sites, archives, and other resources. The Society currently consists of a 10-member Board of Trustees, a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, curator, and membership. The Society meets once a month on the third Friday at 7 p.m. at the Senior Citizen Center on Church Street in the municipal building. The public is invited to attend and is encouraged to join the society.

The Society is also instrumental in preserving and protecting historical sites. Vernon Township has two sites that are listed on the New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places, both of which the Society was instrumental in nominating and preserving.

The Society maintained an office in the Vernon Township Municipal Building on Church Street in Vernon from the late 1980s until January 2012 when it moved into its new museum headquarters and permanent home the Vernon Township Board of Education gave to the society at 293 Route 94 in Vernon, New Jersey. The BOE deeded the building to the Township of Vernon for the express purpose of dedicating the building for the Vernon Township Historical Society. This is a long time and well-respected tradition of Boards of Education and governing bodies throughout our neighboring communities where their history and historical societies are valued for generations to come.

The society’s many programs, events, snd meetings are held at our museum throughout the year. Our monthly trustee meetings and monthly scenic byway management plan committee meetings are also held at our museum. The public is welcome to attend any of our meetings.

Also, on the first Sunday of every month, the public may view the Society’s genealogy archives from 1-4 p.m., when a genealogy expert will assist to research family histories. We are also open many times each month and always at any time by appointment. We also accommodate school groups, scouts, and senior citizens at our museum. The Society also maintains the one-room schoolhouse on Price’s Switch Road in Vernon and sponsors educational programs there and in Vernon Township Schools. Our Barrett House Museum is now closed, as the building is not suitable for housing sensitive archives.

Our Education Committee, consisting of Fran Boltz, Jessi Paladini, Nancy Adam, and Dick Wetzel, goes into township schools for special presentations and also upon special request of the schools. Each spring, the Society does a hands-on archaeology program for township sudents and in August a hands-on program at the one-room Price’s Switch Schoolhouse.

All of our members are volunteers who are dedicated to the preservation of our historic and cultural resources and in educating the public on Vernon Township’s rich history.

Officers

President – Jessi Paladini
Vice President – Shirley Baldwin
Treasurer – Nancy Adam
Secretary – Linda Winters

Board of Trustees

Nancy Adam
Shirley Baldwin
Richard Carson
Therese McClachrie
Jessi Paladini
Linda Winters

Positions

Vernon Township Historical Society Ambassador | Shirley Baldwin
Genealogist | Lisaann Permunian
Honorary Lifetime Trustee | Ronald J. Dupont Jr.

Our Meetings

Vernon Township Historical Society
P.O. Box 387Vernon, NJ 07462973-764-654
5

Meetings are held every third Friday of the month at the Senior Citizen Center Vernon Municipal Building
21 Church Street
Vernon, NJ 07462
7 p.m.

Western Highlands Scenic Byway Committee Meetings are held four times a year on a Thursday night at 7 p.m.

Primary Sidebar

Society President Jessi Paladini

Society Headquarters and Museum

293 Route 94 P.O. Box 387
Vernon, NJ 07462

Museum Hours

Our museum headquarters at 293 Route 94 is open for various programs and events, as well as to many groups for tours by appointment. The public may come on the first Sunday of every month from 1-4 p.m. for expert genealogy research or by appointment.

Donate

Join Our Mailing List

Footer

Society Headquarters and Museum

293 Route 94 (get directions)
P.O. Box 387
Vernon, NJ 07462

For information about the Society, call 973-764-6545.
E-mail: vernonhistoricalsociety@gmail.com

Contact Form

Explore Vernon’s History

  • Black Creek Site
  • Prices Switch Schoolhouse
  • Ring Quarry
  • St. Thomas Episcopal Church
  • Vernon Cemeteries
  • High Breeze Farm

Our Meetings

Meetings are held every third Friday of the month at the Vernon Senior Center.
21 Church Street
Vernon, NJ 07462
7 p.m.

Follow Us

  • Facebook

Didn’t find what you are looking for?

Copyright © 2023 · Vernon Historical Society· Site Donated by Renaissance Web Solutions

  • About Us
  • Explore
    • Black Creek Site
    • Prices Switch Schoolhouse
    • Ring Quarry
    • St. Thomas Episcopal Church
    • Vernon Cemeteries
    • High Breeze Farm
    • Back
  • Events
  • Membership
  • Our Sponsors
  • Contact Us