Unlock the Door to Local History
Tour 12 NW Bergen Museums on 1 ticket.
Please stop in to see “Local Maps” which will be the featured exhibit at the John Fell House.
See details in attached flier.
John Fell’s Arrest Reenacted – plus period dance lessons.
Sunday, April 28, 11:30am – 3:30pm
Join the Friends of the Fell House as we host a day of free history and Earth Day oriented events.
At 12:30pm and 2:30pm the Heard’s Brigade will reenact John Fell’s historic arrest by the British Loyalists on April 22, 1777, and explain it’s significance.
Eighteenth Century Country dancers will perform and give Dance lessons in period correct costumes!
We’ll also have colonial history activities and Earth Day activities throughout the day.
New date!!
Thursday December 6th, 7-9pm the historic John Fell House in Allendale is hosting an open house and a free Antique Appraisal Night, featuring Dean Klein, of Vintage Roots.
Dig through your attic, basement or garage and bring in one or two items for a free and fun appraisal. While you are there at the house, find out more about the upcoming events and volunteer opportunities.
Refreshments will be served.
The event runs from 7 to 9pm.
Visit Allendale’s beautifully decorated historic house and shop from unique local vendors.
Saturday December 1st from 10am-4pm
A portion of the proceeds will go to the restoration of the John Fell House.
Our vendors include:
Gracie Green – bags
CWAJGA – sweatshirts, t shirt, leggings
Cocoa Lush– Chocolate
The Girls With The Pearls – jewelry
Love Handles– tableware
Olive Branch & Grape Vine olive oils, vinegars and honey
LimeLife By Alcone-lotions and makeup
Main Street Wares custom Christmas ornaments and more
Dol Terra– essential oils
Magyar Designs-handmade sweater, scarfs etc.
Elle & Taylor-jewelry
NYC Connection-wallets, key chain etc.
India Hicks-accessories
Leopard Lilly– accessories
The Northwest Bergen History Coalition Invites you to:
A Luncheon and Presentation
by Elaine Weiss
Author of THE WOMAN’S HOUR
Thursday, November 1 at 11:30 A.M.
Ramsey Country Club, 105 Lakeside Drive, Ramsey
$50 per person (cash bar)
Book signing at 11:30. Lunch will be served at 12 noon.
Join us as noted author Elaine Weiss shares a moment in history that changed all of our lives. In 1920, after 70 years of struggle begun by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women the right to vote was near to passing. The amendment had 35 ‘yes’ votes but needed one more. Tennessee was their last chance. That August brought a divergent group of suffragettes “Suffs” to Tennessee, a holdout state that could push the count to 36. They came to confront the “Antis” (women who feared the moral decay of the family and nation) and the Tennessee politicians who did not want women to influence the upcoming election.
Elaine Weiss brings together all the elements of this turbulent time in which ” the core themes of American history-race, class, money, gender, states’ rights, power and democracy -all came to play in Nashville.” Indeed, the original suffragettes for women’s rights had begun as abolitionists working to abolish slavery. Now, descending on Tennessee, later suffragettes- led by Carrie Chapman Catt, Sue White, and Alice Paul, who often differed among themselves, would be challenged by most men and by Josephine Pearson, proud leader of the Tennessee “Antis”.
Elaine Weiss is an award-winning journalist and writer. Her first book, Fruits of Victory:The Woman’s Land Army in the Great War was excerpted in Smithsonian Magazine online and featured on C-Span and public radio stations nationwide. Highly acclaimed by the New York Times Sunday Book Review, The Woman’s Hour has been optioned by Amblin TV for adaptation as either a TV movie or a limited series.
See the attached flier for details.
Information: Michelle Dugan 201-995-0171
Send checks payable to: U.S.R. Historical Society, 245 Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
Coming This October: “REDRUM”
An Interactive Haunted Event Inspired By The Mind Of Stephen KingWritten By Christopher Barker
Presented By The RIVERSTAGE Company
At The Historic John Fell House, Allendale, New Jersey
Friday, October 26th & Saturday, October 27th
Tour Times:
6:00, 6:45, 7:30, 8:15, 9:00
$20 Adults, $18 Children 12 & Under and Seniors 55 & Older
Each tour can only take up to 15 guests.
Two tours will leave per hour and will
start at different locations on the property.
This is a guided walking tour. The day of your “haunt” please arrive at your tour time 15 minutes prior tocheck-in and meet with your Guide. Check-in is at Archer United Methodist Church, 37 East Allendale Avenue, Allendale, N.J., 07401.
201-825-8805 or alexandranolan@optonline.net.
Do not check-in at the John Fell House! You will be walking north on Franklin Turnpike to the historic John Fell House property where you will travel and experience four plays: “The Shining”, “Carrie”, “It” and “Misery”. Round-trip walking time is 13-15 minutes. The plays run approximately 45 minutes. Tours may leave up to 15 minutes late depending on how quickly a previous tour experiences their “haunt”. This experience is not recommended for younger children.
THE JOHN FELL HOUSE TEA ROOM PRESENT
Our Annual Summer Afternoon Tea
on Thursday June 7th 12 noon – 2.30pm
475 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale, NJ
Relax with us in the historic home of John Fell and enjoy an afternoon tea prepared by our chef, Meiganne Serrano. The delicious finger sandwiches, mini desserts and homemade scones with preserves, lemon curd and Devon Clotted Cream will delight your senses. Choose a tea from the variety of blends offered on the menu served in your own individual teapot.
Dessert will be served in the garden during a presentation by Allendale’s own Rohsler’s Nursery. We will hear about plants both old and new that are not commonly seen in the garden but deserve to be. These plants of merit are deer resistant, drought tolerant and offer prolonged flowering, showy fruit and interesting foliage to be enjoyed throughout all four seasons.
$45 per person
Your check is your confirmation and MUST be received by May 31st to ensure your place.
To check current availability contact either Theresa Salameno on 201-294-7106 or email Linda Schropp at lindaschropp@iclound.com
Please send your check, made out to CCA, to Theresa Salameno,
46 Tam O Shanter Drive, Mahwah, NJ 07430
and include all the guests’ names in your party in order for us to seat you together.
SPRING SHOPPING BOUTIQUE – Come and shop
SATURDAY, MAY 5TH 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. THE JOHN FELL HOUSE – 475 Franklin Turnpike, Allendale
Designer Jewelry, Cosmetics, Gourmet Chocolate, Interior Design, Olive Oils & Vinegars, Handbags, Home Scents, Gifts and so much more!!!
Café food by Chef Christine Nunn.
A percentage of the proceeds benefits the John Fell House.
For more info: thejohnfellhouse.org or Facebook: fell house