About the CCHS
In 1905, at the same time plans were being made to erect a monument to commemorate the Tea Burning in Greenwich, the Cumberland County Historical Society was organized as a non-profit corporation. The first recorded meeting of the incorporators of the Cumberland County Historical Society was held in the old Cumberland County Court House on Broad Street in Bridgeton at 2 PM on December 2, 1908.
Mailing Address:
Cumberland County Historical Society
P.O. Box 16
Greenwich, New Jersey 08323
The office of the Cumberland County Historical Society is located in the Warren and Reba Lummis Genealogical and Historical Library, located at 981 Ye Greate Street, Greenwich, New Jersey 08323.
Office hours are Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1 to 4 p.m.
The Library is open for research on Wednesday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 to 4 pm. Click here for more details.
The telephone number is 856-455-8580. Our email address is cchistsoc@verizon.net.
Upcoming Events
Annual Halloween Walking Tours: October 13-26, 2018
October 13-26, 2018 7:oopm
Don’t miss Cumberland County Historical Society’s Annual Greenwich Halloween Ghost Walking Tours! Why not celebrate the spirit of Halloween by taking a historic haunted walking tour along Ye Greate Street. The walk will feature “true” tales of spooky ghostly happenings. You may even catch a glimpse of a ghost or two!
DATES and TIMES
Saturday, October 13, 2018 ~ 7 P.M. and 8 P.M.
Friday, October 19, 2018 ~ 7 P.M.*
Saturday, October 20, 2018 ~ 7 P.M. only
Friday, October 26, 2018 ~ 7 P.M. and 8 P.M.
(*Possible 8 P.M. tour)
Annual Business/Dinner Meeting
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Greenwich Presbyterian Church
630 Ye Greate Street, Greenwich, New Jersey 08323
4:30 PM Business Meeting
5 PM Ham Dinner with all the Trimmings
6 PM Program—The Cumberland County Historical Society
and the Board of Trustees welcome guest speaker, “Mark Twain”
$25 per person for members and $30 per person for non-members.
Please make check payable and mail to the
Cumberland County Historical Society
PO Box 16
Greenwich, New Jersey 08323
Reservation deadline is October 31st.
Please call the office (856-455-8580) for additional information.
Annual Business/Dinner Meeting
Saturday, November 10, 2018
Business Meeting – 4:30 p.m.; Dinner – 5 to 6 p.m.; Program – 6 p.m.
You and a guest are invited to attend the Cumberland County Historical Society’s
Annual Business/Dinner Meeting
Samuel Langhorne Clemens
Better known by his pen name, MARK TWAIN, American writer.
(Portrayed by Bob Gleason from the American Historical Theater in Philadelphia.)
Of Interest
The Cumberland County Historical Society Receives First Prize in the
Kevin M. Hale Publication Awards
The League of Historical Societies of New Jersey has announced that the Cumberland County Historical Society has won first prize in the Kevin M. Hale Publication Awards for their book Early Wood Architecture of Cumberland County, New Jersey by Joan Berkey. The award is being presented on June 11, 2016, during the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey’s Spring Meeting at the Tewksbury Historical Society in Hunterdon County.
Create a Legacy
on the
Pathway to History
Dedicated on September 28, 2014, the Pathway to History Brick Memorial Walkway is located at the vestibule side entrance to the c. 1730 Gibbon House.
Memorial bricks are available for purchase for a limited time at a price of $125 per 4″x8″ brick. There is a limit of 36 laser-engraved characters total and no more than 12 characters per line. Each blank space counts as a character. Bricks can memorialize someone living or deceased. The purchase of a memorial brick, in the Pathway to History, is an excellent way to support the Cumberland County Historical Society while simultaneously recognizing someone who has made a difference in the donor’s life. All funds generated from the purchase of memorial bricks are being deposited into the Historical Society’s professionally managed permanent endowment.
If you have any questions, please contact Linda Peck at 856-455-8580 or email cchistsoc@verizon.net
Museums and Exhibits
The Gibbon House is now open for tours, Tuesday through Sunday, 1pm to 4pm.
Come check out our exhibit on the 120th Anniversary of the Spanish American War of 1898. Where Bridgeton resident, Samuel L. Brown, served as a private.
Support the CCHS
Ways to Give to the Cumberland County Historical Society
There are many ways to help insure the Society’s financial viability, as outlined below:
Membership
Membership is the most basic way to support the Cumberland County Historical Society. The benefits of membership are described in a separate web page. Please visit “Join.”
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