Jennie Sweetman with her brother Cornelius Vander Stad of Pequannock in 2021. (Photo by Bill Truran) Sussex County History Today: Passing of Jennie Sweetman Northern New Jersey has lost one of the best historians that we have had, and I can certainly attest to the fact of this... Columns 22 Nov 2024 | 09:07
Grand Army of the Republic medals. (Photo courtesy of Bill Truran) Sussex County History Today: Presidential election of 1864 This column is composed a week or so in advance of being printed in the newspaper. A contentious election will have taken... Columns 01 Nov 2024 | 09:03
St Paul’s Abbey cemetery. (Photos by Myrna Snook) Sussex County History Today: St. Paul’s Abbey cemetery This column is by guest historian Jennie E. Sweetman. Recent reports released rather ambitious building plans for the former... Columns 25 Aug 2024 | 09:11
A county historical marker will be placed at the 185-year-old Keen’s Grist Mill, located on a portion of Swartswood Lake property on Route 521 in Stillwater Township. Sussex County History Today: Keen’s Mill In the next several weeks, we will cover awards presented at the New Jersey State Fair. The first is the Sussex County Historical... Home 06 Aug 2023 | 09:35
