Jefferson Township Museum to host open house

JEFFERSON — The Jefferson Township Museum, also known as the George Chamberlin House, will have an open house on Sunday, April 6 from 1 to 4 p.m. when costumed docents will give tours of the museum.

Admission will be free.
This month’s exhibit will continue the theme “Little House in the Valley." Christine O’Brien of the Jefferson Township Library will be reading from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s literature at 2:30 with a focus on her light-hearted poetry. The Museum, located at 315 Dover-Milton Road, was entered into the National and State Registers of Historic Places. Miss Elizabeth’s Shoppe, located in the original kitchen of the Museum, which will be stocked with Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books and gifts from that period in addition to handmade and handcrafted seasonal items.

For more information, refer to the Jefferson Township’s Historical Society website at www.jthistoricalsociety.org, or call Christine Williams, Jefferson Township Historical Society president at 973-697-0258.