The Rutan Farm was a historic 99-acre farm on Mattison Avenue north of Branchville in Frankford Township. Listed as the Log Cabin and Farm, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug. 24, 1977, for its significance in architecture and early settlement patterns. The Rutan Cabin (c.1825) was moved in 1989 to Waterloo Village in Byram. (Photo provided) Talk on architecture tonight in Newton Wayne McCabe, president of the Sussex County Historical Society, will talk about the architectural styles found in Sussex... Home 18 Oct 2024 | 07:30
Wayne McCabe Civil War Roundtable meets tonight The Colonel Henry Ryerson Civil War Roundtable will hold its first meeting of the fall at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17 at... Home 17 Sep 2024 | 07:09
Wayne McCabe Talk on architecture in Sussex County tonight A discussion of architectural styles in Sussex County will continue Tuesday, Oct. 17 at a meeting of the Colonel Henry Ryerson... Home 17 Oct 2023 | 07:50
Sussex County architectural styles to be discussed tonight A speaker will discuss the history of architectural styles in Sussex County at the Tuesday, Sept. 19 meeting of the Colonel... Home 19 Sep 2023 | 08:16
A young family surrounded by some of the animals from the petting zoo at the 2021 Annual History Day program. ( Photo provided by Nancy Madacsi) Local historians to host Sussex County History Day In its long and storied past, Sussex County has grown from a quiet, agricultural community to a thriving destination rife... Local News 06 Sep 2022 | 12:25
The historic Van Campen house during a past event. A look at Sussex County history today Every year, the Sussex County Commissioners provide funding for historical markers. Currently there are over 40 such markers... Columns 02 Aug 2022 | 11:21
Mark Boyer, president of the Franklin Mineral Museum, at the Aug. 7 presentation Franklin’s many ‘strange and exotic’ minerals commemorated in new history markers Three new historical markers went up in Sussex County this summer. “The committee reviewed all the applications that were... Local News 19 Sep 2021 | 11:41
Union soldier re-enactor Jeff Chandler of the 27th NJ Regiment and Confederate soldier Ken Le Soine of the 23rd North Carolina Regiment pose with full military garb ( PHOTOS BY JANET REDYKE) Sussex County celebrates history The Sussex County Historical Society presented their History Day on a stunning Saturday, Sept. 21 afternoon in the area of... Entertainment 23 Sep 2019 | 01:11
