The Woman’s Club of Maplewood — A Century of Service

The Woman’s Club of Maplewood, established in December 1916, was a product of a growing movement in America that had begun after the Civil War. Across the nation, women — primarily middle- and upper-class women who had the leisure time and the means — organized clubs to develop common interests and work together to improve their communities.

Catching the Spirit

In a 220-year-old house, it is not unreasonable to think (hope?) that someone’s ghost is still wandering about the place. Does the Spirit of Susannah Hedden mind that we cook soup at her open hearth? Do any of the eight children of Henry and Electa Durand still flit about the loft space on the second floor in their nightshirts?

A group called Free Spirit Paranormal Investigators came to Durand-Hedden one hot night in August and set up cameras and sensors for a three-hour session of observation and sensation.