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Durand-Hedden's annual Holiday Open House is Sunday, December 8.

Gingerbread House Contest Registration (due by 12/6)
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Upcoming Events

  • Holiday Open House and Annual Gingerbread House Contest
    Holiday Open House and Annual Gingerbread House Contest
    Sun, Dec 08
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    Dec 08, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Dec 08, 2024, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Join us for this annual community tradition. Gingerbread House Participants: be sure to fill out an entry form. Details on our home page.
  • Open Hearth Cooking
    Open Hearth Cooking
    Sun, Jan 12
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    Jan 12, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Jan 12, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Join us for this wonderful winter tradition at Durand-Hedden. Information on registration will be available soon.
  • Black Women and Civil Rights in New Jersey
    Black Women and Civil Rights in New Jersey
    Sun, Feb 09
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    Feb 09, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    Feb 09, 2025, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
    Durand-Hedden House & Garden, 523 Ridgewood Rd, Maplewood, NJ
    On February 9, 2025, in conjunction with the SOMA Community Coalition on Race, Durand-Hedden will host author Hettie V. Williams to discuss her work on Black women and the civil rights movement in New Jersey.
  • Durand-Hedden 2024-2025 Season
    Durand-Hedden 2024-2025 Season
    See dates and times at DurandHedden.org.
    Locations TBD
    See dates and times at DurandHedden.org.
    Locations TBD
    See dates and times at DurandHedden.org.
    Locations TBD
    Join Durand-Hedden for another wonderful season of lectures, workshops, and events in 2024-2025. See details and sign up at DurandHedden.org.

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Slavery in New Jersey: A Troubled History is an illustrated 40-page book that traces the evolution of slavery in New Jersey, which began with Dutch settlement in the seventeenth century and continued through the end of the Civil War.

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