The Old Clove Church in Wantage. (File photo) Sussex County History Today: 14th annual Heritage Weekend It is always a pleasure to announce that this weekend, Oct. 12 and 13, is Sussex County’s 14th annual Heritage Weekend. Columns 05 Oct 2024 | 09:39
Trinca Airport opened in 1939 and closed in 2020. (Photos courtesy of Rich Vohden) Sussex County History Today: Trinca Airport Today I am pleased to have a guest columnist, Rich Vohden, who is an expert historian on Green Township and the southern... Columns 01 Oct 2024 | 11:24
Brighton Lake in Huntsville. (Photo courtesy of Rich Vohden) Sussex County History Today: Brighton Lake Today I am pleased to have a guest columnist, Rich Vohden, who is an expert historian on Green Township and the southern... Columns 24 Sep 2024 | 01:35
Sussex County History Today: Sussex County History Day For the lovers of our local history, there’s good news. Sussex County History Day will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday... Columns 12 Sep 2024 | 01:52
John and Dianna Kibildis. (Photo provided) Sussex County History Today: Remembering John Kibildis History is an important subject for residents of the world. We can learn how ancients survived, grew and sustained their... Columns 10 Sep 2024 | 07:50
Postcard of the Bango Forge. (Postcard courtesy of Rich Vohden) Sussex County History Today: Banjo Forge It is my pleasure to provide my friend an opportunity to bring us rich history from the southern area of Sussex County. I... Columns 01 Sep 2024 | 05:10
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 message in code on this 1913 postcard. (Photo courtesy of Ron Dupont) Sussex County History Today: 1913 postcard in secret code This column is by guest historian Ron Dupont. I saw it while perusing eBay: An old McAfee postcard, with nice views of the... Columns 17 Aug 2024 | 09:22
Boy Scouts take oaths of service to their community. (Photos courtesy of Bill Truran) Sussex County History Today: Boy Scouts In writing about our home area, a frequent choice is to go to objects that we can see or to perform a recounting of history... Columns 10 Aug 2024 | 11:35
Eighth-grader Amelia Mohabir, who received a Young Historian award, describes how her teachers inspired her interest in history. Sussex County historian Bill Truran, center, and county Commissioner Jack DeGroot listen. (Photo by Judy Perentin) Sussex County History Today: Preserving history, applauding youth For me, a symbol of the essence of the spirit of Sussex County is the fair. Known by many as the Sussex County Fair and the... Columns 06 Aug 2024 | 08:09
‘The Boro Boys’: Bill Deck Shauger, Asa Smith, John Rousset, John Williams, George Doyle and Lester Doyle in June 1911. (Photo courtesy of Bill Truran) Sussex County History Today: Franklin Revolver & Rifle Association There’s a very old organization in Sussex County that is still active and serves its members well. It has been in existence... Columns 26 Jul 2024 | 12:22
Vernon’s Stairway to Heaven from Route 94. (Photo by Bill Truran) Sussex County History Today: You can’t top this One of my major goals when I began this column was to inform readers about the history of our area. Another was to highlight... Columns 19 Jul 2024 | 02:08
Fort Decker is the oldest building in Port Jervis, N.Y. (Photo by Bill Truran) Sussex County History Today: Forts along the Delaware This past weekend we went to Port Jervis, N.Y., for an open house at Fort Decker. Port Jervis is immediately over the border... Columns 06 Jul 2024 | 08:28
Ham radio operators from the Sussex County Amateur Radio Club take part in a national amateur radio exercise June 22-23 in Newton. (Photo courtesy of Bill Truran) Sussex County History Today: Amateur radio This is an article about amateur radio and Sussex County. Some of it will be technical, some historical and some club activity... Columns 27 Jun 2024 | 08:02
Kayaking on Lake Wawayanda is one summer activity. (Photo courtesy of Bill Truran) Sussex County History Today: What to do this summer Hey, it’s summer. It’s time to push the keyboard away and get outside. But what to do? You live in northern New Jersey, the... Columns 23 Jun 2024 | 07:58
