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The Historical Society is always looking for new members who have an interest in Milltown history.For more information contact Barbara Wright at 732 828-0822.
Local History Links
Here are some interesting websites that will help you learn more about Milltown and other central New Jersey history. If you know of other interesting sites, or if you encounter a broken link here please send a message to webmaster Barbara Wright. Thanks!
- Milltown Historical Society Blog Look for other posts by David Oryniak on this blog site.
- New Brunswick Newspaper archive New Brunswick Public LIbrary gives access to newspapers from the 1880 to 1916
- Nunc Est Bibendem! Professor Pau Medrano Brigas article from his doctoral thesis on advertising of Michellin Tire Company.
- New Jersey Electrical Railroad Historical Society A group dedicated to preserving the history of the North Jersey Trolley lines.
- KilmerHouse.com A fascinating blog chronicling the history of the Johnson & Johnson Company of New Brunswick
- Images of Milltown- a photographic history Google Books has archived online the Images of Milltown book. Great pictures from throughout Milltown's history, some pages are omitted.
- New Jersey Civil War Heritage Association
- Historic aerial images of Milltown from 1930's to 2006
- Steal Away Steal Away- A Guide to the Underground Railroad in New Jersey
- History of the Milltown Railroad Station
- History of the Brunswick Trolly
- This is the trolley that travelled through Milltown
- Hisorical New Jersey Revolutionary War Era Maps
- There are interesting maps of Middlesex County here
- Archives of Cranbury Newspaper Early 20th Century
- Click on your Internet connection button, and search for news
- East Jersey Old Town
- Middlesex County's historical buildings
- Middlesex County History
- History buff's guide from dinosaurs to duct tape
- Map of North Brunswick Township 1876
- This includes the north side of what would become Milltown
- Map of East Brunswick 1876
- This is a map of the south side of Milltown and East Brunswick. Many of the names are misspelled on this and the North Brunswick map.
- Rutgers Oral History Project Interview with Harrison Hill
- This is very long, but there is some interesting Milltown history
- New Jersey History Mysteries Stories of little known men and women who make New Jersey the interesting place it is.
- History of Union and Middlesex Counties With Biographical Sketches of Many of their Prominent Men by W. Woodford Clayton, Ed. The museum owns a copy of this awesome history book, and now its online, and searchable!
- Life History of Milltown Man AJ Heim
- Ces Bretons d'Amerique Stories of the residents of Brittany France who emigrated to the United States, includes Michelin employees.(in French)
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Founder's Hall?
Milltown's most iconic building, what we call "The South Main Street Firehouse" is actually much more than our outdated firehouse. We've been thinking that it deserves a name that doesn't single it out, as if that was it's only role. As most of you may know, this building began even before the Borough of Milltown was established. More than any other location, this one building served every member of the community, first as our first school, then as our first municipal offices, courthouse, and the location where the rescue squad began.What do you think we should call our historic hall? Founder's Hall? The Milltown Hub? Heritage House? Milltown One? Boaty McBoatface?Continue
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The History of St. Paul's Church
St Paul's Church congregation began when a small group of Milltown residents began borrowing the Methodist Church to hold their own services around 1860. This group was pastorless, but relied on the services of Reverend C. Bank of The Reformed Church of New Brunswick.
They built a wooden framed building in 1873 that they named St. Paul's Church, and united their group with the German Reformed Church of the United States. The first pastor, hired in 1875, was Reverend G.B. Shick. The original wooden church stood until 1956, and was moved off of Main St and onto Lakewood to as Fellowship Hall when the current stone church was built in 1923. From Gary Conger, "Our granddaughters are 6th generation members of St. Paul’s Church. My grandparents Marie and Willard Garretson were the first couple married in the new (current)…
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Founder's Hall?
Milltown's most iconic building, what we call "The South Main Street Firehouse" is actually much more than our outdated firehouse. We've been thinking that it deserves a name that doesn't single it out, as if that was it's only role. As most of you may know, this building began even before the Borough of Milltown was established. More than any other location, this one building served every member of the community, first as our first school, then as our first municipal offices, courthouse, and…See More
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