Chesterfield Township
Historical Society
2 Front Street
P.O. Box 86
Crosswicks, NJ  08515

To research our online collection, please click here.

To order your own copy of the Malcolm Knowles Residential History DVD, please open and print the order form below and mail it in to us.  Further info and instructions are on the form.

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For a list of members of our 2014 Board of Trustees, please click here.

Annual Meeting set for January 25th

       The Chesterfield Township Historical Society's General Membership Annual Meeting will be held on Sunday, January 25th, at 2:00 p.m. at the Chesterfield Baptist Church, 209 Matthews Lane in the village of Chesterfield.

   The guest speaker will be longtime Crosswicks resident Ted Kinter, who studied at Western Maryland College and Rutgers University and is a retired educator of 37 years from Peter Muschal Elementary School, Reynolds Middle School and Steinert High School.

   Ted's talk is entitled "The Role Crosswicks Played in the Revolutionary War -- Or How North 
  

Crosswicks and South Crosswicks United to Win the Revolutionary War -- an Insider's View."

    There will also be an annual report presented by Society president Nancy Mrzljak, as well as the election of officers and trustees.  Refreshments will be served following the presentations.   For more information, please contact Nancy at 609-298-0567.

Member Ballot

2015 Member Ballot
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 Members:  Please print and complete the above ballot and bring it with you to the Annual Meeting.  You may also mail it in to the address at right.

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Winning picture, "Pedro's House," by John O'Neill

Second place, "Green Monster," by Mike Budden

Plein Air winners announced

The winners in this year's inaugural Plein Air competition held October 18th during Heritage Day were announced that evening at a special reception at 2 Front Street.   They are as follows:

1st Place:   John O'Neill,  "Pedro's House"

2nd Place:   Mike Budden,  "Green Monster"

3rd Place:   Dominic Martelli, "Ellisdale Road,
                    Crosswicks" 


Honorable Mention:

1.  Al Barker, "View from Brick's Field"
2.  Lori Bonanni, "House on Main Street"
3.  J. Cebular, "The Farm"
4.  Ellen Gavin, "Main Street"
5.  Tom Kimball, "Garage Sale on Church Street"
6.  Diane Pastore, "Little Meeting House"

Knowles Memorial Research Library

    During our 325th Anniversary celebration on Saturday October 26, 2013, we  formally dedicated our new research library and archives collection to long-time Chesterfield Township historian and Crosswicks resident C. Malcolm "Mal" Knowles.

    Click here to visit our new library page, where you will be able to familiarize yourself with our holdings, meet the staff, and search our online catalogue. 

Museum Hours 2014

The Chesterfield Township Historical Society Museum is open to the public from June through October on the second and fourth Sundays of each month from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

For a brief history of the museum building and more information about the Museum, please follow this link.

For  more information call Debbie at 609-291-9351

The Museum

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The CTHS

The Chesterfield Township Historical Society was founded in 1976 by several township residents who were interested in bringing people together who were interested in the history of Chesterfield Township.  The goals of the Historical Society are to educate, maintain and preserve the history of our Township.

Over the years, the Society has been able to acquire, maintain and preserve items native to Chesterfield in order to preserve the Township's charm and history for the benefit and improvement of our community.  Some of these items are on display at the Historical Society Museum on 530 Ward Ave in Crosswicks.  The Museum is open to the public, free of charge, on the second and fourth Sunday of the month from June to October.

Chesterfield Township is very proud of its three historical villages: Chesterfield, Sykesville and Crosswicks as well as the abundant farmland.  We also welcome all of our new Chesterfield neighbors and are anxious for you to learn about the history of Chesterfield.  We welcome your membership into the Society.