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​CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM

Chesterfield Township Historical Society Museum is open!
Museum Open House Sundays have resumed.
Open House 2-4 pm • May through September
See Event page for dates and speaker information. 
 
Parking along Ward Avenue and at CTHS Headquarters, 2 Front Street, Crosswicks, NJ 

ADDRESS
530 Ward Avenue
(corner of Buttonwood Street, Crosswicks, NJ)
Click here for a map of the Village of Crosswicks
REQUEST a VISIT
To arrange visits to the Museum for groups or individuals contact the Historical Society 
chesterfieldtwphistoricalsoc@gmail.com​ or send request to CTHS, PO Box 86, Crosswicks, NJ 08515
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Orthodox Meeting House in Crosswicks
When the Hicksite faction of Friends broke off in 1826, they were the majority in a number of New Jersey towns, and so took over their respective meeting property. In Crosswicks, the original (or Orthodox) group that held the minority built this fine brick meeting house about a block away around 1850. Quaker meeting houses normally have two front entrances, one for men and another for women; this, like a few of the mid-nineteenth century meeting houses, has but a single front entrance, with two doors. That is also the case of the meeting houses in Westfield and the Orthodox meeting house in Trenton. The windows in the mid-nineteenth century buildings are larger than the earlier structures, with 12 over 12 panes instead of 9 over 9 which was common.
The meeting house now houses the Chesterfield Township Historical Society Museum.  
​Please 
contact us at chesterfieldtwphistoricalsoc@gmail.com to visit outside normal opening hours.
CTHS MUSEUM has reopened!
Click button below photo ​to view the Museum update journey — start to finish.
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Museum Update video
CTHS extends special thanks and appreciation to the Burlington County Division of Parks Cultural & Heritage Affairs
and to NJ Historical Commission for grant support for the museum exhibit project.

We are most grateful to our donors, sponsors, consultants, businesses and helpers
for helping to make this project possible. Thank you.

Also many thanks for generous Giving Tuesday donations 2020, 2021 and 2022. 
Giving Tuesday, Nov. 2020 helped make CTHS new entrance sign possible.
Interior painting was made possible, in part, through Giving Tuesday 2021 and generous sponsor donations.
2022 Giving Tuesday provided generous donations toward new lighting.  The lighting project was the last major update. The Re-opening celebration took place on May 6th 2023, 10:00 to 3:00. 
Summer Museum Open House and Speaker Series resumed, May 7, 2023. Info on Speaker Events page.​
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19th-Century Bass Drum
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Antique wheel-style coffee mill.

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OUR STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

The purpose of the Chesterfield Township Historical Society is to bring together those people interested in history, especially the history of our township. Understanding the history of our township is basic to our democratic way of life, gives us a better understanding of our state and nation, and helps us better to appreciate our American heritage.

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  • Home
  • Historical Information
  • About
    • Board of Trustees
    • Statement of Purpose
  • Library
  • Calendar
  • Events
    • 2023 Plein Air Festival
    • Museum Open House & Summer Speakers
    • Night at the Museum
    • Holiday Centerpiece Greens
    • Holiday Celebration
    • Garden Party
    • Museum Gala Re-Opening Event
    • Pop-up Plant Sale
    • Annual Meeting
  • Museum
  • Membership
  • Sponsors
  • Store
  • Contact
    • Directions