Brush up on your Nutley history this Memorial Day Weekend beginning with “A Walk in the Park,” hosted by Nutley Museum Director, John Simko.

The walking tour will step off at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 28, 2017, at the Mud Hole (near the intersection of Passaic and Vreeland Avenues) and will travel along the Third River. 

Mr. Simko will talk about the river’s role in Nutley history as a source for early industry, as an inspiration for world-class artists, as a symbol of civic pride, as an important boundary marker, and as a fitting memorial to our war veterans.

The tour will visit the sites of three former mills as well as the pre-Revolutionary Van Giesen homestead. Find out why the Third River splits in two, learn about the beginnings of our hundred-year-old Carnegie Library and even older Town Hall, and walk through one of Nutley’s oldest cemeteries. 

The tour concludes at noon inside an 1875 brick schoolhouse (now the Nutley Historical Society and Museum) where light refreshments will be served. The museum will be open for browsing, and tour-related objects from our archives will be on display in our main hall. 

“A Walk in the Park” is free, but is limited to 30 people and requires pre-registration. To register for the tour send an email to johnsimko1014@gmail.com or call 973-752-8984 and leave a message. Include your name, number of people in your party, your phone number and e-mail address. You will receive confirmation via e-mail or a phone call.

All events are free of charge and are open to members, family and friends.