History

The train was painted white with red and blue stripes, and on each car there was an eagle painted in gold. 

Erin Benz, collections manager at the Montclair History Center, offered up some options that date back to the early Montclairians.

Montclair lost 69 young men during World War I. As soon as the war was over the citizens of Montclair recognized their responsibility to honor them for their service. But how?

A Montclair family has purchased the historic “Evergreens” Shultz house from the Montclair History Center with plans to restore it.

By the late 1800s, a “colony” of artists had flocked to Montclair, taking advantage of the mostly farm- and parklike landscapes to use as backdrops in their works of art. 

This memorial is integrated into the official logo for the Township of Montclair.

“What you’re about to see is no April Fool’s joke," viewers of a Montclair History Center presentation on the alternate vision for Bloomfield Avenue were told.

The historic Edmund Burke Osborne Estate on three acres in Montclair will be up for sale at $3,995,000.

As gardening is regaining popularity, two groups are offering sustainable and organic ways to make your garden grow.  

The deed of Azariah Crane is said to be Montclair’s first non-indigenous resident and dates back to 1752.