While the exhibits focus primarily on the mid to late 19th century, with emphasis on the Victorian age, the museum is a dynamic entity with displays changing periodically. We attempt to give the exhibit area an appealing and fresh look through change or the introduction of new features.

Among the many displays, visitors will find:

• A collection of our oldest items dating from 1800 or earlier to about 1850 along with a model of an early American Dutch colonial home.
• "Baskets Large and Small", a display of 19th century basketry. (Click photo to enlarge.)
• A collection of early redware and saltglaze pottery. Many of these items are local to our area.
• Cabinets containing brief displays and discussions of Victorian Transferware Pottery and Victorian Personal Possessions.
• New! Wedding dresses from the Victorian era. Click here for
• A kitchen area dating to the last quarter of the 19th century when the schoolhouse was in operation.
• Revolutionary War artifacts (along with the development of a discussion of events that took place on the museum grounds at the Old Paramus Reformed Church).
• A newly developed display of local Native American artifacts
• Our collection of antique spectacles.
• A brand new Civil War display case and exhibit.
• A collection of 19th century farm tools
• Dr. William L. Vroom's medical instruments
• Our famous girl's privy as well as the boy's which has just recently been restored
• New! Antique . Get the story. (Also, see photo below)

Mourning The Death Of Washington is a sampler donated in 1969 by Ridgewood News editor Helen Brainard Smith. It is embroidery on silk and was created by the donor's grandmother more than a century ago. This rare, artistic artifact is in need of expensive restoration to peserve it, and the museum is looking for a benefactor to take up the cause.

The museum is an eclectic assortment of historic artifacts ranging from the 17th Century to the early 20th Century. Each exhibit area has a stanchion containing a brief description of what the visitor is looking at making it ideal for children's tours.

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