Available Books

 The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum Association is proud to offer these two books for purchase. They are perfect for that special gift, especially for history lovers. Both are available at the Museum and Gift Shop. You may also e-mail your order to mdtavernmuseum@aol.com to have them shipped directly to your home! Please include within the message your name and phone number, as well as the books you want to order, and a member of staff will contact you for payment processing.

Award-Winning - Images of the Past II, A Rahway Album: by Alex Shipley 

 Price: $35.00

Alex Shipley, author of Rediscovery of Rahway and the original Images of the Past has researched and discovered interesting new facts about our city. Images II  historic photographs range from the 1870's to the 1950's. Many of these photographs are from private collections, and most of them have never been published before. Images of the Past II: A Rahway Album contains over 200 scenes illustrating early Rahway.   

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Civil War: On the Battlefield and the Home Front: by David M. Walker   

Price: $10.00   

Travel through the period of the American Civil War through the lives of those who witnessed it first-hand. Experience the triumphs and tragedies of several unique Rahway individuals including a New Jersey Drummer boy who died shortly after the Battle of First Manassas, a twenty-year old soldier killed at the Battle of Gettysburg, a New York-born Confederate soldier who fought at the Battle of Williamsburg, a Union Captain serving at the Battle of Atlanta, a local Carriage-Manufacturer indicted for treason, and many more. See for yourself why the real heroes of the Civil War were everyday, ordinary people.