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Upcoming Events
Dec9Sat7:00 pm Holiday Candlelight EveningHoliday Candlelight EveningDec 9 @ 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Step back in time for an enchanting candle-lit night of holiday merriment at Rahway’s own 225+-year-old tavern. The Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum’s annual Holiday Candlelight Evening will take place on Saturday, December 9 from 7-10 PM. The museum will … Continue reading
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MDTMA - 1632 St. Georges Ave - Rahway, NJ 07065 - (732)381-0441 *** Mailing address: PO Box 1842 - Rahway, NJ 07065
Funding is made possible in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, through a grant administered by the Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Department of Parks & Recreation; the Union County Board of County Commissioners HEART Grant Program; the New Jersey Council for the Humanities; the New Jersey Historical Commission; RSI Bank Foundation; the Rahway Chamber of Commerce; and by numerous individual donors. Phases III-IV of the exterior restoration of the historic Merchants and Drovers Tavern structure is funded by capital grants from the New Jersey Historic Trust and Union County.
The mission of the Merchants and Drovers Tavern Museum is to preserve the historic Merchants and Drovers Tavern and Terrill Tavern structures; develop the site as a museum; preserve and interpret local history in partnership with the community; and serve as an educational, cultural, and historic resource.