The Schoolhouse Museum is a treasure trove of local history that is maintained by the Ridgewood Historical Society. The building in which the museum is housed is an original school that was used in the 1800s as a local one room schoolhouse. The building is owned by the Old Paramus Reformed Church, and it is our pleasure to feature the museum on our website. The Curator of the museum is Dorothy-Anne Pangburn. She wrote the letter which appears below to the Editor of The Ridgewood News.

The Schoolhouse Museum of the Ridgewood Historical Society will be open Sundays from 2:30 to 4:30 PM through October.

The past few years have been marked by several anniversaries. Ridgewood had a Centennial. The Fire Department had a one-hundredth, Old Paramus Reformed Church celebrated 275 years and the Ridgewood Historical Society celebrated 50 years. On each occasion, the Schoolhouse Museum played a significant role by organizing exhibits of the clothes, toys, crafts, tools, and kitchen utensils used by people in our area.

The Museum takes place with other local landmarks on the National Register of Historic Places. The genealogical materials of the Society have proven valuable to many and the library has been used for research.

The Museum serves as an integral part of the educational program of Ridgewood students. Volunteers conduct informative tours that describe the earliest inhabitants of the area - the Lenape Indians - as well as how this area was involved in the Revolutionary War. We also portray the growth and life in Ridgewood in the Victorian era.