OFFICE OF CULTURAL AND HERITAGE AFFAIRS

LINWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Phone Number:  (609) 927-8293

Hours:  Leedsville School Museum: Tuesday 10 am - 12 noon, other times by appointment.

Address:  ,  16 Poplar Avenue, 
Linwood, NJ 08221

Meetings: 

Museum:  Leedsville School Museum, an 1873 one-room schoolhouse listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and the James Kirk Maritime Museum (see listing) Leedsville School represents late 19th century school with blackboard and original bronze bell.

Collection: Small collection of books, family histories, and indexed census records with data system including a computer program which will print charts. Large display of Linwood residents who have served in the military. Information on Linwood's historic homes and schools including class photos. James Farish Collection includes 30+ years of Borough Clerk and Board of Education records. Indexed collection of the society's newsletters and "The Current Past" articles by Jo Kapus.

Specialty:  Public programs about Linwood’s history, and a newsletter.

Produced in cooperation with the Atlantic Heritage Center.
This list was updated on Tuesday, August 17, 2010.