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    Contributions

    This year, please consider making a tax-deductible gift to the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society, joining the Society, or giving the gift of membership to friends or family. Contributions and memberships allow us to continue offering the many fine educational programs, exhibits and events we give each year, as well as help with care and upkeep of the Vander Ende-Onderdonk House. Click to give.

     

    Party Space Rentals

    Each summer and fall, the Greater Ridgewood Historical Society makes the Onderdonk back yard available on weekends during daylight hours to rent for parties, family reunions, children's birthdays, etc.  For information, call (718) 456-1776; available dates are listed here.  Click here for a sample rental agreement.

     

     

    Annual Harvest Festival

    The Greater Ridgewood Historical Society is pleased to host this special event on October 11, 2009. Read more.


    Call for Volunteers

    We have several openings for volunteers at the house during weekday mornings and weekend afternoons, as well as for a grant writer.  If you are interested in local history and historic preservation, enjoy meeting people and have the time, email us at info@onderdonkhouse.org.  It's a great way to make a difference in your community. 

     

    Looking Ahead 

    Royal Roots Revisited:
    Saluting the Dutch House of Orange-Nassau 
     
    Exquisite silver and ceramic works document the Dutch Royal Family's centuries-old connection with New York since explorer Henry Hudson's landmark 1609 voyage up the waterway that would eventually bear his name. Rare coins, vessels and ephemera, ranging in date from the establishment of New Amsterdam through the modern era, provide historical and cultural context for the House of Orange-Nassau's enduring relationship with the Empire State. Archival photographs of Dutch monarchs' visits to New York are also exhibited. The exhibit will run from August 1 through November 15, 2009, and is being curated by Matthew Jensen with the assistance of Arthur Kirmss, Ellen Brody-Kirmss, Meghan Harkins, John Ogren and Stan Parchin.
     
    Click to download a copy of the press release.