The Apple Tree House

12/06/2022

This Saturday, join us at The Apple Tree House!

06/14/2022

Hope you can swing by on Sat, June 25, 1-4pm for an open house!

05/19/2022

This Saturday!

04/29/2022

Open House this Saturday, April 30 from 1-4pm!

Check out the latest community post from one of your neighbors. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

10/08/2021

Bergensquareday.com

06/23/2021

The 3rd Annual History Fair Jersey City Public Schools Awards Ceremony

June 15, 2021 at Apple Tree House

Jersey City public school students visited The Apple Tree House to receive their awards for the 3rd Annual History fair. It was the perfect backdrop for the student finalists, grades 4-12, to display their projects.

These projects were featured along with an exhibition of artwork by New Mexico based artist Menesee Wall and an exhibition of women's movement replicas by Jersey City resident and craft artist Megan Wagner.

Originally set to open in March of 2020, the exhibition was delayed to the pandemic and you can view the full exhibition online at:
https://bit.ly/3j5ueSi

05/17/2021

Come visit us at The Apple Tree House on Saturday, May 22nd where we will be open to the public with 3 exhibits to enjoy!

We’ll be making wishes on paper for 2021 and folding them into paper cranes with Jersey City resident & Pediatric Nurse, Dominique Flores, BS, RN. All the paper crane wishes will be on display at the Apple Tree House for a public work of art.
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Selections from the George Way Collection

What did the home look like in the 1700s? How did the home operate before the advent of electricity?

Take a step back in history in our exhibit "Selections from the George Way Collection" and see all types of objects from the late 17th to early 20th century. We have over 30 objects that illustrate what cooking, cleaning, candle making, baking, sewing and fireplace maintenance looked like through the ages.

This exhibition was made possible through generous donations of the George Way estate.

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The 3rd Annual History Fair Jersey City Public Schools

Come view a selection of the 2020 History Fair finalists, featuring work from students grades 4-12 of the Jersey City Public Schools. The exhibition also features artwork by new Mexico based artist Menesee Wall and women's movement replicas by Jersey City resident and craft artist Megan Wagner.

Originally set to open in March of 2020, the exhibition was delayed to the pandemic and you can view the full exhibition online

04/27/2021

Share your wish for a community built art project at the Apple Tree House! What is your wish for 2021? For Jersey City? For yourself?

08/28/2020

Speranza's historical play VOTES FOR WOMEN was featured on Channel 12 NJ! Channel 12 spent the day with Speranza's team on 8/26 during their performance at Apple Tree House aka Van Wagenen House - certainly a memorable way to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendments ratification.

A New Jersey woman who was one of the leaders of the women’s suffrage movement is the subject of a play now being performed outdoors in Jersey City.

08/27/2020

Check out this wonderful virtual tour of Bergen Square by Untapped NY! The tour guide is Mandy Edgecombe of Jersey City. Enjoy!

Join us for a tour of the remnants of New Netherlands in Jersey City! In this half hour interactive walk with Untapped New York tour guide Mandy Edgecombe, w...

08/26/2020

Tonight at Apple Tree House!

08/08/2020

Exciting news! Preservation NJ's mini-doc "Saved or Lost Forever," which featured The Apple Tree House as its top "saved" historic site in New Jersey, has received a 2020 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award nomination! Congratulations to Preservation NJ and to everyone who put years of painstaking work into the restoration of The Apple Tree House aka The Van Wagenen House.

2020 Emmy Nominees Congratulations to this year’s Nominees!! 2020 Mid-Atlantic Emmy® Award Nominees 1. NEWSCAST EVENING- LARGER MARKETS (38 & LARGER) “Channel 11 News at 5pm”- WPXI-TV Peggy Finnegan, Anchor Aaron Martin, Reporter Gordon Loesch, Reporter Jason LaRosa, Director Daniel Rinkus, P...