Walpack Historical Society

05/23/2026

⭐️Event Reminder!⭐️

We hope to see you Sunday, May 24th, 2026. This is a rain or shine event.

Event details are below.

Please join the Walpack Historical Society on Sunday, May 24th, 2026 from 12 pm - 3 pm as we open the doors of the Walpack Center Schoolhouse for the first time since 2018. Alumni Jim Heigis and Ollie Treible will be on hand to share their Walpack school days memories with visitors.

The Walpack Center Church, barn, Rosenkrans Museum, General Store and Post Office and the Van Campen Inn will also be open for tours.

Are you interested in exploring more of Walpack when you visit?

🥾 Hike the Military Trail (pamphlets are available at the Rosenkrans Museum and the Van Campen Inn). You can also hike the Walpack Loop, which has access points off the Military Trail.
➡️ Visit the Black/Slave Cemetery (located off the Military Trail)
➡️ Visit the site of Fort Johns / Headquarters / Fort Shapanack (located off the Military Trail)
➡️ Visit Col. John Rosenkrans’ Memorial (located on the side of Old Mine Road (dirt) a short distance from the Van Campen Inn)
➡️ Visit the Shapanack Cemetery (located up the path from Col. Rosenkrans’ Memorial)
🥾 Hike to Buttermilk Falls (vehicles must access via Struble Road). Buttermilk Falls is approximately 2.5 miles from Walpack Center if you chose to hike there.

05/19/2026

On the move in Walpack Center…

Video courtesy of Jeff Stoveken

05/18/2026

Please join the Walpack Historical Society on Sunday, May 24th, 2026 from 12 pm - 3 pm as we open the doors of the Walpack Center Schoolhouse for the first time since 2018. Alumni Jim Heigis and Ollie Treible will be on hand to share their Walpack school days memories with visitors.

The Walpack Center Church, barn, Rosenkrans Museum, General Store and Post Office and the Van Campen Inn will also be open for tours.

Are you interested in exploring more of Walpack when you visit?

🥾 Hike the Military Trail (pamphlets are available at the Rosenkrans Museum and the Van Campen Inn). You can also hike the Walpack Loop, which has access points off the Military Trail.
➡️ Visit the Black/Slave Cemetery (located off the Military Trail)
➡️ Visit the site of Fort Johns / Headquarters / Fort Shapanack (located off the Military Trail)
➡️ Visit Col. John Rosenkrans’ Memorial (located on the side of Old Mine Road (dirt) a short distance from the Van Campen Inn)
➡️ Visit the Shapanack Cemetery (located up the path from Col. Rosenkrans’ Memorial)
🥾 Hike to Buttermilk Falls (vehicles must access via Struble Road). Buttermilk Falls is approximately 2.5 miles from Walpack Center if you chose to hike there.

05/18/2026

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for Sharon Spangenberg’s presentation on the New Jersey Forts Along the Delaware Frontier. Sharon used Capt. Jonathan Hampton's mid-1700 maps to guide guests on a 62-mile visual tour from Fort Reading in Warren County north to Fort Gardiner in Orange County, NY. Sharon’s display will be remain at the Walpack Center Church throughout the 2026 tour season. Please join us in thanking Sharon for another great presentation. Sharon’s brochure, shown on the last photo, is available for sale in the WHS Bookstore.

We hope to see everyone on Sunday, May 24th, 2026 from 12 pm - 3 pm as we open the Walpack Center Schoolhouse for the first time since 2018. The Walpack Center Church, barn, Rosenkrans Museum, General Store & Post Office and the Van Campen Inn will also be open for tours.

05/16/2026

Event Reminder! We hope to see you tomorrow.

05/09/2026

Something exciting is around the corner! The Walpack Historical Society members have been hard at work preparing the Walpack Center Schoolhouse for tours. The schoolhouse will be open for tours beginning on Sunday, May 24th, 2026 from 12 pm - 3 pm.

The Walpack Center Church, barn, Rosenkrans Museum, General Store and Post Office and the Van Campen Inn will also be open for guests to enjoy. We hope you will join us.

05/04/2026

We can't assume blacklegged deer ticks are evil, but they do resemble Darth Maul a little too much for our liking.

Blacklegged ticks are present all year long in the eastern half of the United States but are most likely to be seen (biting you) during the spring, summer, and fall.

Their lifespan is about two to three years, with life stages as eggs, larva, nymph, and adult. After hatching, a blood meal (gross) is needed at each stage of their lifecycle to survive. These ticks need each life stage blood meal to be from a different host, which can be mammals, reptiles, or amphibians. Have we said blood meal enough yet?

Blacklegged ticks carry diseases by picking up pathogens from animal hosts and transferring them to their human hosts. The pathogens found in blacklegged ticks include Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease), Powassan virus, Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Anaplasmosis), Borrelia miyamotoi (Hard Tick Relapsing Fever), and Babesia microti (Babesiosis).

Some ways to defend yourself against these Sith-like suckers include:
🐞 Treating your clothing and gear with permethrin or repellants recognized by the EPA to repel or kill ticks.
🐞 Wear light or bright colored clothing so ticks are more visible.
🐞 Tuck pants into socks to prevent ticks from crawling into your pants.
🐞 Stay on trail and avoid walking through brushy or grassy areas.
🐞 Do a tick check on your clothing before getting into a vehicle or walking into your house.
🐞 Tumble dry clothing on high for at least 10 minutes to kill any ticks.
🐞 Shower and do a thorough tick check all over your body, including the cracks and crevasses.

Stay tick free, and May the Fourth be with you!


Image: A blacklegged deer tick on a thin leaf holding a red lightsaber.
Photo/ CDC J. Gathany

05/01/2026