29th ANNUAL

at the Minisink Church Pavilion, located at 300 Clove Rd.,
on 
Saturday 7/25

Dine in or Take out

Noon-4pm

Adults $12. Children under 12 [less]
minisinkreformed.org
Call 973-293-3514 or see a church member
Other local events



The Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History (M.A.R.C.H.) 
will be presenting “Model Trains and Covered Bridges” 
at the Foster Armstrong House, 
at 320 River Road in Montague, NJ on Sunday, July 26th at 1:00 p.m. 

First time and return visitors will be treated to a tour of the “Bridge Room” by 
the model maker himself and along with that tour they will be able to see 
a display of a collection of model trains that will include four different size, or scale,
 tracks shown laid out on different displays.

Children and adults alike are especially welcomed to come and see the trains run.

The circa 1790 Foster-Armstrong House, is located on CR 521 / 320 River Rd., 
right in Montague, about 1 mile north of the Milford/Montague Bridge 
and will be open for tours from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.


Courtesy of MARCH  - https://www.facebook.com/events/863791030343047/


over the mountain.....

WANTAGE — The Chinkchewunska Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will host a Christmas in July event from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. from Friday through Sun., July 24-26, at their Elias Van Bunschooten Museum at 1097 State Route 23.
The event will feature a complimentary tour of the historic house - see period costumes and uniforms, demonstrations, vendors, crafters, food and more.
There also will be music by Mingo Lodge.

Think Immigration is an issue 
that mainly surfaced in the past century?  
Think again!

On this day in 1798 the Alien and Sedition Act became law.

That's the decade in which the clapboard portion of 
the Foster-Armstrong House was built and Montague Township marked 39 years.
Annual Port Jervis Firemen's Day Parade today!
Courtesy http://portjervisny.com/fr-2008.firemansparade.6.htm

It is formally called

Lineup began at 1 p.m. 

The parade itself kicks off at 2 p.m., from the corner of 
Sussex and Ball Streets.

According to 'Ripley’s Believe it or Not', this parade 
is reported to be the oldest in the country. 


Port Jervis remains one of Montague Vol. Fire Dept's

Sandyston, NJ FD
Frankford, NJ FD
Branchville, NJ FD
Wantage, NJ FD
Milford, PA FD
Westfall, PA FD
Port Jervis, NY FD
Greenville, NY FD
Huguenot, NY FD
(MONTAGUE TOWNSHIP.)
Nearest railroad station, Port Jarvis, N. Y., on the Erie Railroad, and the New York, Ontario and Western Railroad; distant nine miles. Population, 50. Banking town, Milford, Pa. No post office—mail by rural free delivery from Port Jarvis, N. Y. No express service. Nearest telegraph connection, Milford, Pa., which is directly across the Delaware River. Tax rate, $1.98.
Montague is a small village of about twenty houses scattered over an extensive area of farming country. The population is exclusively engaged in agricultural work, and raising sheep, hogs, and poultry. There is also a large production of milk and butter. The land is all under cultivation, and no farms are reported for sale. No foreign immigrants reside in or near the village.

For further particulars, address Jacob McCarty, or James A. Pundle, Port Jarvis, N. Y.


Excerpt from The Industrial Directory of New Jersey, Compiled and Published by the Bureau of Statistics of New Jersey; Trenton, NJ; 1909.


Historian's note:

Montague, as a township, was never this sparse. The description given pertains to the village of Montague - which was also known as Brick House, within the township.

The 2nd contact named would have been James Allen Rundle. Both gentlemen had Rural Route mail delivery through Port Jervis, NY, as Montague lacked having its own Post Office at this period.
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