MADISON, NEW JERSEY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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Books For Sale
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Onunda  built 1893 Daniel W. James, bought in 1916 Marcellus and Geraldine Dodge
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Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge by Barbara J. Mitnick
The book is a biography with Mrs. Dodge's early life, family life with Marcellus Dodge, as a dog fancier, her phlanthropy work and her last years.

Price: $20.00
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Lincoln's White House Secretary edited by Harold Holzer
The adventurous life of one time Madison resident William O. Stoddard. This edited 1907 autobiography sheds light on Lincoln.
​Hardcover

Price: $20.00
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The Uncertain Revolution by John T. Cunningham
A hardcover book tells of the forgotten winters in Middlebrook and Morristown and of their critical importance to the course of the war.

Price: $27.00
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Bottle Hill and Madison: Glimpses and Reminiscences From Its Earliest Settlement to the Civil War by William Parkhurst Tuttle
​Hardcover
See index

Price: $30.00
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Images of America - Madison by John T. Cunningham
A paperback full of pictures of Madison's history from its founding in about 1740, including the rose growing industry, Drew University, and the Dodge family.
See index

Price: $20.00
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Images of America - Chatham by John T. Cunningham
Price: $20.00
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Images of America - Chatham Township
by John T. Cunningham
The paperback is full of pictures of Chatham Township's history from its founding in 1806, including the Gibbons horse farm, Madame Bey's training camp for prizefighters, and the Great Swamp.

Price: $20.00
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Images of America - Mansions of Morris County by John W. Rae
A paperback full of pictures of the mansions on Madison Avenue, Harding and Morris Townships, scattered in surrounding areas,  clubs founded by and for the wealthy, and how it all ended.

​Price: $20.00
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New Jersey Goes To War edited by Joseph B. Bilby
Biographies of 150 New Jerseyans caught up in the struggle of the civil war, including soldiers, civilians, men, women, heroes, scoundrels and a heroic horse.  A Madison resident is included.
Hardcover

Price: $20.00
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The Civil War Journal of Private Heyward Emmell edited by Jim Malcolm
Heyward Emmell witnessed and recorded all the major battles of the Army of Potomac from the Peninsula Campaign to Gettysburg to the Siege of Petersburg as a stretcher bearer in the ambulance corps.

Price: $20.00 (signed by editor)
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Hidden New Jersey
by Linda J. Barth and Hazel Mitchell
A seek-and-search book for young and old.  Double-page spreads are jam-packed with colorful illustrations of the people, places, inventions, and attractions in New Jersey.  Readers are encouraged to explore a little more and find hidden pictures in each illustration.

Price: $17.95 Hardcover; $8.95 Softcover

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Crossroads of the American Revolution by New Jersey Historical Commission
Spiral bound soft cover, illustrated introduction to the buildings, battlefields and encampment sites whose stories contribute to our understanding of New Jersey's role in the birth of the nation.

Price: $5.00
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Images of America -Craftsman Farms by Heather E. Stivison
Pictures of the country estate of father of the American Arts & Crafts Movement, Gustav Stickley designed and built himself.  New Jersey National Historic Landmark.

Price: $20.00
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Images of America - Florham Park by John T. Cunningham
A richly illustrated volume show views of the borough's distinctive, turn-of-the-centry kerosene lanterns, the large ice-cutting industry, first years of the fire department and early farming families.

Price: $20.00
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Images of America - Morristown by Joan M. Williams
Pictures take the reader into the quiet back streets and some of the old buildings giving a hint of what Morristown was like in the past.

Price: $20.00
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Images of America - Summit by Patricia E. Meola
Some of the nearly 200 old postcard images that were sent to friends and relations by early summer inhabitants  show the changes from a pastoral town of farms and rolling hills to seasonal residents to a populated suburb of Manhattan.

Price: $20.00

Madison Historical Society

​the Madison Public Library
39 Keep Street
Madison, New Jersey 07940


Hours

Tuesday,
​10:30 am to 3:30 pm
​and by appointment

Telephone

 973-377-0722 ext 8
EMAIL
historicalsociety@rosenet.org
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  • Home
  • Activity Page
  • History
    • History Of Name
    • 1710-1834 Bottle Hill
    • 1834-1889 Madison Village
    • 1890- Present Madison Borough
    • Monuments in the Parks
  • Programs
  • About Us
  • Newsletters
  • Research
    • Book & Map Indexes
    • World War I
    • Obituary Indexes
    • Vietnam Deaths
    • Research Policies and Fees
  • Gift Shop
    • Books for Sale
    • Maps and Other Items
  • links
  • Contact & Membership