Lyndhurst Historical Society

The Lyndhurst Historical Society is a private, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of local historical sites and the promotion of community pride in our history and traditions.

The Lyndhurst Historical Society was established in 1984 in an effort to preserve the 1893 schoolhouse, located at 400 Riverside Avenue, on the corner of Fern Avenue, in Lyndhurst, NJ.

The Society was formed with a promise to the Township Commissioners that the Society would raise the money to restore the building if the Township would take ownership from the Board of Education. The Society raised $100,000 over a four-year period, restored the school, and began using the building as a museum on a lease from the Township of Lyndhurst.

What We Collect



• Lyndhurst Memorabilia
  
• Football programs, high school graduation programs, 
  yearbooks, information on local commissioners, police 
  officers, and firefighters
  
• Genealogy of local families
  
• Photos
  
• Sporting events, businesses, unusual weather events, 
  Lyndhurst Yacht Club, Lyndhurst Swimming Pool, 
  theaters, fires, school classes (especially of River Road 
  School)
  
• Books and booklets authored by Lyndhurst residents
  
• Items used in local schools
  
• Menus from local restaurants
  
• Histories of local churches and organizations—past and 
  present