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2023 Lawn Party
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Van Riper Lawn Party
We will be hosting our first ever on-premises fundraiser on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 12-4 PM. The Sticky Wickets and friends will perform. Beer and wine will be for sale.
Food options include: Cubita Cafe, Pita Bowl, and Caggiano’s Hot Dogs.
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Bricks Fundraiser
Spread the word! Our 2021 fundraiser is engraved bricks for our front walkway. Our goal is to sell 100 to raise $10,000, click here to place your order: donationbricks.com/vanriper
As of 4/11/2022: WE HAVE REACHED OUR GOAL!
Bricks are planned to be installed during Summer 2022
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2020 Monthly Meetings
Our meetings will be held on the following dates via a recurring Zoom meeting at 7:30 PM which will remain the same each month:
November 12, 2020
December 10, 2020
Topic: Van Riper House Monthly Meeting
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July Virtual Meeting
Dear Members and Friends,
Our next meeting will be held via Zoom as usual on Thursday, July 9 at 7:30 PM. An agenda will be posted shortly, and details are below:
Topic: July Monthly Meeting
Time: Jul 9, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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New Roof Done!
Last week, the Van Riper House received a new roof. Our previous cedar-shake roof had deteriorated badly, and we decided to replace it with a modern asphalt shingle roof with a lifetime warranty. While this is not optimal in the context of historic preservation, our only alternative given our limited resources would have been to place a tarp on the roof, which we agreed would be an untenable eyesore.
This new roof will provide 30+ years of protection for our cherished historic landmark, and will allow us to start making progress on interior work.
The roof project depleted about 75% of our savings, which we will need to make up for in fundraising the rest of the year. If anyone has any ideas for alternatives to our Street Fair, which has declined in profitability, please let me know. As of now, we are considering running a GoFundMe for $5,000 or $10,000 summer into fall.
Our goal as of now is to refurbish the left-hand side of the house, which is in decent shape, in order to host events, meetings, and educational programs in the near future.
Another goal is to get the Van Riper House registered on the National and State Registers of Historic Places, which is in progress thanks to assistance from two Van Riper descendants, Edwin Van Riper and Chris Schopfer.
Thank you all for coming together as an organization to make great progress over the past year. The Van Riper House could have been a lost cause without all of you, and we are eternally grateful for your support.
If anyone is willing to donate to replenish our funds, please see our donation page. All donations are fully tax-deductible.
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June Annual Meeting
Dear Members,
Our Annual Meeting will be held on June 11, 2020 at 7:30 PM via Zoom. This is a mandatory meeting as we will be holding elections. Given that we adopted new bylaws on April 9, 2020 changing the structure of our organization, all current officers’ terms will expire on July 1, 2020, and the new officers will start two-year terms that day.
Nominations for the following positions will be accepted via email and regular mail. Please contact our secretary at janicengfraser@gmail.com for instructions. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor before voting.
Positions:
President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Directors (3)
Zoom Meeting information:
Topic: Van Riper House Annual Meeting
Time: Jun 11, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Memorial Day
This Memorial Day, we remember John Abraham Van Riper, who fought for our country’s freedom in the Revolutionary War as a member of the local Essex County militia. He is thought to have enlarged the Van Riper House after the war, leaving a date stone with his and his wife Leah’s initials over its back door.
In late 1776, George Washington’s army retreated from Fort Lee following an invasion of New Jersey by Lord Cornwallis’ British troops. They crossed the Passaic River at Acquackanonk on November 21, where Exit 11A on Route 21 is now. The following day, they retreated down River Road to Newark, where they would have passed the Van Riper House. British and Hessian troops followed a few days later, likely also passing our historic landmark.
This makes the Van Riper House Nutley’s closest tie to the Revolution, a direct witness to the fight for independence. About 244 years later, it still stands as a silent reminder of our country’s birth.
Sourced from: https://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/
Stryker, W. S., New Jersey Historical Records Survey Project. (1872). Official register of the officers and men of New Jersey in the revolutionary war. Trenton, N.J.: W.T. Nicholson & co., printers. Page 804
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May Virtual Meeting
Our monthly meeting for May 2020 will be held via Zoom on Thursday, May 14 at 7:30 PM EST. The meeting instructions are below, as well as the proposed agenda. Hope to see you there!
Topic: May Van Riper House Meeting
Time: May 14, 2020 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Welcome to our new website! This will be the official source of information for Van Riper House, Inc, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration and preservation of the Van Riper House, an early 18th-century Dutch farmhouse located in Nutley, New Jersey.
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