The New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Keepsake Collection Keeps Expanding
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What started with one keepsake has grown to New Jersey’s largest Cat’s Meow offering, celebrating the premiere New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection. Check availability in real-time below. Once they’re gone, the term “collectible” comes in.
The MLH Project is proud to be the exclusive reseller of the New Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsake Collection, created by the world-famous Cat’s Meow Village. Made in the USA!!!
NEW FOR 2025
NEW: Basking Ridge – KMS Farmstead Arts Center
NEW: Bernardsville – Olcott School
NEW: Cranford – Cranford High School
NEW: Cranford – Riverside Inn
NEW: Cranford – The Cranford Hotel
NEW: Union’s Flagship Route 22
NEW:Jersey Shore – Asbury Park’s Stone Pony
NEW: Jersey Shore – Wildwood’s Neon and Boardwalk
The New Jersey Historic Wooden Keepsake Village Collection
The New Jersey Historic Village keepsake collection is a wood-painted collectible series honoring historic, iconic buildings, properties, and fixtures that are part of the historic fabric of New Jersey’s history. Each keepsake was selected based on community feedback and a voting process. We’re excited to see how the public reacts to the next additions to this historic series.” Sign up to receive updates when new pieces become available.
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No 32. Wildwood, New Jersey – Historic DooWop, Beach, Neon, and Boardwalk
No 31. Bernardsville, New Jersey’s First High School – Olcott School c.1905 Olcott is also Basking Ridge’s FIRST High School
Release Party Date: December 11, 2024
The Olcott School is now part of a four-piece celebration of Bernardsville, New Jersey’s 100th anniversary. The 1905 Olcott School is a boro icon and served Bernards Township, including Basking Ridge and Bernardsville students, when it opened. The release party is December 11, 2024. Click Here for details and how to get yours.
No 30. White Manna Hamburger Stand – c1945
As a huge fan of food history in Jersey, one of our favorites has to be the White Manna in Hackensack, New Jersey. Walking in the door, you’re stepping back in time, but you’re also getting a chance to taste what has been mentioned many times as the #1 burger in New Jersey.
Gotta love “Old Barney,” New Jersey’s second oldest lighthouse overseeing Barnegat Inlet at the top of Long Beach Island. The red and white icon has been guarding our shore since 1835 and is the 2nd oldest lighthouse behind the Sandy Hook lighthouse. #lovebarney. Our first New Jersey lighthouse is part of the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection. Get yours today!
No. 28 – Basking Ridge’s Christmas Eve Caroling on the Green
It might be the collection’s most popular rendering. The Christmas Eve community sings on the Basking Ridge green. Order yours today before they are gone. Click here for details.
No. 27 – Westfield’s Jolly Trolley and the Westfield Fire Department
No. 26 – Winter on Mindowaskin Pond – Westfield, New Jersey
Our first collectible now has a Winter AND a Spring edition. Release Party: February 14, 2023. Click Here
No. 25 – Jimmy Buff’s Italian Hot Dog Eatery 90th Anniversary Collectible – W. Orange, New Jersey
Order Now and be part of the inaugural run of this Jersey icon – the 90th anniversary of Jimmy Buff’s collectible. Release Party: October 26, 2022
No. 23 and 24 – Lucy the Elephant, Margate, NJ, and the Ford Mansion, Morristown, New Jersey
Two Jersey classics were recently voted into the New Jersey Historic Wooden Village Collection. Available in our store right now. All proceeds go towards producing new research and collectibles. Click the image for details on adding these historic Jersey icons to your village collection.
No. 22 – Krug’s Tavern 1932 – Down Neck 90th Anniversary Keepsake – Ironbound Newark, New Jersey
Celebrating Newark’s Krug’s Tavern, their 90th anniversary under one family! This limited run honors what is now NJ’s BEST BURGER destination. This is the 3rd New Jersey tavern in the collection.
Krug’s Tavern Newark Keepsake – Order now. Release Party Friday, March 4, 2022.
No. 21- c.1939 – Trump #45 Summer White House – The Lamington House – Bedminster, New Jersey
The Summer White House in Bedminster, New Jersey, for President 45/47 of the United States, President Trump. Order your keepsake: release party – July 4, 2021.
No. 20- New Jersey’s Iconic Diner – Honoring the “Diner Capital of the Universe”
Want to be part of the New Jersey Historic Keepsake Village Collection? You Have to be Nominated to Get In!
Do you know of a worthy historical addition to the New Jersey Historic Village Collection? Please email us as we’ve gotten very good results working with organizations to create a keepsake to be nominated to the New Jersey Historic Village Collection.
Additional keepsakes are being added to a multi-year cross-state effort to promote and preserve New Jersey history.
No. 19- c.1728 Presbyterian Church – Westfield, New Jersey
Collectible No. 18 – Westfield Presbyterian Church, Westfield, New Jersey- Order Now Release Date: June 10, 2021. Also, check out our Westfield Bundle Special
No. 18- c.1907 Mindowaskin Park – Westfield, New Jersey
Collectible No. 18 – Mindowaskin Park Westfield, New Jersey- Order Now Release Party: May 1, 2021. Also, check out our Westfield Bundle Special
No. 17- c.1918 Bernardsville Cinema – Bernardsville, New Jersey
Collectible No. 17 Bernardsville Cinema Bernardsville, New Jersey – Order Now. Release Party: May 1, 2021
No. 16- c.1922 Rialto Theater- Westfield, New Jersey
Collectible No. 16 – Rialto Theater Westfield, New Jersey Order Now Release Party: May 1, 2021. Also, check out our Westfield Bundle Special
No. 15- c.1926 Cranford Theater- Cranford, New Jersey
