Annual Railroad Day at Maywood Station is Sunday, October 6, 2013 The Maywood Station Museum Received a 2013 Bergen County Historic Preservation Award The Maywood Station Museum will host our Annual Railroad Day on Sunday, October 6, 2013 from Noon to 3pm. Vendors, railroad historical societies and model railroad clubs will have tables offering railroad and model railroad merchandise for sale as well as information on their organizations. The Maywood Station Museum will have several tables of merchandise for sale including model railroad items, books, old timetables and assorted items from our Company Store. Starting at 1:00pm, a free outdoor concert as part of the Maywood Station Museum Backyard Summer Concert Series sponsored by Park Ave Acura will take place on the back deck of the station featuring songwriter/ musician recording artist David W. Jacobsen. The Maywood Station Museum will be open during the entire event and visitors are invited to climb aboard Caboose 24542 and view its operating model railroad layout and assorted displays. In the event of rain, the concert portion of the event will be postponed until a later date. Admission is free and donations are welcome. The Easter Bunny Visited the Maywood Station Museum on March 30, 2013 Beautiful spring weather welcomed the Easter Bunny and her helper who visited Maywood Station on March 30, 2013 during a special Saturday morning Open House. The Easter Bunny posed for photos with children and distributed treats and all were welcome to tour the museum and Caboose 24542. The MSHC thank Christy Collichio and Kayleigh Kaminski who were the Easter Bunny’s special assistants. The Easter Bunny made a visit to Maywood Station during a special Saturday morning Open House on March 30, 2013. Children were able to meet with the Easter Bunny and reThe Maywood Station Museum was selected by the Bergen County Division of Historic and Cultural Affairs to receive the 2013 Bergen County Historical Preservation Award in the category of Adaptive Use of a Historic Site for its educational programs, open houses, free concerts and special events that are held each year at the museum. Bergen County Executive Kathleen A. Donovan and the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders presented the Commendation to the membership of the Maywood Station Museum at an Awards Ceremony and Reception at the Historic Church on the Green in Hackensack, NJ at 7pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013. The Maywood Station Museum now has the distinction of being six-time recipients of Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards and has now received awards in each of the six eligible categories. The Maywood Station Museum was previously recipients of Bergen County Historic Preservation Awards in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 and 2011. Congratulations and a job well done to ALL! Maywood Station Museum members Gus Aversa, John Brown, Isador Van Cleve, Robert Pisani and Sid Denny pose for a photo with New York, Susquehanna & Western Railway President Nathan Fenno, Maywood Mayor Gregg Padovano, Maywood Councilman Adrian Febre, members of the Bergen County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the members of the Bergen County Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs before the Bergen County Preservation Awards Ceremony on May 7, 2013 at Historic Church on the Green in Hackensack, NJ. (Photo by Ed Kaminski) ceived treats. All were invited to tour the museum and Caboose 24542. Beautiful spring weather and a great turnout to see the Easter Bunny made for an enjoyable time by all. 14
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