Immediately after its founding the Society began an ambitious program of exhibitions and programs, which has continued and expanded to the present day.  For over 40 years we have provided programming for our community’s schoolchildren in the museum, free of charge.  We have developed the most comprehensive public collection of artifacts and archival materials focused on Old Harrison Township, out of which we have created unique exhibitions and publications, including the first pictorial history of our community, Mullica Hill and Old Harrison Township, published by Arcadia Publishing in 2018. 

2019 marked a major expansion as the Society took ownership of Richwood Academy, the township’s oldest surviving schoolhouse built in 1870.  Since then we have restored this historic building to its original educational focus presenting series of lectures and performances in the Spring and Fall each year.  These offerings, like all our exhibitions at Old Town Hall Museum are presented free of charge.  The Richwood Academy Cultural Center campus will also become the site for the Society’s next major expansion, the South Jersey Rural Life Museum, currently in development.

The Society presents two major fundraising events annually.  The Asparagus Festival on the 3rd Saturday in May deliciously commemorates the first air shipment of fresh produce in the United States – 1,000 lbs. of asparagus flown from Mullica Hill to Boston in May 1922.  The Mullica Hill Ghost Walk on the first Saturday in October explores the eerie folklore of our historic village.

Now more than a half century later, the Society has grown into one of New Jersey’s outstanding history organizations recognized nationally for the quality and innovation of its programs.  In 2023 the American Association for State and Local History named the Harrison Township Historical Society winner of its most prestigious recognition, the Albert B. Corey Award.

We invite you to experience our exhibitions and programs and to make history with us by becoming  a member.