Learn About Wayne's History at Annual Exhibit

Residents can learn a little about the history of Wayne at the annual Terhune-Sunnybank exhibit and sale at the Van Riper-Hopper House Museum in a few weeks.

Some new artifacts are on display in the permanent exhibit, including some clothing from the late 19th century.

To mark the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the book “Sunnybank” is a part of the collection. Marion Harland, the pen name for Mary Virginia Hawes Terhune, Albert Payson Terhune’s mother, in 1866.

Residents can learn what “Sunnybank” has in common with “Gone With the Wind” and how Sunnybank Park got its name.

Also available will be an abridged version of Albert Payson Terhune’s short story “Whose Collie?” and vintage copies of his other novels and photographs.

Admission is free but donations will be accepted. Proceeds will go to preserve and maintain historic houses in Wayne.

The exhibit and sale will be open Friday Aug. 16 from noon to 3 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 17 from 1 to 5 p.m.

For more information call 973-694-7192 or click here.