Meadowlands Museum

It was established in 1961 as a repository for artifacts relating to the history of Rutherford and the New Jersey Meadowlands region.

[1] A group of parents who belonged to the Rutherford Parent-Teacher Association founded the museum.

They collected artifacts of natural history, including local mineral specimens, as well as items relating to the area's Native American heritage.

In 1974, the museum purchased the Yereance-Berry House at Crane Avenue and Meadow Road.

As of 2005, the museum has four permanent exhibits: an antique toy room featuring items from the 19th and early 20th century; an exhibit of local rocks and minerals, including fluorescent minerals; a pre-electric kitchen, designed to resemble a kitchen of the early 20th century; and the "homespun" room, featuring early- to mid-19th-century items such as spinning wheels, dishes, and clothes.