The Wyckoff Historical Society was formed in January 1974 by three Wyckoff couples. Bylaws and a charter were drawn up and meetings were held at residents’ homes. The first public meeting was held June 29. The Society was incorporated on December 13, 1974.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

The Wyckoff Historical Society abides by its mission to research, preserve and educate about the rich history of Wyckoff, New Jersey. 

The Society is a separate organization from the Wyckoff Historic Preservation Commission and the Zabriskie House. The Wyckoff Historical Society is a 501(c)3 charity independent of local government. and receives no funding from the town of Wyckoff. Our primary objectives are to preserve and maintain Union Cemetery and the Wyckoff History Museum (historic Barbershop building), in addition to offering public programs about Wyckoff and its surrounds’ noteworthy history.

Please click here for upcoming programs and events.

We invite you to take a trip into the past when Wyckoff was farmland, mills, and pastures. Read about the early settlers who built the stone houses, churches, schools and businesses that formed Wyckoff. Although most of the farms and pastures are gone, many historic homes remain, tended carefully by current owners, and giving you a peak into Wyckoff’s history. The next time you drive around Wyckoff, drive a bit slower, and remember Wyckoff’s past.



Wyckoff Historical Society Officers ( 1 year terms ending June 2025)
President: Peter Staller
Vice President: Lynn Groel-Lynch
Treasurer: Peter Staller
Historian: Doris Noerr

Corresponding Secretary: Barbara Petruccelli
Recording Secretary: Linda Vreeland

Trustee (1 year term ending June 2025)

Bob Carpenter
Melanie Long
Richard Lynch
Eileen Avia
Matthew Shore
Brian Brunsch
Jennifer Galenkamp


2019: The Bergen County Historical Society presented the Society with the Oratam Award following a two-year cemetery headstone restoration effort at Union Cemetery.

Images of Wyckoff
By David R. Brown
and the Wyckoff Historical Society

Vintage photographs that appear on this website are from the extensive collections of Richard Butler Turner Photographers, the Wyckoff Library, the Wyckoff Historical Society, and collections of local residents.

These photos and others appear in Images of America: Wyckoff. Copies of the book are available through the Wyckoff Historical Society for $19.99. If you are interested in purchasing a copy, please email the Wyckoff Historical Society at: info@wyckoffhistory.org.

Book Cover Photo: Members of the Chef’s Club at the Abraham Lincoln School, 1957

To use a photograph from this book or the WHS archives, please read the WHS Photo Usage Agreement.