The History Girl

A Day on the Farm in Harmony Township: Hoff-Vannatta Farmstead Written by NJ Historian Not far from the Delaware River in Warren County is an intact eighteenth century farmstead that almost met its fate with the wrecking ball a number of years ago. Since then, this site's rich genealogical history has been  slowly unraveled and has spurred involvement and visits from distant - and not so distant - relatives. Now called the Hoff-Vannatta farmstead, this property and its structures have been evolving since about 1755. Because of the actions of quick-thinking members of the local historic preservation commission and township historical society in Harmony, New Jersey, this farmstead's buildings have been stabilized and are in the process of being restored and interpreted so that visitors will have a greater understanding of the rich agricultural community that was once a routine way of life for residents in this western New Jersey county. The ear...