John Fell and the Fell House

October 4, 2016
By Jim Wright

Basking Ridge’s Ross Farm — Fell House Cousin!

Stumbled across this amazing place serendipitously. Heard that a musician I liked was doing a concert in New Jersey at

February 1, 2016
By Jim Wright

Monday Morning Mystery 020116

Another month, another mystery. Can you identify this historic Allendale house, and where was located? A big clue is in

January 21, 2016
By Jim Wright

Record’s ‘Name-dropper’ Is About Allendale

Jeff Page's Name-Dropper column in The Record today is about Joseph Warner Allen, for whom Allendale is named. Allen lived

December 6, 2015
By Jim Wright

Night Before Christmas@Fell House w/Stiles Thomas, Ginny Jones

This is a reading of "The Night Before Christmas" at the Fell House 0n Dec. 6, 2015, before a rapt

November 23, 2015
By Jim Wright

Monday Mystery 112315

This is a history mystery — on loan to the Fell House by the Pirie family. Yes, it is the

October 25, 2015
By Jim Wright

John Fell Routs Loyalists in Allendale 5K

Allendale patriot and Founding Father John Fell routed his Tory competition in the Allendale 5K Halloween race today. "The lily-livered

September 22, 2015
By Jim Wright

Red-shoulders vs. Red-tail Skirmish

Lots of hawkish screaming over the Celery Farm yesterday — went to investigate and saw two Red-shoulders and a young

September 22, 2015
By Jim Wright

‘The Drownling’: Where I’ll Be Reading My New Ghost Story

Next month, I'll be giving five free readings of my new ghost story, "The Drownling" — set in Allendale on

August 11, 2015
By Jim Wright

Rare Fell House Lantern Slides

The Fell House recently received an unusual donation — three small boxes of Ilford Lantern slides — glass black-and-white transparencies

July 21, 2015
By Jim Wright

Red-shoulder Hunts at the Fell House

Marsh Warden Mike Limatola writes: "I was doing some work around the barn at the Fell House last Tuesday when