HACKLEBARNEY FARM-Chester Township, NJ

Our farm house built in 1851-Above-Left to Right. Robert D. Pitney(bought farm and built house/barn), Andy Pitney(son), Elizabeth Hoffman Pitney(Robert's wife), Amy Pitney(daughter), Charlie Pitney (son),Phillip Pitney(son), Elwood S. Piney(son) Wanda's Great Grandfather.

Above-The cutest picture. In front                            Above-Mahlon Pitney and Elizabeth                 Above-Mahlon and Elizabeth again.
of our store door, Mahlon Pitney (Wanda's         Belton Pitney, ejoying a swim at                        Those two love birds! :)
dad) and Robert Jacobson, feed a baby pig.            the nearby watering hole.

Above-an unknown baby visits the farm.              The farm dog. The background is                    That handsome Mahlon Pitney. Standing
In the background is the barn/store                    looking across the grass lawn towards           behind a vibernum bush that still flowers
                                                                                 the tall pines and what would become           near the mailboxes on the front lawn.
                                                                                 the white wooden fence.                                  Most of these pics were taken mid-1920's

Pitney

We love Wanda!

 Wanda Jacobson, age 9.
Wanda was born in the farm house. Her father Mahlon Pitney and his father were also born here. Robert D. Pitney puchased the farm in the mid 1800's and the house and barn were built in 1850-1851 with the money from Iron Ore. 
Robert D Pitney was the brother of Mahlon Pitney of Mendham, NJ. (He was a supreme court Justice)

Commercial time

In 1980 Sara Lee filmed an iconic apple pie commercial in our apple orchard. That was a fun day.

That little red building...

(Lauren Mae Collins-above) We originally started selling cider hot dogs from a table set up in front of our farm store...they became very popular and in the mid-1990's we turned the "red building" into the "hot dog building".
YUM!

Pitney/Jacobson/Collins

Wanda Pitney and Henry Jacobson met at Chester Presbyterian Church when Wanda was 16 and when she was 18 they married in 1950. Henry was a carpenter for many years (Jacobson and son's) before helping to take over the daily running's of Hacklebarney Farm. They opened the 'farm store' in the early 1970's, but before that time Wanda's father and mother (Elizabeth Belton Pitney-from Gladstone) worked the farm and sold apples and goods to the Newark market and surrounding areas. They have three Children. Mahlon Jacobson, Robert Jacobson and Karen Jacobson Collins. Karen is now running the farm with the help from her husband Kevin Collins, who also works full time as Assistant Superintendent for Chester Township DPW. They have two children. Lauren and Kyle. Robert has one daughter, Caitlin and she is married to Brian Findlay and they have two children. Case and Claire. 

Hacklebarney Farm, as seen in the early 1960's
You can see the apples being loaded up from the 'store' entrance. What is now our bakery building was a four car garage, filled with baskets, tools etc.
The Hot dog building is still in its original location, This building was moved for a few years to Hacklebarney State Park in the 1940's and the family sold cold drinks and food. Wanda Jacobson and her father spent many weekends working at it. 

 Above-Lauren, Claire and Kyle                    Above-Kyle and Lauren Collins                                        Above-Karen and Kevin Collins
Claire, Kevin, Karen and Case

Below-Caitlin Jacobson Findlay                Below-Kevin and his "Pa-Paw" red                                Below-Kevin's mom Sandy(who                                                                                                   sitting at what would become                             left us way too early), Grandma 
                                                                                  the "hot dog building")                                           Doris and Red Hayden.