The new Atlantic County Veterans Museum is now open! Located in the historic Daniel Estell House, on Route 50, in Estell Manor, adjacent to the Atlantic County Park and Veterans Cemetery, this museum serves to honor their sacrifice and service as well as a lasting tribute to be enjoyed by their descendants. It also aims […]

Huzzah and Thank You to all that participated in Crossroads’ “2017 Revolutionary Spirit Night at the All-Star Game.” Thanks to all of you we “hit it out of the ballpark!” We brought the Revolution to over 8,000 people from six states! Highlights from the night included General George Washington taking the mound to throw out the first pitch, […]

Join the Union Township Historical Society on a field trip to Philadelphia to visit the new Museum of the American Revolution, have lunch at the City Tavern, and tour the National Constitution Center.  The cost of the trip is $80 and all reservations must be made by July 15. For more information click here.

What better way to spend a hot summer day, then at the DAR Van Bunschooten Museum dreaming about cool weather and celebrating Christmas in July! The Chinkchewunska Chapter of the Daughter’s of the American Revolution will host their annual open house event “Christmas in July” on July 14, 15 and 16 (Friday-Sunday) from 11-4 each day. Visitors will enjoy live music, […]

Crossroads Heritage Partner Liberty Hall Museum has discovered a “new” cache of Madiera wine shipped there in the late 1700s. Read more about this stunning discovery and what it says about the family that continued making history well into the 20th century!

Check out the Descendants of Founders of New Jersey’s revised and expanded edition of “Founders of New Jersey” to see if you have a founder in your family. This edition includes biographical sketches of founders of New Jersey, researched and written by their descendants. An invaluable piece to solving your genealogical puzzle, click here to learn more.    

Meet Alexander Hamilton and his wife Eliza Hamilton in Elizabeth, New Jersey on Thursday and Friday, July 6 and 7. Two days of programs, productions and public events are planned for people who are passionate about history and also those who may be a little curious about our country’s “indispensable” Founding Father. Elizabeth’s CelebrateHAMILTON program […]

Step back in time and relive one Loyalist family’s journey back from exile. Christina Vought’s travel journal provides insight into the mind of a young woman as she travels with her family from Nova Scotia back to New Jersey following the American Revolution. For more information click here.

This week’s featured heritage partner, and one of our newest, is The Readington Museums. Be sure to stop by on Friday, June 30th, to learn about “The Forgotten Village.” For more information about this event and other upcoming events at the Readington Museums click here.  

Don’t miss Toms River’s birthday celebration on June 24!  Music will be provided by the Old Barracks Fife & Drum Corps from Trenton, and visitors will have the chance to sign a copy of the township’s charter. At noon, a food truck festival will take over Washington Street in the downtown area. The park was named […]