“Researchers at Stockton University are in the middle of a project to look for lost Revolutionary War-era ships in one of New Jersey’s rivers. This week marks the 240th anniversary of a little-known Revolutionary War battle known as the Battle of Chestnut Neck. Underwater archeology Professor John Nagiewicz and his team has spent the last […]

Hunterdon County is getting a brand new museum! Several years in the making, the East Amwell Museum will be open to the public starting Sept. 29 from 1 to 4 p.m. The new home of the East Amwell Historical Society, the museum in the former Clawson House features several furnished rooms – including a Victorian-era […]

Attention heritage partners…if you want your site to be considered as a venue for shooting movies and tv shows register your location with the NJ Film Commission. The Commission is currently asking for submissions. For more information click here. To go directly to the registration page click here.

Governor Phil Murphy has signed legislation requiring the New Jersey Historical Commission to establish a program for commemorations and observance of the 250th anniversary of United States, in a public-private partnership with a nonprofit organization responsible for the maintenance and administration of a national heritage area dedicated to the history of the American Revolution as it […]