Friday, August 6, 2021
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village comes alive Wednesday through Sunday with historical interpreters presenting the trades and crafts of the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit reconstructed and replica early American Raritan Valley structures at East Jersey Old Town Village for a view into life in the region’s farm and merchant communities. Buildings include the Indian Queen Tavern, the Farley Blacksmith Shop, the Williamson Wheelwright Shop, the Smalleytown Schoolhouse, the Three Mile Run Church, the homes of early settlers and outbuildings.…
Find out more »William Trent House open for visits
The William Trent House Museum is open for visitors Wednesdays through Sundays, 12:30PM to 4:00pm. Visitors can see how the garden has been redesigned to include plants that New Jersey’s native people would have grown or gathered in the wild and those that enslaved Africans would have cultivated for their own use and for the local market, as well as the herbs and vegetables grown in the gardens of English colonists. Throughout the 300-year-old house are hands-on displays and posters…
Find out more »Honey Harvest at Howell Living History Farm
Saturday, August 7 | 10:00–4:00 p.m. With the hives open and the bees on their best behavior, the Howell Farm beekeeper invites visitors to look inside the supers and meet the workers, drones, and the queen herself! Next, you can help uncap and extract this year’s crop of clover honey from the combs, then have a taste and bottle some to take home. **Please note that all 2021 Saturday programs will be modified to encourage social distancing and reflect current…
Find out more »The 2021 Metro Gathering: NJ’s American Revolution
Text Culture to 56512 for more information https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC93D53_2021-metro-gathering-njs-american-revolution
Find out more »Batsto Village Walking Tour
If you are a history lover, need to get the kids out of the house, or just have an inquisitive mind - come visit historic Batsto Village on the first Saturday of every month to join along on a village walking tour. On the tour you will learn about the natural resources, buildings, and people that made Batsto a thriving 19th-century industrial town. Tours begin at 11 a.m., meet at the ore boat and bog ore pile behind the visitor…
Find out more »East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village comes alive Wednesday through Sunday with historical interpreters presenting the trades and crafts of the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit reconstructed and replica early American Raritan Valley structures at East Jersey Old Town Village for a view into life in the region’s farm and merchant communities. Buildings include the Indian Queen Tavern, the Farley Blacksmith Shop, the Williamson Wheelwright Shop, the Smalleytown Schoolhouse, the Three Mile Run Church, the homes of early settlers and outbuildings.…
Find out more »William Trent House open for visits
The William Trent House Museum is open for visitors Wednesdays through Sundays, 12:30PM to 4:00pm. Visitors can see how the garden has been redesigned to include plants that New Jersey’s native people would have grown or gathered in the wild and those that enslaved Africans would have cultivated for their own use and for the local market, as well as the herbs and vegetables grown in the gardens of English colonists. Throughout the 300-year-old house are hands-on displays and posters…
Find out more »Musket Firing Demonstration at Washington Crossing State Park
Musket Firing Demonstration Washington Crossing State Park, Sullivan’s Grove next to Visitor Center 24-Jul 2 pm Description: Interpretive talk of the Christmas Night Crossing and Battle of Trenton followed by Musket Firing. Age: All ages Please call (609) 737-0623
Find out more »Garretson Forge & Farm Open House
Garretson Forge and Farm, listed on the National and New Jersey State Historic Registry, is one of the oldest historic sites in Bergen County, New Jersey. Settled in 1719, this Dutch Colonial homestead was home to six generations of the Garretson family. Their homestead remains a rare surviving example of a simple farming life that was prevalent in the 1700s and 1800s. Guided Tours: Every second and fourth Sunday of the month from March through November from 1pm to 4pm;…
Find out more »East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village comes alive Wednesday through Sunday with historical interpreters presenting the trades and crafts of the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit reconstructed and replica early American Raritan Valley structures at East Jersey Old Town Village for a view into life in the region’s farm and merchant communities. Buildings include the Indian Queen Tavern, the Farley Blacksmith Shop, the Williamson Wheelwright Shop, the Smalleytown Schoolhouse, the Three Mile Run Church, the homes of early settlers and outbuildings.…
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