Wednesday, May 22, 2019
Proprietary House tours
Visit the nation's only remaining original Royal Governor's mansion, right here in New Jersey! Completed in 1764, the Proprietary House in Perth Amboy served as home to New Jersey's last Royal Governor, William Franklin. In the years to follow, it was the site of Franklin's arrest by Patriot forces and later became a stylish hotel, a retirement home, a boarding house and, now, a museum. A true survivor, this building has seen war and peace, fire and storms, neglect and…
Find out more »Countdown to America 250 – The Dutch Church in Early America
Countdown to America 250 - Dutch Church in Early America Thursday, May 23, 2019 at 7:30 pm at Steuben House, River Edge, NJ by James Hart Brumm While the Dutch were the first Europeans to settle in New York and New Jersey, beginning their New Netherland colony in 1619 and starting the oldest Protestant church with a continuous ministry in North America in April of 1628, they lost their colony to the British in 1664. The Dutch settlers, living and…
Find out more »Musket Firing Demonstrations at Washington Crossing State Park
Join a park historian for an interpretive talk about some of the weapons used during the American Revolution and their use during the Battle of Trenton. Included will be a musket firing demonstration. $1 program fee is in addition to seasonal vehicle park admission fee on weekends and holidays from May 25 to September 2. More information available in the park's Nature's Grapevine newsletter.
Find out more »DAR Van Bunschooten Museum Tour
The museum is open for tours from 1:00pm–4:00 pm, and also by appointment. Please call 973-875-5746 before visiting. The DAR Van Bunschooten Museum is located at 1097 Route 23, Wantage, NJ 07461 (4 miles north of Sussex, NJ). For more information click here.
Find out more »Proprietary House tours
Visit the nation's only remaining original Royal Governor's mansion, right here in New Jersey! Completed in 1764, the Proprietary House in Perth Amboy served as home to New Jersey's last Royal Governor, William Franklin. In the years to follow, it was the site of Franklin's arrest by Patriot forces and later became a stylish hotel, a retirement home, a boarding house and, now, a museum. A true survivor, this building has seen war and peace, fire and storms, neglect and…
Find out more »Memorial Day Observance at Monmouth Battlefield State Park
Visit Monmouth Battlefield State Park to participate in a Memorial Day observance event at the Park. The event starts at 2pm. For more information click here.
Find out more »Memorial Day Wreath Laying to Honor Gen. Enoch Poor
At 10 am on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, 2019, the Bergen County Historical Society honors the veterans of all wars with a wreath-laying at the grave of General Enoch Poor in the burial ground of the First Dutch Reformed Church on the Green, 42 Court Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601. Excerpts from chaplain Israel Evans' graveside funeral oration will be read at the ceremony, followed by a tour of the cemetery with historian Pat Schuber. Brigadier-General Enoch Poor, of New…
Find out more »Memorial Day Commemoration and Cannon Firing at Fort Lee Historic Park
Visit Fort Lee Historic Park for their Memorial Day Commemoration where the Flags of our Fathers will be played in the theater, followed by a cannon demonstration at the battery. Admission is free. Guests are highly encouraged to participate in the demonstration. For more information click here.
Find out more »Musket Firing Demonstrations at Washington Crossing State Park
Join a park historian for an interpretive talk about some of the weapons used during the American Revolution and their use during the Battle of Trenton. Included will be a musket firing demonstration. $1 program fee is in addition to seasonal vehicle park admission fee on weekends and holidays from May 25 to September 2. More information available in the park's Nature's Grapevine newsletter.
Find out more »Proprietary House tours
Visit the nation's only remaining original Royal Governor's mansion, right here in New Jersey! Completed in 1764, the Proprietary House in Perth Amboy served as home to New Jersey's last Royal Governor, William Franklin. In the years to follow, it was the site of Franklin's arrest by Patriot forces and later became a stylish hotel, a retirement home, a boarding house and, now, a museum. A true survivor, this building has seen war and peace, fire and storms, neglect and…
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