Celebration of Independence at Shippen Manor
Shippen Manor Museum 8 Belvidere Avenue, Oxford, NJVisit Shippen Manor for a celebration of independence from Great Britain! The Colonial Musketeers Junior Fife & Drum Corps will be playing colonial-era music 30 minutes before and following the reading of the Declaration of Independence. The commemorative reading of the Declaration will begin promptly at 12 noon on the lower porch of the Manor. […]
Whitall House Open for Tours
Whitall House/Red Bank Battlefield NJTour the Whitall House to learn about what life was like for an 18th-century Quaker family. Adjacent to the house is Red Bank Battlefield and the earthen remains of Fort Mercer. The house and battlefield are part of the Gloucester County Parks system. The park features picnic pavilions and a scenic path along the Delaware […]
Walking Tour of Monmouth Battlefield
Monmouth Battlefield Visitor Center 16 Highway 33-BR, Manalapan, NJMeet a historian guide at Monmouth Battlefield State Park Visitor Center for a walking tour of the grounds of the June 28, 1778 battle.
Hike to a Revolutionary-era Powder Mill site
Acorn Hall 68 Lafayette Avenue, Morristown, NJCelebrate our nation’s birth with a hike along Patriots’ Path to the archaeological site of Jacob Ford Jr.’s Powder Mill. A visit to the archaeological site of the oldest remaining Revolutionary-Era powder mill site located along the Whippany River will offer insight into how a small wooden structure with a dirt/rock-lined floor was crucial in […]
Revolutionary Celebration at East Jersey Old Town
East Jersey Old Town Village 1050 River Road, Piscataway, NJJoin George Washington and the Continental Army on the banks of the Raritan River for a live reenactment with cannon fire and a musket salute just like the one that took place nearby on July 4th 1778, in celebration of the second anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The full schedule of […]
2022 Independence Day Celebration
Princeton Battlefield State Park 500 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJOn Monday, July 4, the Princeton Battlefield Society invites you to our 2022 Independence Day Celebration The Princeton Battlefield Society invites you to join us for our celebration of Independence Day ceremony at 12 noon, Monday, July 4 at Princeton Battlefield State Park, 500 Mercer Street in Princeton. Following remarks by PBS President Michael Russell, […]
Warm-Up and Public Reading of Declaration of Independence
Washington Headquarters Museum at Morristown NHP 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJMorristown National Historical Park will celebrate our Declaration of Independence with July Fourth activities beginning at noon on the park's Washington’s Headquarters grounds, 30 Washington Place, with a "Warm-Up for the Declaration" followed by the reading of the Declaration. The "Warm-Up" will feature a park ranger in period clothing entertaining the crowd and giving a […]
Xiomɑ́ro: Rediscovering Morristown National Historical Park Through Photography
Washington’s Headquarters Museum at Morristown NHP 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJMorristown National Historical Park was established as the National Park Service's first national historical park in 1933 and will celebrate its 90th anniversary in 2023. This historic milestone presents an opportunity for this park to connect to and find relevance with the rapidly changing local and global communities it serves in the 21st century. Xiomɑ́ro […]
Whitall House Open for Tours
Whitall House/Red Bank Battlefield NJTour the Whitall House to learn about what life was like for an 18th-century Quaker family. Adjacent to the house is Red Bank Battlefield and the earthen remains of Fort Mercer. The house and battlefield are part of the Gloucester County Parks system. The park features picnic pavilions and a scenic path along the Delaware […]
Liberty Weekend
NJFriday, July 8, 2022 Noon – Kick off the weekend with a public reading of the Declaration of Independence 246 years to the day (and time) after its first reading in Trenton – the very first time these words were heard outside of the City of Philadelphia. FREE – 23 South Warren Street. 1:30 p.m. […]
