Morristown 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 […]

Visit 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. […]

Tour 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 […]

Meet a historian guide at Monmouth Battlefield State Park Visitor Center for a walking tour of the grounds of the June 28, 1778 battle.

Celebrate 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 […]

Join 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 […]

On 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, […]

Morristown 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 […]

Morristown 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 […]

Tour 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 […]

Morristown 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 […]

Hear ye, Hear ye! Please join us for a public reading of the Declaration of Independence Date: Friday, July 8, 2022 at Noon Location: 23 South Warren Street, Trenton 246 years to the day after the first public reading of the Declaration at this site in Trenton. Hear the words that gave birth to a […]

Tour 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 […]

Morristown 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 […]

The British are coming! The British are coming! The 35th Regiment of Foot make their way back to Dey Mansion. While occupying the site for His Majesty King George III for the day, they will perform musket and bayonet drill, demonstrate camp life activities, such as cooking, and even attempt to entice fellow colonials to […]

Bring a blanket or a chair and cheer on the Liberty! See vintage baseball played using 1850's rules and uniforms. Stay tuned for more information. Text 'culture' to 56512 for updates and more information regarding East Jersey Old Town Village events.

Tour 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 […]

2 p.m. – “The First Historian of the Battle of Trenton” – Learn about Francois-Jean de Chastellux - the first to tell the story of the Battle of Trenton at the Trent House, colonial home of Trenton’s namesake, 15 Market Street, FREE Part of Liberty Weekend 2022