History Day

East Jersey Old Town Village 1050 River Road, Piscataway, NJ, United States

History Day is one of the biggest programs of the year and features history that spans hundreds of years. Visitors can interact with local, state, and national historical organizations at […]

The American Revolution for Kids: Forgotten Victories

Liberty Hall Museum 1003 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey

Discover the Revolution in a whole new way! Learn about two battles in NJ that changed the course of the Revolutionary War through music, spy craft, uniforms, and art. Each […]

$12

New Jersey’s Declarations of Independence: “We think it necessary to declare”

Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites 71 Somerset Street, Somerville, New Jersey, United States

Join a dramatic reading with historical discussion of New Jersey’s “Declarations of Independence” featuring documents of the Brunswick Convention of 1774, electing delegates from New Jersey to the First Continental […]

Free

July Fourth Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence

Washington's Headquarters Museum 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ, United States

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. The event will feature a variety […]

Free

Washington’s Headquarters on Horseback for Somerset County’s History on the Green

Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites 71 Somerset Street, Somerville, New Jersey, United States

Meet George Washington and William Lee with three dragoons of the Continental Army all on horseback at Washington’s Headquarters at Wallace House State Historic Site. Renowned reenactor John Koopman portrays Gen. Washington in the summer […]

Free