Gordon Simons for Curator Corner: Congress Voting Independence, a free virtual lunchtime talk on Tuesday, August 18 exploring the history and competing narratives behind this painting, the earliest known American depiction of the vote for independence.
Visit Bergen County’s premier historic site this summer: Historic New Bridge Landing! The Bergen County Historical Society will be having its annual Summertime Social on Sunday, August 23rd 1 pm- 4:30 pm 1201 Main Street, River Edge NJ. Staffed by knowledgeable BCHS interpreters, all 3 Jersey- Dutch sandstone houses including the state historic 1752 Steuben House will be open for tours throughout the day. On display for viewing […]
The North Jersey American Revolution Round Table (NJARRT) hosts Chuck Schwam for a talk on General Lafayette, a French nobleman who volunteered to help lead the Continental Army during the American Revolution. It is a Zoom meeting on Sept 10 at 7:00 PM. Members of the public who wish to attend one of the NJARRT […]
September 11th will celebrate Moylan and the Dragoons at a Convivial party-adults only- as Colonel Moylan and eldest daughter, Mary Van Horne were married on September 12th, 1778. This is the celebration of that engagement. This event is 21+ and is adults only.
We are excited to have the 4LD at the house for a first in Middlebrook event that is- all things Dragoon! On September 12, the group will "put Boots to Horse" (patrol the area) at 10am, operate Drills at 11am and will interact with the public on 'all things Dragoons' from 12:00 to 3pm. The […]
“Nothing is more agreeable, and ornamental,” George Washington wrote at Middle Brook, New Jersey 250 years ago, “than good music.” John Burkhalter and the Practitioners of Musick, drawing from research in manuscript documents and rare books and playing period instruments, present a lecture and musical entertainment of “Good Music” the Washingtons knew. The Rockingham Association, friends […]
Harriet Tubman Square, meet at Newark Academy Monument Presenters: Jim Coe and Guy Sterling _______________________
★ The sound of muskets and canon – marching and drilling with Continental Soldiers ★ Talk with General George Washington & Ben Franklin ★ Experience colonial life - weaving, woodworking, tailoring & shirt mending, 18th century medicine, a kitchen garden ★ Archeology with Deep Metal Search Club ★ Play a few colonial games ★ Meet […]
The Crossing Musical Concert Preview Comes to the Historic Hunterdon County Courthouse 71 Main Street, Flemington, New Jersey 08822 Doors open 30 minutes before each performance · General Admission $30 Experience the music and drama of The Crossing, a sweeping new musical previewed at the Historic Hunterdon County Courthouse on September 25 and 26, 2026 — just three months before the musical's world premiere in Trenton on the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Trenton. […]
Enjoy “A Taste of Cacao: The Mount Vernon Way” at Washington’s Headquarters. Susan McLellan Plaisted, Proprietress of Heart to Hearth Cookery, makes chocolate cakes on traditional metates, roasting fermented cacao beans and processing them into 100% pure chocolate. Susan introduces the cacao tree, explains the types of cacao, and follows the entire process from cacao bean […]
The Crossing Musical Concert Preview Comes to the Historic Hunterdon County Courthouse 71 Main Street, Flemington, New Jersey 08822 Doors open 30 minutes before each performance · General Admission $30 Experience the music and drama of The Crossing, a sweeping new musical previewed at the Historic Hunterdon County Courthouse on September 25 and 26, 2026 — just three months before the musical's world premiere in Trenton on the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Trenton. […]
The Crossing Musical Concert Preview Comes to the Historic Hunterdon County Courthouse 71 Main Street, Flemington, New Jersey 08822 Doors open 30 minutes before each performance · General Admission $30 Experience the music and drama of The Crossing, a sweeping new musical previewed at the Historic Hunterdon County Courthouse on September 25 and 26, 2026 — just three months before the musical's world premiere in Trenton on the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Trenton. […]
