John Adams’ Journey Through Jersey, 1774

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

250 years ago even before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War “the whole of New Jersey” was a “campaign” for John Adams. The delegate from Massachusetts Bay for crossed New Jersey over four days from Friday, August 26 to Monday, August 29, 1774 on the way to the First Continental Congress at Carpenters Hall in […]

Free

Summer Adventures: All About Music

Liberty Hall Museum 1003 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey

Experience music through the lens of history and nature! Learn how music has changed over time through songs and instruments from the past. Explore the grounds at Liberty Hall and see how composers and artists have been inspired by the world around them. 'Then become a musician by making and decorating your own instruments! This program is […]

12$

Teacher’s Only: Behind the Scenes Tour

Liberty Hall Museum 1003 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey

Join us at Liberty Hall Museum for a Teacher's Only Behind the Scenes tour of Liberty Hall, exclusively for pre-K through 12th grade educators (and your guests)! Enjoy small bites and drinks and take a guided tour of the historic home and Carriage House, exploring places rarely visited by guests (and never visited on field trips) including our servant's quarters, […]

10$

Sunset Stroll

Liberty Hall Museum 1003 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey

Promenade our property under the backdrop of a crimson sky and the setting summer sun, a perfect Sunset Stroll. Program Fee: $10.00 per ticket, free for museum members Liberty Hall Museum & Arboretum Contact: [email protected] or 908-527-0400

$10

Boxed Lunch and Tour

Liberty Hall Museum 1003 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey

Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you!  Reservations for the boxed lunch […]

$35

Rendezvous and Crossing 1781

The William Trent House

Re-enactment event held at The Trent House Museum Washington's and Rochambeau's Armies meet the Town in Trenton August 1781 Other activities going on all day from 10 am to 4 pm include: Camp setups of Le Regiment Bourbonnais (with demonstrations of card and dice games) and 1st Rhode Island (with display of equipment) Storytelling of […]

Free

The Search for the Lost Revolutionary Fort in the Plainfields With Nancy Piwowar & Rich Palmatier

Drake House Museum 602 W. Front St., Plainfield, NJ, United States

12-2PM in the Anne Louise Davis Room In December 1776, local Patriot Cornelius Vermeule allowed the construction of a militia post and fort on his plantation – the largest in the area. This encampment was key to protecting the southeastern flank of Washington’s Middlebrook encampment and played a noteworthy role in the 1777 Battle of […]

Free

John Adams’ Journey Through Jersey, 1774

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

250 years ago even before the outbreak of the Revolutionary War “the whole of New Jersey” was a “campaign” for John Adams. The delegate from Massachusetts Bay for crossed New Jersey over four days from Friday, August 26 to Monday, August 29, 1774 on the way to the First Continental Congress at Carpenters Hall in […]

Free

Tavern Night

Old Barracks Museum

On Friday, September 6th, at 7:00 pm the Old Barracks will be hosting Tavern Night, a celebration of 19th Century Colonial American History. Enjoy savory hors-d’oeuvres as well as an […]

$75