The Lady-in-Waiting’s “Legend of Sleepy Hollow”
Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage 71 Somerset Street, Somerville, NJhttps://www.facebook.com/events/764672924744093 The Princess of Lamballe, best friend and lady-in-waiting to Marie-Antoinette, reflects on an age of revolutions across France, England and America and offers a dramatic abridged reading of Washington Irving’s “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Please bring your own lawn chairs or blankets for this outdoors program with Alisa Dupuy of the Ladies of […]
Perth Amboy History Walk
Proprietary House 149 Kearny Ave, Perth Amboy, NJTwo hour guided walking tour (approximately 2 miles) through Perth Amboy's picturesque historic district Take a fall stroll through centuries of history, from the city's founding in 1683 through its 20th century industrial age Guided walking tour includes Proprietary House, St. Peter's Episcopal Church and churchyard, 18th century Kearny Cottage, City Hall, early 20th century […]
Schuyler-Hamilton House Open for Tours
NJThe Morristown Chapter – Daughters of the American Revolution welcome you to visit the newly-enhanced Schuyler-Hamilton House, home of Revolutionary-era doctor Jabez Campfield and the place where Alexander Hamilton courted his wife Betsy Schuyler. The house is open for tours every Sunday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visitors will enjoy new additions to […]
A Brief History of the Indigenous in New Jersey (ZOOM)
NJ"We are indebted to the Courage and Sacrifice of our Ancestors and give full recognition to Their Contributions and Offer Words of Honor To Their Memory.” The Ramapo-Munsee Lenape homeland once extended from Western Connecticut to Eastern Pennsylvania, and from the Northern bank of the Raritan River North to Albany N.Y. Today we barely control our […]
“A Profound Love” of Music: Queen’s College’s Queen Charlotte in Education and the Arts
Online! NJVirtual Concert Released Rutgers Charter Day Register for first access to link Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-profound-love-of-music-queens-colleges-queen-charlotte-tickets-445532478637 https://www.facebook.com/events/3434397430171871 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey was born on November 10, 1766 when, following a petition drafted, circulated and submitted by Old Dutch Parsonage’s Rev. Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh, William Franklin, Royal […]
North Jersey American Revolution Round Table November Meeting
Morristown National Historical Park 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJThe next meeting of the NJARRT takes place on November 10 at 7pm when our speaker will be Glenn Williams speaking about “George Rogers Clark and the Illinois Campaign of 1778-1779". The meeting will take place in person at the museum at Morristown National Historical Park, 30 Washington Place in Morristown, NJ. The talk will […]
Lafayette at Brandywine – and Moorestown, Too!
Moorestown Library 111 West Second Street, Moorestown, NJThis November 10, the Historical Society of Moorestown and the Moorestown Library (111 W. 2nd St., Moorestown NJ 08057) present author Bruce E. Mowday, who will speak at the Library about the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolution. Mowday’s latest book is Lafayette at Brandywine: The Making of an American Hero. […]
Schuyler-Hamilton House Open for Tours
NJThe Morristown Chapter – Daughters of the American Revolution welcome you to visit the newly-enhanced Schuyler-Hamilton House, home of Revolutionary-era doctor Jabez Campfield and the place where Alexander Hamilton courted his wife Betsy Schuyler. The house is open for tours every Sunday afternoon from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Visitors will enjoy new additions to […]
Tweksbury Historical Society Covered Dish Supper ft Joel Farkas
Zion Lutheran Christian Education Building 16 Miller Ave., Oldwick, NJThe Tewksbury Historical Society hosts Joel Farkas, Lecturer at the Fairleigh Dickinson University Florham Institue for Life Learning, at its Covered Dish Supper and Meeting on Sunday, November 13th. The event takes place at the Zion Lutheran Church Christian Education Building, 18 Miller Ave., Oldwick, 08558, at 5 p.m. and is open to the public […]
Colonial Colleges Yule Log: Queen Charlotte’s Christmas Tree
Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage 71 Somerset Street, Somerville, NJhttps://www.eventbrite.com/e/colonial-colleges-yule-log-queen-charlottes-christmas-tree-tickets-465974952627 https://www.facebook.com/events/2089987614530535 Gather around the fire at Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Site to light New Jersey’s Colonial Colleges Yule Log. This year’s yule log lighting tells of Queen Charlotte, the original royal namesake of New Jersey’s Queen’s College, today Rutgers, whose passion for gardening and commitment to children and charity brought the first Christmas […]
