Event Series Shippen Talks

Shippen Talks

Shippen Manor 8 Belvidere Ave, Oxford, New Jersey

Sun., June 2nd (1-4pm): Shippen Manor museum will be open for tours of our main floor with our last tours beginning at 3:30pm. Our “Shippen Talks” speakers series begins this Sunday from 2 to […]

Free

Afternoon Tea in the Garden

Liberty Hall Museum 1003 Morris Ave, Union, New Jersey

Back by popular demand, enjoy our tremendously popular tea service outside in our beautiful gardens! In the grand tradition of Mary Alice (Barney) Kean, the last lady of the house, […]

$45

John A.L. Zabriskie House Tour

John A.L. Zabriskie House at 460 West Saddle River Road will be open to the public on Saturday, June 8th, 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. If you would like to tour the house, please sign up for a time slot. Due to occupancy limits, attendance is limited to 40 people per half-hour time slot.

Event Series Shippen Talks

Shippen Talks

Shippen Manor 8 Belvidere Ave, Oxford, New Jersey

Sun., June 2nd (1-4pm): Shippen Manor museum will be open for tours of our main floor with our last tours beginning at 3:30pm. Our “Shippen Talks” speakers series begins this Sunday from 2 to 3:30pm with Gina Rosseland, the museum director, who will present, “Warren County: How it all began.” The presentation will be in the lower dining/speakers room […]

Free

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

Bert Dunkerly Lecture

Proprietary House 149 Kearny Avenue, Perth Amboy, New Jersey

On Friday, June 14th at 7 PM, Proprietary House will welcome renowned author and historian, Bert Dunkerly, to Proprietary House for a lecture on the important role that Central Jersey played in the Revolutionary War, which is the subject of his recent book, “Unhappy Catastrophes."  After the lecture, Bert will be happy to chat with you […]

Free

Monmouth Battlefield Reenactment

Monmouth Battlefield

Monmouth Battlefield's commemoration of the 246th anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth will be celebrated with a reenactment on the weekend of June 15-16, 2024. (Father's Day Weekend). Last year the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield ran a full-scale reenactment in honor of the 245th anniversary of the battle. It was their largest event in the […]

Meet Francis Hopkinson

Washington Crossing State Park Washington Crossing State Park, Washington Crossing, New Jersey

Stan Saperstein will perform a 45-minute one-man presentation as Francis Hopkinson, New Jersey Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hopkinson, a member of the congressional Marine Committee, claimed that he had created the stars and stripes.

Free

Monmouth Battlefield Reenactment

Monmouth Battlefield

Monmouth Battlefield's commemoration of the 246th anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth will be celebrated with a reenactment on the weekend of June 15-16, 2024. (Father's Day Weekend). Last year the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield ran a full-scale reenactment in honor of the 245th anniversary of the battle. It was their largest event in the […]