East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village 1050 River Road, PiscatawayGuided Historic Education Tour at Washington Crossing State Park
Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, TitusvilleHardenbergh Hikes through History: New Jersey’s Artist and Ornithologist at Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage
Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage 71 Somerset Street, SomervilleWeek of Events
Garretson Forge & Farm Open House
Garretson Forge and Farm, listed on the National and New Jersey State Historic Registry, is one of the oldest historic sites in Bergen County, New Jersey. Settled in 1719, this Dutch Colonial homestead was home to six generations of the Garretson family. Their homestead remains a rare surviving example of a simple farming life that […]
240th Anniversary of the March to American Independence to Be Celebrated Along D&R Canal in Franklin Township
8 Miles of Canal Road Reserved for Walking, Biking, and Revolutionary War Reenactors The Millstone Valley Preservation Coalition (MVPC) is teaming up with Franklin Township on August 28th to commemorate the 700-mile victory march of American and French troops along the Millstone River 240 years ago. Thousands of troops under the American General, George Washington, […]
Celebrating the 240th Anniversary of the March to Yorktown and the Encampment of Washington’s and Rochambeau’s Armies in Trenton
Celebrating the 240th Anniversary of the March to Yorktown and the Encampment of Washington's and Rochambeau's Armies in Trenton Saturday, August 28, 2021 - 10 am to 5 pm Just as it was in 1781, the Trent House grounds will host American and French infantry and artillery soldiers. Re-enactors will demonstrate how soldiers in the […]
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village comes alive Wednesday through Sunday with historical interpreters presenting the trades and crafts of the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit reconstructed and replica early American Raritan Valley structures at East Jersey Old Town Village for a view into life in the region’s farm and merchant communities. Buildings include the Indian […]
Guided Historic Education Tour at Washington Crossing State Park
Guided Historic Education Tour at Washington Crossing State Park
Twice-monthly tours by the Historic Preservation and Education Committee of the Washington Crossing Park Association (WCPA). About this event Stop 1: Washington Crossing Visitor Center Museum Welcome & Tour Overview. View film: “Ten Crucial Days: The Road to Liberty” Swan Historical Foundation Collection – an introduction Lloyd Garrison painting of Washington Crossing Stop 2: Sullivan […]
William Trent House open for visits
William Trent House open for visits
The William Trent House Museum is open for visitors Wednesdays through Sundays, 1:00PM to 4:30pm. Visitors can see how the garden has been redesigned to include plants that New Jersey’s native people would have grown or gathered in the wild and those that enslaved Africans would have cultivated for their own use and for the […]
Princeton Battlefield Tour
Princeton Battlefield Tour
Spend a Sunday afternoon at the Princeton Battlefield State Park and learn more about the Battle of Princeton, a battle that ended the “ten crucial days” of 1776-1777. Walk in the footprints of Washington’s troops and listen to exciting narratives of soldier and civilian experiences. Your tour is led by an approved Historical Interpreter. Following […]
Schuyler-Hamilton House Open for Tours
Schuyler-Hamilton House Open for Tours
The Schuyler-Hamilton House, also known as the Jabez Campfield House, was built in 1760 on the eastern edge of the small village of Morristown. In 1765, a young doctor, Jabez […]
Hardenbergh Hikes through History: New Jersey’s Artist and Ornithologist at Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage
Hardenbergh Hikes through History: New Jersey’s Artist and Ornithologist at Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage
Hardenbergh Hikes through History: New Jersey's Artist and Ornithologist at Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites 71 Somerset Street, Somerville, NJ 08876 [email protected] (908) 725-1015 Sundays at […]
Summer Adventures at Liberty Hall
Summer Adventures at Liberty Hall
Summer Adventures at Liberty Hall Tuesdays July and August Spend your summer at Liberty Hall Museum! Explore our fairy village, learn to write in secret code, and hunt for animals […]
Summer Adventures at Liberty Hall
Summer Adventures at Liberty Hall
Summer Adventures at Liberty Hall Tuesdays July and August Spend your summer at Liberty Hall Museum! Explore our fairy village, learn to write in secret code, and hunt for animals around the property. Join us for our Summer Adventure Programs including: Adventures in Nature, Fairy Trails and Tales, Leaf it to Me, and Scouts, Spies, […]
Sunset Stroll Garden Tours at Liberty Hall
Sunset Stroll Garden Tours at Liberty Hall
Sunset Stroll Garden Tours Tuesday evenings in July and August Promenade our property under the backdrop of a crimson sky and setting summer sun and join us for a Sunset Stroll. These guided garden tours will begin at 7pm every Tuesday evening starting on June 22nd. Program Time: 7 p.m.-8 p.m. Program Fee: $10 per […]
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village comes alive Wednesday through Sunday with historical interpreters presenting the trades and crafts of the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit reconstructed and replica early American Raritan Valley structures at East Jersey Old Town Village for a view into life in the region’s farm and merchant communities. Buildings include the Indian […]
Guided House or Garden Tours with Boxed Lunch at Liberty Hall
Guided House or Garden Tours with Boxed Lunch at Liberty Hall
Guided House or Garden Tours with Boxed Lunch Wednesdays in July and August Every Wednesday this summer we will be offering a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 am guided […]
William Trent House open for visits
William Trent House open for visits
The William Trent House Museum is open for visitors Wednesdays through Sundays, 1:00PM to 4:30pm. Visitors can see how the garden has been redesigned to include plants that New Jersey’s native people would have grown or gathered in the wild and those that enslaved Africans would have cultivated for their own use and for the […]
Uncork History: William Livingston at Liberty Hall
Uncork History: William Livingston at Liberty Hall
Uncork History: William Livingston Wednesday, August 25 Enjoy our summer series in the garden and join us for Uncork History: William Livingston. Come learn and explore William Livingston's life and aspirations as we celebrate the anniversary of his election of 1776! Afterwards, relax in our historic gardens with wine and finger foods. It’s perfect for […]
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village comes alive Wednesday through Sunday with historical interpreters presenting the trades and crafts of the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit reconstructed and replica early American Raritan Valley structures at East Jersey Old Town Village for a view into life in the region’s farm and merchant communities. Buildings include the Indian […]
William Trent House open for visits
William Trent House open for visits
The William Trent House Museum is open for visitors Wednesdays through Sundays, 1:00PM to 4:30pm. Visitors can see how the garden has been redesigned to include plants that New Jersey’s native people would have grown or gathered in the wild and those that enslaved Africans would have cultivated for their own use and for the […]
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village comes alive Wednesday through Sunday with historical interpreters presenting the trades and crafts of the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit reconstructed and replica early American Raritan Valley structures at East Jersey Old Town Village for a view into life in the region’s farm and merchant communities. Buildings include the Indian […]
William Trent House open for visits
William Trent House open for visits
The William Trent House Museum is open for visitors Wednesdays through Sundays, 1:00PM to 4:30pm. Visitors can see how the garden has been redesigned to include plants that New Jersey’s native people would have grown or gathered in the wild and those that enslaved Africans would have cultivated for their own use and for the […]
Stony Brook Walking Tour
Stony Brook Walking Tour
Date/Time Date(s) - August 28, 2021 10:00 am - 12:30 pm Location Updike Farmstead 354 Quaker Road Princeton Before there was a “Princeton,” six Quaker families established a community on the fertile ground along Stony Brook. This 2-mile hike explores the lives of the early settlers and the community they established, while following a portion […]
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village comes alive Wednesday through Sunday with historical interpreters presenting the trades and crafts of the 18th and 19th centuries. Visit reconstructed and replica early American Raritan Valley structures at East Jersey Old Town Village for a view into life in the region’s farm and merchant communities. Buildings include the Indian […]
William Trent House open for visits
William Trent House open for visits
The William Trent House Museum is open for visitors Wednesdays through Sundays, 1:00PM to 4:30pm. Visitors can see how the garden has been redesigned to include plants that New Jersey’s native people would have grown or gathered in the wild and those that enslaved Africans would have cultivated for their own use and for the […]
Archaeology and the Delaware Indians: A 12,000 Year Odyssey Virtual Lecture
Archaeology and the Delaware Indians: A 12,000 Year Odyssey Virtual Lecture
ARCHAEOLOGY AND THE DELAWARE INDIANS, A 12,000 YEAR ODYSSEY This heavily illustrated presentation examines New Jersey’s rich Native American heritage. It begins with a discussion of the sources archaeologists use to inform their work, including artifacts, archaeological sites, colonial documents, and oral histories. Then, using a series of case studies the cultural history of the […]
Musket Firing Demonstration at Washington Crossing State Park
Musket Firing Demonstration at Washington Crossing State Park
Musket Firing Demonstration Washington Crossing State Park, Sullivan’s Grove next to Visitor Center 24-Jul 2 pm Description: Interpretive talk of the Christmas Night Crossing and Battle of Trenton followed by Musket Firing. Age: All ages Please call (609) 737-0623