East Jersey Old Town Village open for visits
East Jersey Old Town Village 1050 River Road, PiscatawayWeek of Events
Somerset County Weekend Journey Through the Past
Saturday, October 9, 2021, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 10, 2021, Noon – 4:00 p.m. The Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission asks that all visitors, and all participating historic sites and their attendant organizations comply with the current State and County health, safety and social distancing protocols during this event. Please […]
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 […]
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 Campfield, purchased the attractive four-bedroom home. He and his bride, Sarah Ward, lived in the house for fifty-six years, until 1821. Dr. Campfield served as […]
Craig House at Monmouth Battlefield Open
Craig House at Monmouth Battlefield Open
The Craig House at Monmouth Battlefield is open for tours Sunday, 1-4PM until December 5th.
Stories of Slavery in New Jersey Lecture at Peachfield
Stories of Slavery in New Jersey Lecture at Peachfield
Slavery was baked into New Jersey from its very beginnings. Meant to jump start a new agricultural community, this provision of one of New Jersey’s founding documents nonetheless made chattel slavery foundational. Presenter and Author Rick Geffken has written numerous articles on various aspects of New Jersey history for local newspapers, magazines, historical societies, and […]
Monmouth Battlefield Visitor Center Open
Monmouth Battlefield Visitor Center Open
The Monmouth Battlefield Visitors Center will be open from Wednesday-Sunday with limited hours and scheduled showings of the museum short movie. Museum Open Wednesday-Sunday: 10AM-11AM, 12PM-1PM, 2PM-3PM Movie showings: 11AM, 1PM, 3PM The gift shop will remain closed.
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 […]
The Precedents of the *Prefident – George Washington
The Precedents of the *Prefident – George Washington
Sign up before October 1 for this luncheon on Wednesday, October 6 -- Union County Westfield Historical Society’s October First Wednesday Luncheon: “The Precedents of the *Prefident – George Washington” For the Westfield Historical Society’s First Wednesday Luncheon series in October, guests are welcome to the in-person luncheon at the newly renovated Echo Lake Country Club […]
Fennel for Fleas at Rockingham
Fennel for Fleas at Rockingham
18th-century kitchen gardens can be thought of as the supermarkets of their times, but in one’s own backyard. They were filled with plants that provided food for the household (peas and carrots anyone?). But they also provided ingredients for household and personal use, such as for keeping fleas from your bed or cleaning your skin, […]
Monmouth Battlefield Visitor Center Open
Monmouth Battlefield Visitor Center Open
The Monmouth Battlefield Visitors Center will be open from Wednesday-Sunday with limited hours and scheduled showings of the museum short movie. Museum Open Wednesday-Sunday: 10AM-11AM, 12PM-1PM, 2PM-3PM Movie showings: 11AM, 1PM, 3PM The gift shop will remain closed.
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 […]
Monmouth Battlefield Visitor Center Open
Monmouth Battlefield Visitor Center Open
The Monmouth Battlefield Visitors Center will be open from Wednesday-Sunday with limited hours and scheduled showings of the museum short movie. Museum Open Wednesday-Sunday: 10AM-11AM, 12PM-1PM, 2PM-3PM Movie showings: 11AM, 1PM, 3PM The gift shop will remain closed.
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 […]
Monmouth Battlefield Visitor Center Open
Monmouth Battlefield Visitor Center Open
The Monmouth Battlefield Visitors Center will be open from Wednesday-Sunday with limited hours and scheduled showings of the museum short movie. Museum Open Wednesday-Sunday: 10AM-11AM, 12PM-1PM, 2PM-3PM Movie showings: 11AM, 1PM, 3PM The gift shop will remain closed.
Washington’s Encampment at Dey Mansion
Washington’s Encampment at Dey Mansion
The Dey Mansion is hosting an encampment in commemoration of General George Washington's visit to the Preakness Valley on Saturday, October 9 and Sunday, October 10 from 10:00am to 5:00pm. During October of 1780, General George Washington and his troops were encamped at the Dey Mansion, home of Colonel Theunis Dey, as well as the […]
Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House Fall Harvest Hoedown and Open House
Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House Fall Harvest Hoedown and Open House
Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House present Weekend Journey Through the Past & Fall Harvest Hoedown The Friends will host their first annual Fall Harvest Hoedown for two days of activities in participation of Somerset County’s Weekend Journey Through the Past on Saturday, October 9th from 10:00 am - 5:00pm & Sunday, October 10th from […]
Tutors & Taverns: 250 Years of Teaching at Rutgers
Tutors & Taverns: 250 Years of Teaching at Rutgers
Tutors & Taverns: 250 Years of Teaching at Rutgers Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Site 9-Oct 10 AM to 5 PM Description: Academic instruction at Rutgers began 250 years when Old Dutch Parsonage's Frederick Frelinghuysen offered the first tutorials for Queen's College at the Sign of the Red Lion Tavern in New […]
Fennel for Fleas at Rockingham
Fennel for Fleas at Rockingham
18th-century kitchen gardens can be thought of as the supermarkets of their times, but in one’s own backyard. They were filled with plants that provided food for the household (peas and carrots anyone?). But they also provided ingredients for household and personal use, such as for keeping fleas from your bed or cleaning your skin, […]
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 […]
Frazee House Ghost Walking Tour
Frazee House Ghost Walking Tour
Join us for a walk at the historic Frazee Park, led by renowned psychic-medium Jane Doherty. Look for the spirit who stares out the window. Hear some of the chilling stories of spirits that still linger at the centuries old house and the Colonial Frazee grounds. See Jane’s unique “stomach reaction” when a disembodied spirit […]
Musket Firing Demonstration at Washington Crossing State Park
Musket Firing Demonstration at Washington Crossing State Park
Sat, October 2, 2:00pm – 2:30pm Washington Crossing State Park Visitors Center - Titusville, NJ(map) Join a Park Historian for an interpretive talk about some of the weapons used during the American Revolution and their use during the Battle of Trenton. Included will be a musket firing demonstration. Approximately 30-minute program. Park vehicle entrance fee […]
Fennel for Fleas at Rockingham
Fennel for Fleas at Rockingham
18th-century kitchen gardens can be thought of as the supermarkets of their times, but in one’s own backyard. They were filled with plants that provided food for the household (peas and carrots anyone?). But they also provided ingredients for household and personal use, such as for keeping fleas from your bed or cleaning your skin, […]
Frazee House Ghost Walking Tour
Frazee House Ghost Walking Tour
Join us for a walk at the historic Frazee Park, led by renowned psychic-medium Jane Doherty. Look for the spirit who stares out the window. Hear some of the chilling stories of spirits that still linger at the centuries old house and the Colonial Frazee grounds. See Jane’s unique “stomach reaction” when a disembodied spirit […]