Calico Frolic at Historic New Bridge Landing
Steuben House at New Bridge Landing 1209 Main Street, River Edge, NJJoin the Tricorne Dancers under the direction of dance mistress Denise Piccino in the great parlor room of the Steuben House in an evening of dancing and music from the colonial period with live music by Ridley and Anne Enslow on the fiddle and hammered dulcimer. Basic dance steps and instruction will be provided throughout […]
Twelfth Night Party at Historic New Bridge Landing
Historic New Bridge Landing 1201-1209 Main Street, River Edge, NJCome Celebrate The Society's Twelfth Night Party January 5 2020 2:00-5:00PM Historic New Bridge Landing 1201-1209 Main St. River Edge NJ Finish your holiday season on a high note by joining the Bergen County Historical Society's celebration of Twelfth Night at Historic New Bridge Landing from 2-5PM on Sunday, January 5. Members and guests are […]
A Country Ball upon the Anniversary of Washington’s Birthday at Historic New Bridge Landing
Historic New Bridge Landing 1201-1209 Main Street, River Edge, NJCelebrate the 288th anniversary of Washington’s Birthday at Historic New Bridge Landing, where General George Washington made his headquarters in September 1780, when Continental troops encamped between Van Saun Park in River Edge and Soldier Hill Road in Oradell. Enjoy performances at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. with the Tricorne Dancers with dance mistress Denise […]
1780 Battleground Walking Tour at Historic New Bridge Landing
Steuben House at New Bridge Landing 1209 Main Street, River Edge, NJTime & Location Sep 06, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM Meet at the Steuben House at HNBL, 1201 Main St, River Edge, NJ 07661, USA About the Event Join us as we discuss the exciting events of 1780 that occurred at Historic New Bridge Landing. From battles with British, Hessians, Loyalists, Militia & Continentals to […]
Social Power and Slavery in Early New York’s Dutch Reformed Churches Virtual Lecture
Zoom MeetingIn a Zoom session hosted by the Bergen County Historical Society, Andrea Mosterman discusses the early slave trade in America and the philosophical, economic and religious structures it was based upon, with a focus on Early New York's Dutch Reformed Churches. Mosterman, professor at the University of New Orleans, has explored the multi-faceted dimensions of […]
Summer Walking Tour of Historic New Bridge Landing
Sunday, July 25 -- Bergen County Summer Walking Tour of Historic New Bridge Landing, 2 pm - 3:30 pm Site Tour of Historic New Bridge Landing by BCHS Past president & Museum Collection Chair Deborah Powell. Learn about the stone houses of Bergen County through three examples at HNBL. Explore the history of the site's complex […]
Surviving the Winters: Housing George Washington’s Army and the American Revolution Virtual Lecture
NJThe Bergen County Historical Society Lecture Series: Surviving the Winters: Housing George Washington’s Army and the American Revolution Nov 10, 2021, 7 pm Steven Elliott's Zoom presentation will examine in depth the army’s winter quarters from the war’s beginning in 1775 to its conclusion in 1783. The image of George Washington’s Continental Army suffering through […]
Stories of Slavery in New Jersey Zoom Program
Zoom MeetingJoin us for a lecture on Slavery in New Jersey, based on primary sources. "Rick Geffken synthesizes a broad range of historical resources to reconstruct the processes of enslavement in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries in a variety of small communities in New Jersey." March 24, 7pm https://www.bergencountyhistory.org/event-details/stories-of-slavery-in-new-jersey-zoom-talk-with-historian-rick-geffken
Pinkster Celebration at Historic New Bridge Landing
Join the Bergen County Historical Society as they celebrate Pinkster, a Jersey Dutch Celebration of Spring on Sunday, May 22, 2022, 1 pm-5:00 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing. The Tricorne Dance Ensemble, under the direction of dance mistress Denise Piccino, will be dancing around the Maypole at 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm. They will […]
Memorial Day Wreath-Laying at First Reformed Church, Hackensack
First Dutch Reformed Church on the Green 53 Court Street, Hackensack, NJJoin members of the Bergen County Historical Society in their annual wreath laying to honor Revolutionary War soldiers buried at First Dutch Reformed Church on the Green in Hackensack. Rev. Everritt Zabriskie joins us remembering General Enoch Poor and other soldiers and veterans resting in the historic burial grounds.
