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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Boxed Lunch and Tour
Boxed Lunch and Tour
Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you! Reservations for the boxed lunch […]
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Independence Day Open House
Independence Day Open House
On Thursday, July 4th at 12 Noon, Proprietary House will host an Independence Day open house reception. Brief comments by local dignitaries. Light refreshments. Gift Shop. Followed by a patriotic procession, departing from Proprietary House at 12:45 PM, to City Hall Circle for the City of Perth Amboy’s official Independence Day Ceremonies, which commence at 1 […]
July Fourth Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
July Fourth Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Morristown National Historical Park will celebrate our Declaration of Independence with July Fourth activities beginning at noon on the park’s Washington’s Headquarters grounds, 30 Washington Place. The event will feature a variety of activities, including the promotion of Junior Ranger Programs and interactive demonstrations by reenactors from the 2nd New Jersey regiment. Visitors can join in singing […]
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Boxed Lunch and Tour
Boxed Lunch and Tour
Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you! Reservations for the boxed lunch […]
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Songs and Stories of the American Revolution, by Matthew Dodd
Songs and Stories of the American Revolution, by Matthew Dodd
Dressed in colonial clothing and performing rousing period songs and stories, Matthew Dodd will take you back in time to the days of the American Revolution. Mr. Dodd sings and plays the guitar, banjo, mandolin and recorder throughout the show. The outdoor performance will take place at 2 PM at Sullivan’s Grove next to the […]
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Revolutionary War to Farewell Tour: Lafayette’s New Jersey
Revolutionary War to Farewell Tour: Lafayette’s New Jersey
For Bastille Day follow the Marquis de Lafayette through New Jersey as aide to George Washington in the Revolutionary War and as the Nation’s Guest during his Farewell Tour of 1824-25. Learn about upcoming events marking the 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s Farewell tour beginning August 2024, and examine the evidence indicating whether or not “Lafayette […]
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Meet Francis Hopkinson
Meet Francis Hopkinson
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.
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Boxed Lunch and Tour
Boxed Lunch and Tour
Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you! Reservations for the boxed lunch […]
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Washington’s Headquarters on Horseback for Somerset County’s History on the Green
Washington’s Headquarters on Horseback for Somerset County’s History on the Green
Meet George Washington and William Lee with three dragoons of the Continental Army all on horseback at Washington’s Headquarters at Wallace House State Historic Site. Renowned reenactor John Koopman portrays Gen. Washington in the summer of 1779. As the Continental Army’s Middlebrook Cantonment in Somerset County concludes, Gen. Washington prepares to depart headquarters at the Wallace House and tells stories of the Revolutionary War in New […]
History on the Green
History on the Green
Visit Revolutionary-era New Jersey at Somerset County’s living history event for the whole family! Explore a pop-up encampment, meet General George Washington and his valet, William “Billy” Lee, on horseback, see colonial artisans in action, and more on the Courthouse Green in downtown Somerville! Learn More: https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/government/public-works/cultural-heritage/history-on-the-green
Brunswick Resolves for Somerset County’s History on the Green
Brunswick Resolves for Somerset County’s History on the Green
250 years ago in July 1774 Somerset County convened a committee of correspondence and 71 delegates from 11 of New Jersey’s 13 counties gathered in New Brunswick to appoint delegates from New Jersey to the First Continental Congress. Visit Old Dutch Parsonage, historic home of two delegates to New Jersey’s Provincial Congress, for an open house discussing […]
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Revolutionary War Rations: Feeding the Army
Revolutionary War Rations: Feeding the Army
Learn how the Continental Army was fed throughout the war. Join historian Julie Power as she discusses and demonstrates different ways feeding the army was accomplished. Presentation at 1pm followed by ongoing demonstrations until 4 pm.
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Boxed Lunch and Tour
Boxed Lunch and Tour
Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you! Reservations for the boxed lunch […]
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History on the Table
History on the Table
Local historians, including members of the First Rhode Island Regiment, will preside over a series of tables that each feature fascinating memorabilia and information on various aspects of the Revolutionary War. Tables will include such topics as "Nursing during the Revolution" & "The Contributions of African Americans During the War." For more information call (609) […]
Continental Congress & Common Cause: New Jersey’s Brunswick Resolves of 1774
Continental Congress & Common Cause: New Jersey’s Brunswick Resolves of 1774
The Brunswick Convention met in New Brunswick 250 years ago for three days in July 1774, appointing delegates from New Jersey to the First Continental Congress and joining New Jersey […]
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Boxed Lunch and Tour
Boxed Lunch and Tour
Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you! Reservations for the boxed lunch […]
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Outwater’s Militia Encampment
Outwater’s Militia Encampment
Outwater’s Militia (A reenactment group, portraying a Revolutionary War militia unit) will be encamped at Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey, on Saturday, August 3rd. Come and see the men […]
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Calendar of Events
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Boxed Lunch and Tour
Boxed Lunch and Tour
Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you! Reservations for the boxed lunch […]
2 events,
Independence Day Open House
Independence Day Open House
On Thursday, July 4th at 12 Noon, Proprietary House will host an Independence Day open house reception. Brief comments by local dignitaries. Light refreshments. Gift Shop. Followed by a patriotic procession, departing from Proprietary House at 12:45 PM, to City Hall Circle for the City of Perth Amboy’s official Independence Day Ceremonies, which commence at 1 […]
July Fourth Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
July Fourth Public Reading of the Declaration of Independence
Morristown National Historical Park will celebrate our Declaration of Independence with July Fourth activities beginning at noon on the park’s Washington’s Headquarters grounds, 30 Washington Place. The event will feature a variety of activities, including the promotion of Junior Ranger Programs and interactive demonstrations by reenactors from the 2nd New Jersey regiment. Visitors can join in singing […]
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Boxed Lunch and Tour
Boxed Lunch and Tour
Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you! Reservations for the boxed lunch […]
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Songs and Stories of the American Revolution, by Matthew Dodd
Songs and Stories of the American Revolution, by Matthew Dodd
Dressed in colonial clothing and performing rousing period songs and stories, Matthew Dodd will take you back in time to the days of the American Revolution. Mr. Dodd sings and plays the guitar, banjo, mandolin and recorder throughout the show. The outdoor performance will take place at 2 PM at Sullivan’s Grove next to the […]
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Revolutionary War to Farewell Tour: Lafayette’s New Jersey
Revolutionary War to Farewell Tour: Lafayette’s New Jersey
For Bastille Day follow the Marquis de Lafayette through New Jersey as aide to George Washington in the Revolutionary War and as the Nation’s Guest during his Farewell Tour of 1824-25. Learn about upcoming events marking the 200th anniversary of Lafayette’s Farewell tour beginning August 2024, and examine the evidence indicating whether or not “Lafayette […]
1 event,
Meet Francis Hopkinson
Meet Francis Hopkinson
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.
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Boxed Lunch and Tour
Boxed Lunch and Tour
Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you! Reservations for the boxed lunch […]
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Washington’s Headquarters on Horseback for Somerset County’s History on the Green
Washington’s Headquarters on Horseback for Somerset County’s History on the Green
Meet George Washington and William Lee with three dragoons of the Continental Army all on horseback at Washington’s Headquarters at Wallace House State Historic Site. Renowned reenactor John Koopman portrays Gen. Washington in the summer of 1779. As the Continental Army’s Middlebrook Cantonment in Somerset County concludes, Gen. Washington prepares to depart headquarters at the Wallace House and tells stories of the Revolutionary War in New […]
History on the Green
History on the Green
Visit Revolutionary-era New Jersey at Somerset County’s living history event for the whole family! Explore a pop-up encampment, meet General George Washington and his valet, William “Billy” Lee, on horseback, see colonial artisans in action, and more on the Courthouse Green in downtown Somerville! Learn More: https://www.co.somerset.nj.us/government/public-works/cultural-heritage/history-on-the-green
Brunswick Resolves for Somerset County’s History on the Green
Brunswick Resolves for Somerset County’s History on the Green
250 years ago in July 1774 Somerset County convened a committee of correspondence and 71 delegates from 11 of New Jersey’s 13 counties gathered in New Brunswick to appoint delegates from New Jersey to the First Continental Congress. Visit Old Dutch Parsonage, historic home of two delegates to New Jersey’s Provincial Congress, for an open house discussing […]
1 event,
Revolutionary War Rations: Feeding the Army
Revolutionary War Rations: Feeding the Army
Learn how the Continental Army was fed throughout the war. Join historian Julie Power as she discusses and demonstrates different ways feeding the army was accomplished. Presentation at 1pm followed by ongoing demonstrations until 4 pm.
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Boxed Lunch and Tour
Boxed Lunch and Tour
Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you! Reservations for the boxed lunch […]
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History on the Table
History on the Table
Local historians, including members of the First Rhode Island Regiment, will preside over a series of tables that each feature fascinating memorabilia and information on various aspects of the Revolutionary War. Tables will include such topics as "Nursing during the Revolution" & "The Contributions of African Americans During the War." For more information call (609) […]
Continental Congress & Common Cause: New Jersey’s Brunswick Resolves of 1774
Continental Congress & Common Cause: New Jersey’s Brunswick Resolves of 1774
The Brunswick Convention met in New Brunswick 250 years ago for three days in July 1774, appointing delegates from New Jersey to the First Continental Congress and joining New Jersey […]
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Boxed Lunch and Tour
Boxed Lunch and Tour
Every Wednesday this summer, we will offer a boxed lunch add-on for our 11 a.m. guided house or garden tour. The boxed lunch will be served at noon following the tour. Lunch will be served at a picnic table in our lovely garden, which has been reserved just for you! Reservations for the boxed lunch […]
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Outwater’s Militia Encampment
Outwater’s Militia Encampment
Outwater’s Militia (A reenactment group, portraying a Revolutionary War militia unit) will be encamped at Washington Crossing State Park, New Jersey, on Saturday, August 3rd. Come and see the men […]
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