Public health regulations in the age of COVID have prompted many historic sites to take to the internet to share their stories, events and exhibits with the public, students and supporters online. Social media, smartphones and hand-held devices have made it easier than ever to connect and interact with current supporters and new friends — […]

Check out the newly released video from New Jersey State Parks, Forest and Historic Sites featuring the Historic Hancock House, site of the massacre on Hancock’s Bridge on March 21, 1778. To view the video click here. *Be sure to visit the Hancock House on Saturday, March 23 and Sunday, March 24, during the special […]

Passaic County officials gathered with the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on Monday to officially reopen the Westervelt-Vanderhoef house after a $1.1 million restoration. To read the entire article click here.

The Flemington Community Partnership and the Hunterdon County Historical Society have produced a new, free self-guided walking tour of historic Flemington—one of New Jersey’s most historic square miles—that is now available in an eight-page brochure and online here. The 30-stop tour covers one-square-mile area and is designed to be walked in less than an hour. […]

Congratulations to our heritage partner, the Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House, on a job well done!  The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House have earned a 2018 Somerset County Historic Preservation and History Award from the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission (SCC&HC). The award recognizes the Friends’ “outstanding contributions to the enhancement of […]

Congratulations to the Elizabeth Destination Marketing Organization on becoming the newest excursion destination for Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. Travelers will now have the opportunity to tour and explore historic Elizabeth. According to the press release “Passengers disembarking from Cape Liberty Cruise Port will no longer have to wait hours until their flight out of EWR, […]