Come and visit the Museum at Buccleuch Mansion- be sure to check out their collection of children’s toys from ‘days past’. The late 1730’s mansion is fully restored and the first and second floors are open to the public. Rooms represent the various periods of the families that lived in the house, with Colonial, Victorian […]

Calling all history and museum-lovers for a one-week, hands on workshop- registration is open! Under the direction of a professional archaeologist, an archivist, and a published history author, participants will learn about what sorts of historical items museums collect, how we learn from them, and how we can preserve them – using actual historical materials […]

The Trent House is the site of an ongoing archaeological project! The public is invited on Fridays and Saturdays, now through July 6, from 1-3pm, to come out and watch professional archaeologists begin an archaeological dig right here on the property. This excavation will give insight into what was on the property before the time […]

Cruise along the Hudson River aboard the AJ Meerwald, NJ’s Official Tall Ship this summer and enjoy special programs including Tavern Night, Brewery on the Boat and the Rock’n River Sail. See below for the full schedule of sails. Meerwald

Huzzah to all who participated in Crossroads’ “2019 Revolutionary Spirit Night.” Thanks for making the American Revolution come to life for so many fans at TD Bank Ballpark, site of the Middlebrook Encampment! Highlights from the night included a march to the field that included the Queens Rangers on horseback, the Sons of the Revolution […]

A school year’s worth of learning about the American Revolution culminated in a special documentary premiere event on Thursday, May 16 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary School. The 4th grade students proudly walked the red carpet as they got ready to show the video that they had put together documenting their time learning […]

Members of the Revolutionary heritage community met at Washington’s Headquarters Museum in Morristown on April 30 for a quarterly update on plans for New Jersey’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of American independence. New Jersey Historical Commission Executive Director Sara Cureton and Crossroads Executive Director Janice Selinger updated the assembled group on developments since the […]

A Somerset County site where Continental Army troops once camped will be forever preserved thanks in part to Crossroads of the American Revolution’s contribution of its New Jersey Green Acres acquisition funding. Located near the intersection of Foothill and Steele Gap Roads in Bridgewater, the 36-acre site was part of the Middlebrook Encampment, as well […]