Somerset County - Bridgewater - Annual Meeting of the Washington Campground Association - Program and Buffet Dinner to celebrate Washington's Birthday


Friday, February 22 -- Somerset County

 6:00pm Annual Meeting of the Washington Campground Association - Program and Buffet Dinner to celebrate Washington's Birthday Somerville Elks Lodge, 375 Union Ave, Bridgewater, NJ Open to the public

Paid reservations required: Call 732-560-5880.

Author of Revolutionary New Jersey, Bob Mayers will speak at Washington Campground Association.

  "Middlebrook-The Revolutionary War Campground that Saved America”
 Swirling around the Middlebrook Encampment were the battles of Millstone, Bound Brook, the Short Hills (Plainfield, Scotch Plains), the forage war in the Raritan Valley, and the march to Yorktown in 1781. But these sites are unmarked, shrouded in mystery, distorted by mythology and unknown even to local people. Man-made changes to terrain have obscured many of them. Mayers will revive these forsaken locations in Somerset County with research from original military records and on-site visits.

Bob Mayers is a storyteller, in the best sense of the word, and a dedicated historian and genealogist. The combination of talents serves him well as an author. He lives in New Jersey, previously published books include, “The War Man,” a biography of a soldier who fought all eight years of the Revolutionary War, The Forgotten Revolution and Searching For Private Yankee Doodle.

Bob is an active member of several historical societies and a frequent speaker and contributor to publications. He has spoken at West Point and the Pentagon and has recently featured on Comcast TV and published in the History Channel Magazine and Garden State Legacy. He served as a combat officer in the Navy and Marine Corps. His military experiences provide him with a deeper perspective of the battles depicted in his works. Visit him at www.revolutionarydetective.com

6:00 PM - Seating - Music
6:30 PM - Welcome, Business Meeting (election of officers, ...)
7:00 PM - Entertainment 18th Century songs by "Spiced Punch"
7:30 PM - Dinner Buffet & Desert
8:00 PM - Historical Talk: "Middlebrook-The Revolutionary War Campground that saved America”
Location: 375 Union Ave, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA

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