Historic Happenings Blog

Saturday, May 4 – Sussex County Annual Lake Clean Up, Saturday, May 4 from 1-4PM     This year we're sending out a special call for volunteers! The Township of Montague will be sponsoring our Annual Lake Marcia Clean Up event at High Point State Park through the NJ Clean Communities program.  This program will turn our annual event into a fundraiser! The Township will pay the Friends $12 per person, per hour. If 25 volunteers clean-up for 4 hours, it will generate $1200 for the Friends of High Point State Park! It is funds like this that help pay for our concerts, yoga instructors, and other activities throughout the year.      All are welcome to come help raise money for the Friends of High Point State Park by joining us for this event.  Meet on the Beach of Lake Marcia at High Point State Park. Wear waterproof boots or waders if you have them and clothes that can get dirty. We will be cleaning around the perimeter of the 3 lakes w...

Parker Homestead-1665 Spring Clean-up Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 9 AM – 12 PM Parker Homestead-1665 235 Rumson Rd, Little Silver, New Jersey 07739 Parker Homestead-1665 Spring Clean-up Please join us on Sunday, April 7 for our annual Homestead Spring Clean-up. We will start at 9 AM but join us when you can.  We will work in the house, barns, and property depending on the weather and volunteers.

Saturday, April 6 – Mercer County ANNUAL PRINCETON BATTLEFIELD CLEAN UP DAY ANNOUNCED     The annual Clean-Up Day at the Princeton Battlefield State Park (500 Mercer Road, Princeton) will be held on Saturday, April 6 from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. In cooperation with the American Battlefield Trust’s national Park Day, Mike Russell, a Princeton Battlefield Society trustee is chair of this year’s event. A rain date is set for April 13.     “The Princeton Battlefield Society invites friends, neighbors and community groups,” announced Russell, “to join us in sprucing up this national historic site, to keep it preserved and pristine. We already have a strong corps of volunteers, including Sierra Club members and scouts from Troop 1 of Providence, New Jersey, but we have room for a lot more.”     Teams of volunteers will branch out for three hours to focus on specific areas of the park including the Brush & Branch Battalion, the Back Road...