Historic Happenings Blog

Mother’s Day Dinner & Beer Pairing The Cold Spring Grange & Brewery are teaming up to bring you an exciting twist on Mother’s Day this year!  Pair your dinner with some of the brewery’s handcrafted beer selections. Curbside pick-up for beer/soda Every Friday & Saturday 12pm to 6pm Sunday, May 10th - 1pm to 4pm Visit  coldspringbrewery.org  to place your order. Please have Photo ID ready at the time of pick up. Cold Spring Grange Dinner Pick-Up p     Cape May County Virtual Beer Fest Saturday, May 9th 1pm - 4pm Let's drink alone, together.  Join Cape May County Brewers as we come together for a virtual beer fest. Our mission is to bring beer fans together and share our love of all things local. Cape May County Brewers will be putting together virtual beer fest variety packs.  Join us for our virtual beer fest with special  Facebook  live videos, giveaways, live music, and a cooking demo!

February 6 and 13 -- Cape May County Fireside Chats Cold Spring Brewery, Thursdays starting February 6 and 13, 2020  February 6 th  – “ T raveling to Cape May ” by John Ryan HCSV Assistant Director February 13 th  – “Ben Franklin & the Continental Navy” by Tim McGrath - Author & Historian This free lecture series is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission,  a division of the Department of State .  Historic Cold Spring Village is a nonprofit, open-air living history museum that portrays the daily life of a rural South Jersey community of the Early American period. It features 27 restored historic structures on a 30-acre site. Admission during the season is $14 for adults and $12 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with Village membership. For more information on events, membership, volunteering, or booking private affairs, please call (609) 898-2300, or visit the V...

February 6 and 13 -- Cape May County Fireside Chats Cold Spring Brewery, Thursdays starting February 6 and 13, 2020  February 6 th  – “ T raveling to Cape May ” by John Ryan HCSV Assistant Director February 13 th  – “Ben Franklin & the Continental Navy” by Tim McGrath - Author & Historian This free lecture series is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission,  a division of the Department of State .  Historic Cold Spring Village is a nonprofit, open-air living history museum that portrays the daily life of a rural South Jersey community of the Early American period. It features 27 restored historic structures on a 30-acre site. Admission during the season is $14 for adults and $12 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with Village membership. For more information on events, membership, volunteering, or booking private affairs, please call (609) 898-2300, or visit the V...

Thursday, January 23 and 30 – Cape May County Fireside Chats at the Cold Spring Brewery  On January 23rd from 4 pm-5 pm at Cold Spring Brewery, gather round the fireplace at for this free lecture series! We’re going to kick the various topics off with  “ Revolutionary Women” by Darci Tucker. January 30th  –   “ Among the Lenape ”   by Bill Cloer HCSV Education & Curatorial Coordinator

Thursday, January 23 and 30 – Cape May County Fireside Chats at the Cold Spring Brewery  On January 23rd from 4 pm-5 pm at Cold Spring Brewery, gather round the fireplace at for this free lecture series! We’re going to kick the various topics off with  “ Revolutionary Women” by Darci Tucker. January 30th  –   “ Among the Lenape ”   by Bill Cloer HCSV Education & Curatorial Coordinator

Thursdays in the summer – Cape May County Thursday Night Ghost Walks at Historic Cold Spring Village, 8pm Ghost Walks at 8pm on Thursdays in June, July, August & September    Join local medium Bob Bitting on a 45-minute lantern-lit ghost walk around Historic Cold Spring Village. Bob will regale of the mysterious spectral happenings reported by Village staff and revealed by paranormal investigation teams. Please bring bug spray. No Bite Me Cream will be available for sale. To purchase tickets in advance, please click on the red BOOK NOW button at hcsv.org. Tickets are also available at either gate during operating hours or at Cold Spring Brewery thereafter. Space is limited and advance purchase is strongly encouraged. $16 per person, $14 for HCSV Members and $12 children 3-12 years old. *Weather permitting. Ghost Walk tours start at Cold Spring Brewery 733 Seashore Road.     Historic Cold Spring Village is a non-profit, open-air living history museu...

Saturday, April 20 – Cape May County Easter Kegg Hunt Saturday, April 20th 12pm-8pm April 20th 12p-8p, hop on over and sign up to play! Start at the Brewery and ask a tasting room server for your answer sheet. Follow the directions to explore Historic Cold Spring Village for eggs. When you find an egg, open it up and answer the question to move to your next clue. At the end, put your answers inside the Easter Kegg. One lucky winner with the correct answers will be drawn on Easter, Sunday, April 21st. This lucky winner will get a Free Cold Spring Brewery Growler!                          (fill it with the Cold Spring brew of your choice! fill fee applies) Historic Cold Spring Village | 720 Route 9, Cape May, NJ 08204

Thursday, April 4 – Cape May County Fireside Chats Cold Spring Brewery, Thursdays April 4 th  – “Dangerous at Both Ends: The 19th Century American Whaling Industry” by Jim Stephens, HCSV Deputy Director. This free lecture series is made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission .   From 4 pm-5 pm on Thursdays in the winter at Cold Spring Brewery, gather round the fireplace at Cold Spring Brewery for this free lecture series! Historic Cold Spring Village is a nonprofit, open-air living history museum that portrays the daily life of a rural South Jersey community of the Early American period. It features 27 restored historic structures on a 30-acre site. Admission during the season is $14 for adults and $12 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with Village membership. For more information on events, membership, volunteering, or booking private affairs, please call 609-898-2300, or visit the Villa...

Thursday, March 28 – Cape May County Fireside Chats Cold Spring Brewery, Thursdays   From 4 pm-5 pm on Thursdays in the winter at Cold Spring Brewery, gather round the fireplace at Cold Spring Brewery for this free lecture series!  March 28 th  – “History of Early Baseball in New Jersey” with John Zinn, Author and Historian   Historic Cold Spring Village is a nonprofit, open-air living history museum that portrays the daily life of a rural South Jersey community of the Early American period. It features 27 restored historic structures on a 30-acre site. Admission during the season is $14 for adults and $12 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with Village membership. For more information on events, membership, volunteering, or booking private affairs, please call 609-898-2300, or visit the Village website at hcsv.org.

Thursday, March 21 – Cape May County Fireside Chats Cold Spring Brewery, Thursdays   From 4 pm-5 pm on Thursdays in the winter at Cold Spring Brewery, gather round the fireplace at Cold Spring Brewery for this free lecture series!      March 21 st  – “Submarine Warfare off the Jersey Shore in WWI and WWII” by Joseph Bilby Author and Historian  Historic Cold Spring Village is a nonprofit, open-air living history museum that portrays the daily life of a rural South Jersey community of the Early American period. It features 27 restored historic structures on a 30-acre site. Admission during the season is $14 for adults and $12 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with Village membership. For more information on events, membership, volunteering, or booking private affairs, please call 609-898-2300, or visit the Village website at hcsv.org .

Thursday, March 14 – Cape May County Fireside Chats Cold Spring Brewery, Thursdays  From 4 pm-5 pm on Thursdays in the winter at Cold Spring Brewery, gather round the fireplace at Cold Spring Brewery for this free lecture series!       March 14 th  – “Alice Paul: New Jersey Heroine for Equality” with Lucienne Beard, Executive Director with The Alice Paul Institute.   Historic Cold Spring Village is a nonprofit, open-air living history museum that portrays the daily life of a rural South Jersey community of the Early American period. It features 27 restored historic structures on a 30-acre site. Admission during the season is $14 for adults and $12 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with Village membership. For more information on events, membership, volunteering, or booking private affairs, please call 609-898-2300, or visit the Village website at hcsv.org .

Thursday, March 7 – Cape May County Fireside Chats Cold Spring Brewery, Thursdays   From 4 pm-5 pm on Thursdays in the winter at Cold Spring Brewery, gather round the fireplace at Cold Spring Brewery for this free lecture series!       March 7 th  – “Forgotten Great Men and Women from American History” by Jim Stephens, HCSV Deputy Director       Historic Cold Spring Village is a nonprofit, open-air living history museum that portrays the daily life of a rural South Jersey community of the Early American period. It features 27 restored historic structures on a 30-acre site. Admission during the season is $14 for adults and $12 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with Village membership. For more information on events, membership, volunteering, or booking private affairs, please call 609-898-2300, or visit the Village website at hcsv.org.