Historic Happenings Blog

Sunday, June 14 – Somerset County #lookfortheriver: How “Finding” Lost Waterways Can Help Us Adapt Sunday, June 14 at 3pm      Did you know a Raritan River tributary flows below the Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage? Centuries of piping, culverting, and development have hidden the vast majority of waterways in urban areas. This program will help community members explore their own local landscapes by learning to read topographic maps, identify watersheds and #lookfortheriver.  Dr. Heather Fenyk, founder and president of the Lower Raritan Watershed  Partnership, leads this presentation. This program is funded by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities with additional support from the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage Association. Free admission. Register at 908-725-1015 or  wallacedutch@dep.nj.gov . Wallace House, 71 Somerset Street, Somerville

Sunday, March 15 – Somerset County Postponed to June 14 #lookfortheriver: How “Finding” Lost Waterways Can Help Us Adapt Sunday, March 15 at 3pm      Did you know a Raritan River tributary flows below the Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage? Centuries of piping, culverting, and development have hidden the vast majority of waterways in urban areas. This program will help community members explore their own local landscapes by learning to read topographic maps, identify watersheds and #lookfortheriver.  Dr. Heather Fenyk, founder and president of the Lower Raritan Watershed  Partnership, leads this presentation. This program is funded by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities with additional support from the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage Association. Free admission. Register at 908-725-1015 or  wallacedutch@dep.nj.gov . Wallace House, 71 Somerset Street, Somerville