Historic Happenings Blog

Sunday, June 16  - Morristown, Morris County New and Old Music of Elizabeth I Enjoy Father’s day by joining Morristown National Historical Park and the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey in a program of Elizabethan and contemporary music. Guitarist Stanley Alexandrdowicz with soprano Sungji Kim will premiere Five Elizabethan Songs  composed by Maestro Robert W. Butts to poems written by Elizabeth and her circle. Alexandrowicz and Kim will also perform selections from the Elizabethan period. Admission is FREE, but seating is limited. On special exhibit will be a letter signed by Elizabeth in 1576 from the park’s archives. The performance will be held at the Museum Building, 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ. It begins at 3:00 pm. Admission to the program is free. No reservations necessary. For more information, call 973-539-2016 x 204 or visit  www.nps.gov/morr .

Sunday, June 16 - Whippany, Morris County Father's Day Excursion Train Rides Spend Sunday with Dad at the Whippany Railway Museum on a 10-mile, 45-minute round trip excursion from Whippany to Roseland on a mid-1900s Excursion Train. The combined age of the equipment used on the vintage train is an astounding 635 years! Be on the lookout for deer, turtles, wild turkeys, hawks, and rabbits, as the route takes you past a natural swamp with abundant wildlife. Trains depart at 1:00, 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00 pm from 1 Railroad Plaza at the Intersection of Route 10 West and Whippany Road in Whippany, NJ. Train fare for Caboose seating is: Adult: $16; child (under 12): $11; infants (1 year and under): Free. Train Fare includes admission to Whippany Railway Museum Building. The "Excursion Train Ride" is a fundraising effort to benefit the Whippany Railway Museum, a 501 (c)3 non-profit Operating Heritage Railroad that is staffed by Volunteers. Donations from the public help to keep the...

Sunday, June 16 – Atlantic County FATHERS CLIMB FREE AT ABSECON LIGHTHOUSE ON FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND AND GET REWARDED WITH A SLICE OF TONY BOLONEY’S PIZZA   If your family is looking for a memorable way to show Dad he’s the light of your life, then bring him to Absecon Lighthouse on Saturday, June 15th or Sunday, June 16th  because dear old Abby is treating Fathers to a free climb on Father’s Day weekend.  And if Dad makes it all the way to the top and gets an “I Climbed Absecon Lighthouse” card, he can show it at Tony Boloney’s Pizza on Oriental Ave. and get a free slice of pizza!   Hours of operation for the lighthouse are 11am to 4pm, with the last climb at 3:30pm. What better way to say thanks to Dad than make him climb 228 steps with you and eat pizza?!?!    Absecon Lighthouse is a state-owned historic property administered by the non-profit Inlet Public/Private Association. Located at 31 So. Rhode Island Avenue in Atlantic ...