Historic Happenings Blog

Flag Day! Historic Walnford 62 Walnford Rd, Allentown, NJ 08501 Saturday, June 14, 2020, 1:00 PM-4:00 PM (all ages, under 18 with adult) Today is the day to celebrate the history of Old Glory! Do you know New Jersey’s connection to the design of America’s flag? How does Betsy Ross fit into the story? Design your own flag while you learn about our flag and the day designated to this important symbol of our country.

Sunday, June 2 – Union County 2:00 to 4:00 Come Celebrate Flag Day! Miller-Cory House Museum , 614 Mountain Avenue, Westfield    On June 14, 1777, the Second Continental Congress resolved that “the flag of the United States be 13 stripes, alternate red and white,” and that “the union be 13 stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation.” In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson officially established June 14 as Flag Day. The museum will celebrate our Stars and Stripes with a presentation and a children’s flag craft.  Tours of the restored, fully furnished farmhouse, built in 1740, and demonstrations of early American open-hearth cooking are included. Admission is $4 ages 13 and older; $3 ages 3-12 and free age 2 and younger. No reservations are necessary. Call the museum at 908-232-1776 or email  millercorymuseum@gmail.com  for more information.     This will be the final program of the season; the museum will be ...