Historic Happenings Blog

Thursday, March 5 – Mercer County 6:30 PM to 8:00 PM, REI Princeton (3371 Us Highway 1, #34, Lawrenceville, New Jersey 08648):  Brimming with gorgeous photography and rich stories on the tales of nature within the Sourlands, this new book by beloved naturalist and photographer, Jim Amon, illustrates how much we have to learn from nature and all its inspiration. Join Jim Amon at REI as he shares his favorite stories of Seeing the Sourlands. Register in advance:  http://tiny.cc/SCATREI

Saturday, February 8 - Hopewell Township, Mercer County Maple Tree Tapping Sugaring season is upon us. Join Howell Living History Farm's crew working the 150-tree sugar bush operation. Enjoy the work, fun, and rewards of helping tap maple trees, hang sap buckets, and cut firewood for the use in syrup making. The sugar maple is first choice for making maple syrup as there is more sugar in the sap compared to other species, meaning it will take less sap to produce a gallon of syrup. Those of you interested in making syrup at home can get pointers and hands-on experience during our tree tapping workshops. How to identify the sugar maple, and when to tap will be discussed. Taps and buckets needed for backyard sugaring operations will be available for sale in the farm's Visitors Center. Tree tapping experts will demonstrate the tools and equipment used in both traditional and modern production systems in the sugarhouse where sap is made into syrup. Visitors to the sugarhouse can sam...

New Jersey's Ratification of the U.S. Constitution Tuesday, December 18, 2018, 7:30 pm Anne Brossman Sweigart Hall at Rider University, 2083 Lawrence Rd, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 On Tuesday, December 18th, please join the New Jersey State Archives, the  The Rebovich Institute for New Jersey Politics , and the  New Jersey Historical Commission - NJHC  in commemorating New Jersey's ratification of the United States Constitution. All four pages of the ratification will be on display in the Anne Brossman Sweigert Hall at  Rider University  starting at 6 pm. Guest speaker Professor Jonathan Mercantini, Acting Dean, College of Liberal Arts and Associate Professor of History at Kean University, will present at 7:30 pm on New Jersey's road to ratification. We hope you can join us! Please email mrassmussen@rider.edu if you would like to attend. # njhistory   # usconstitution