Historic Happenings Blog

Saturday, November 16   - Titusville, Mercer County “John Honeyman, Washington’s Patriot Spy: The Legend” The Washington Crossing (New Jersey) Park Association is pleased to announce that on Saturday from 1:00 - 3:00 pm we will host: “John Honeyman, Washington’s Patriot Spy: The Legend,” by Tim Stollery. The program will be at the Washington Crossing State Park Visitor Center, 355 Washington Crossing-Pennington Road, Titusville, NJ. Come and discover the story of  John Honeyman, a Griggstown NJ businessman, who,  according to legend, became a spy for General George Washington around the time of the Battle of Trenton.  His home still stands near the D&R canal. Tim Stollery is an Emmy-award winning filmmaker, who researched the two-part TV feature series for NJN News in 2000 called “The General and the Spy.” Through his research, Stollery has discovered new primary documentation which reveals that John Honeyman was able to criss-cross enemy lines into  British...

Sunday, September 29 – Somerset County       Somerset County Historical Society Explores Local Spy Story  The Somerset County Historical Society is pleased to announce the last in the 2019 series of History Talks: “John Honeyman, Washington’s Patriot Spy?” by filmmaker Tim Stollery on Sunday, September 29, 2019 for a suggested donation of $5.   The program will be at the society’s headquarters in the Historic Van Veghten house, located on the dead end of 9 Van Veghten Drive, Bridgewater.   Come and discover the story of Somerset County’s John Honeyman, a Griggstown NJ businessman, who according to legend became a spy for General George Washington. His home still stands along the D&R canal. And the story is still being written!  Tim Stollery is an Emmy-award winning filmmaker, who researched a two-part TV feature series for NJN News in 2000 called “The General and the Spy.”  Doors at the Van Veghten ...

December 26-28 – Mercer County Historic Lectures at the Old Barracks Museum During Patriots Week Trenton, NJ— The Old Barracks Museum will host  five lectures during Patriots Week , the week-long celebration of Trenton’s Revolutionary History. Each lecture is free and open to the public and will highlight an interesting aspect of America’s past.   On Wednesday, December 26 at 2 PM, Lauren Ronaghan, Program Coordinator at the Old Barracks Museum, will present “Barracks. School. Brothel. Museum. The Life of 104 West Front Street.”  This presentation details how the Officers House of the Old Barracks survived the test of time by becoming a part of the city's landscape.    On Thursday, December 27 at 1 PM, Asher Lurie, Senior Historic Interpreter of the Old Barracks Museum will present "The British Army in North America 1768-1783." Learn about the true story of the British soldiers and officers sent to defend and maintain the thirteen American Colonies. ...