Historic Happenings Blog

Saturday - Sunday, September  29 - 30  - Tuckerton, Ocean County 36th Annual Ocean County Decoy and Gunning Show Join the Tuckerton Seaport as they celebrate the 36th anniversary of the show during this exciting two day event highlighting the culture of the area! Demonstrations, contests, seminars, crafters, carvers, over 300 waterfowling exhibitors and vendors, food, refreshments, a decoy auction, music, entertainment, and lots of fun. Delmarva Dock Dog Competition as featured on ESPN! Two great locations: Tip Seaman County Park and Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen’s Museum. This event is free to the public! The show is open Saturday from 7:00 am - 5:00 pm and Sunday from 7:00 am - 4:00 pm. Rain or shine. Admission to the show is free. Free off-site parking and a free shuttle bus will be available to take visitors between Tip Seaman County Park and the Seaport. Tuckerton Seaport & Baymen's Museum, 120 West Main Street, Tuckerton, NJ. For more information call 609-296-8868 o...

Saturday, September 29 – Burlington County 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM Mark your calendars! On Saturday, September 29, 2018 the  Alice Paul Institute will host the 11th annual  Paulsdale Uncorked . This fabulously fun fine wine and food pairing event is held on a beautiful late summer evening.  Sip great wines and sample gourmet creations on the charming wrap-around porch or surrounding lawn at historic Paulsdale in Mt. Laurel. Want to reserve a table? Tables can be reserved for groups of 4, 8, or 10 guests.  To secure your table, all tickets must be purchased by Friday, August 31, 2018.  No exceptions. After the deadline, all unpaid seats will be released to general admission open seating.

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Saturday, September  29   - Morristown, Morris County Squeaky Clean: Soap Making One of women’s responsibilities throughout history was to prepare the home for winter. Harvest time is a time of plenty, but it is followed by lean times, meaning that budgets must be prepared and supplies must be put aside to sustain the family through the winter months. On Saturday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, learn what was done to get ready, and create a soap making craft.  Admission: $5/adult, $4/senior (65+), $3/child (ages 4 -16). FREE for children under age 4 and Friends members, with a current membership card. Historic Speedwell is located 333 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, NJ. For more information, call 973-285-6550 or visit  www.morrisparks.net .

Baronfest, a day of music, beer, and food at Historic New Bridge Landing Sept 29, 2018, Saturday, 1-5 pm Celebrate Revolutionary War hero  Major-General Baron von Steuben's birthday  and greet the Baron in person! Enjoy the finest that regional craft breweries  Brix City  and Alementary  have to offer together with delicious food in a historic village. Relax to music by  Long Hill String Band  and thrill to  Mott’s Artillery  demonstrations in The Meadow. Tour three 18th century houses, barn and outkitchen, and stroll the grounds of Historic New Bridge Landing in River Edge where Washington, Lafayette, and, of course, the Baron once walked. As one past festival visitor remarked, “I feel like I’m on a farm in upstate New York!” but we’re only 7 miles from the George Washington Bridge! Help us raise funds for a Hall of History Museum celebrating Bergen County's storied past. Family-friendly event, games for kids. The BCHS Library is selling boo...

Saturday, September 29 – Union County Liberty Hall Dance Festival  1 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.     Bugge Ballet and Liberty Hall Museum at Kean University join forces for the 2nd Liberty Hall Dance Festival! Spend an afternoon walking along the beautiful museum grounds enjoying site-specific professional dance performances inspired by moments in history. Take a 1st floor tour of the Victorian-style mansion and participate in informal movement lessons as well! Program Fee: $20.00 per adult, $15 per senior, $12 per child Rain date: Sunday, September 30 , reservations suggested 2018 participating Dance Companies and Choreographers : Angel Kaba, Armada Dance, Bryce Dance Company, Bugge Ballet, Carolyn Dorfman Dance, Cranford High School/Emily Donahue, Dance Visions NY, Heather Harrington/Academy for Performing Arts, The Kennedy Dancers Repertory Company, Luminarium Dance Company, MoustacheCat Dance, The Moving Architects, Schoen Movement Company, Undertow Dance, and Yamini ...

Saturday, September 29 -- Burlington County Roebling Museum Saturday Lecture Series “We Are Building As Well As We Know How: The Legacy of Charles Roebling" With Clifford Zink Saturday, September 29, 2018 @ 1pm Included with Museum Admission ($6 for Adults, $5 for Seniors and Children 6-12) ROEBLING, N.J.  – We Are Building As Well As We Know How: The Legacy of Charles Roebling   When 21-year old Charles Roebling joined the family business in 1871 it had about 100 employees, and when he died on October 5, 1918, it employed some 8,000. Charles's passion was building as well as he knew how, and his impressive legacy is manifest today in the monumental Roebling Works in Trenton and in Roebling Village, one of America's finest company town's.  Spanning 200 years, the story of the Roebling family and their bridge engineering and wire rope business chronicles a legacy of innovation, endurance, and exceptional achievement in America’s history. Through landmark achievements ...

Saturday,  September 29   - Blairstown, Warren County Haunts of Main Street and Cemetery Tour 🎃 The annual Blairstown Historic Preservation Committee fall walking tour returns to spooky and mysterious Main Street. Walk in the footsteps of murderers and bank robbers as BHPC presents some rather bizarre historic facts of our beloved town. Did you know caskets and gravestones were once produced right on Main Street? A surprising amount of unfortunate events occurred under the rooftops of our historic landmarks. We may even venture into the old Gravel Hill cemetery! The tours will depart from the First Presbyterian Church at 1 Main Street, Blairstown, NJ. Parking is available on the street, in the lot behind the church or at Footbridge Park, 5 Footbridge Lane.  NEW! 1:00 and 3:00 tours will happen on a first-come, first-served basis. 75 guest per tour. Once the 1:00 pm tour is at capacity guests will be asked to come to the 3:00 pm tour. There are no advance reservations. Pl...

Saturday,  September 29   - Morristown, Morris County Meet the Irish Servant and the Cook at the Willows On Saturday at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, discover the life of domestic help at the Foster home on a guided tour. Assist the maid with household chores and see what the cook has prepared using the wood-burning stove. Two tours times available: 1:00 - 2:00 pm and 2:00 - 3:00 pm. Admission: $6/adult, $5/senior (65+), $4/child (ages 4 -16), $2/child (2 and 3). FREE for children under age 2 and Friends members, with a current membership card. Fosterfields Living Historical Farm is located at 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ. For more information, visit  www.morrisparks.net .

Saturday, September 29 – Ocean County   Apple Festival Combines with Lacey Day!     The 25 th  Annual Apple Festival presented by the Lacey Township Historical Society held on Saturday, September 29 th  at Lacey Day from noon to 4 pm, at Gille Park.     The historical society will incorporate some of the usual favorites to the Lacey Day highlights! Fresh baked apple crisp made with the assistance of the Lacey Township High School culinary department will be available for purchase as well as Candy Apples and Caramel Apple slices. The “Legends of Lacey, A Tour through History” will be available for purchase. New this year, sit down with hot apple cider or coffee!      The Apple Pie Baking Contest will be held and is open to the public with the usual two categories; adults & students. Winners will be announced at 3:45 and will receive $50.00 for first place, $30.00 for second and $20.00 for t...

Burlington County Saturday, Sept 29 Paranormal/History Expo 11 am - 6 pm. Come out and join us September 29 from 11 am-6 pm and meet some great paranormal groups,meet with a historical figure or two, shop for some funky items, tour the historic mansion or visit with a psychic and find your fortune. Free Admission. The Friends of White Hill Mansion, 217 Fourth St (Burlington St), Fieldsboro, NJ 08505 email: whitehillinfo@gmail.com — whitehillmansion.com

25th Annual House Tour Sponsored by the Mount Tabor Historical Society Saturday, September 29, 2018 11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Rain or Shine Mount Tabor, New Jersey is an historic Camp Meeting community on the National Register of Historic Places. This special annual historic house tour showcases the interiors of over 15 Victorian cottages and historic community buildings on a self-guided, walkable (but hilly!) tour. This is your opportunity to look inside our gingerbread “dollhouses”. After “check-in” on the day of the tour, you are given a souvenir tour booklet complete with house descriptions and a tour map. The entire tour is walkable, but be advised for those with mobility issues, getting around Mount Tabor involves some hills. You are free to tour houses in any order and at your own pace. Please look for special events celebrating our special 25th anniversary tour! Special features of the tour include a furnished replica Camp Meeting Tent and the Richardson History House, a camp meet...

Fall Craft Fair Squan Plaza,  Abe Voorhees Dr, Manasquan, NJ 08736 Saturday, September 29 at 10 AM – 4 PM Come out and shop at all the different vendors then grab a bite to eat at one of the food trucks!  Then head into town for some more shopping. The holidays will be here before we know it! Rain date Sept. 30th If interested in being a vendor at this craft fair, please email info@manasquanchamber.org for information/application.

Saturday, September 29  - Paterson, Passaic County Art in the Park: Paterson Great Falls 7th Annual Chalk Art Competition Attention all ‘chalk’ artists! Paterson artist Mohamed Khalil and the Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park are hosting the 7th annual chalk art competition on Saturday from 10:00 am - 2:00 pm. The competition will be held within view of the falls in Mary Ellen Kramer Park. The program at the Great Falls will help draw attention to the national park by using art to interpret its natural, historic, and cultural stories. Each artist will be given their own ‘canvas’ and use their creativity to tell a visual story about the park and the city of Paterson.  Mary Ellen Kramer Park is located adjacent to the Paterson Great Falls off Maple Street in Paterson, NJ. For more information, call 973-523-2210 or visit  www.nps.gov/pagr .

Saturday,  September 29  - Hopewell Township, Mercer County Wheat Planting & Flour Milling On Saturday between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm, visitors are invited to join farmers in the fields and on the threshing floor at Howell Living Farm as they plant and process wheat - work rewarded in the farmhouse kitchen with tastes of whole wheat bread and a take-home bag of freshly ground flour, complete with recipes. Special maps with corresponding field markers are used to guide visitors to areas where they can watch or help with planting operations, thresh wheat for animal feed and bedding, and grind wheat for baking. Visitors who have their maps stamped at each of “Help-the-Farmer” stations will take home their share of the harvest – a bag of freshly milled whole wheat flour produced with their help. Howell Living Farm represents typical farm life between 1890 and 1910. The farm is operated by the Mercer County Parks Commission. It is located at 70 Wooden's Lane, Lambertville, NJ. Fo...

Saturday, September 29 – Atlantic County Upcoming Event for Greate Egg Harbour Township Historical Society Museum  Ye Old Flea Market Location~ GEHTHS museum  6647 West Jersey Ave. Egg Harbor Township Saturday…. September 29  Time...8-2 To purchase a space call for information at 609-813-2002 or email us at:  GEHTHSMuseum@aol.com

Thursday, September 27 and Friday, September 28 – Mercer County Wendy Hollender Botanical Illustration 2-Day Workshop and Evening Lecture Workshop: Thursday, September 27 and Friday, September 28, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. $225; $175 for Friends of Morven Lecture Only: Thursday, September 27 at 7:00 p.m. $18; Free for Friends of Morven Register early for this sell-out event! Wendy Hollender, author, illustrator, teacher, and coordinator of botanical art and illustration at the New York Botanical Garden, joins us for another two-day workshop drawing plants reminiscent of those grown in Morven’s circa 1850’s greenhouse. Students will create detailed botanical drawings of flowering plants and citrus fruit. Thursday evening’s illustrated lecture will present historic examples of American botanical art, outlining artistic techniques used then, and still today. 

Thursday, September 27 – Morris County North Jersey Civil War Round Table - Morris County 7:14 PM at the Haggerty Education Center at the Frelinghuysen Arboretum, 353 E. Hanover Avenue, Morris Twp. (opp. the Morris County Library). Admission - $5.  Members & Students – free. NPS Rangers - free SPEAKERS AND PROGRAMS A joint programs by two NJCWRT members James Malcolm  will present  Hayward R. Emmell . On October 1, 1861, nineteen-year-old Heyward Emmell took the first step that led him onto the front lines of the Civil War for the next three years. As an infantryman in the 7th Regiment, New Jersey Volunteers, for 22 months and a stretcher bearer in the Ambulance Corps for 14 months, he witnessed and recorded virtually all the major events and battles of the Army of the Potomac from the Peninsula Campaign to Gettysburg to the Siege of Petersburg. After his service, he returned to Morristown where he became a prosperous merchant, living until 1917. Rich Rosenthal...

Music at the Mansion: Rolando Alvarado Strauss Mansion, 27 Prospect Cir, Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716 Thursday, September 27, 2018 7:00 pm Rolands returns to the Strauss Mansion $15 at the door, Bring a dish or drink to share.