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Every Monday, I highlight a non-profit related to history or the arts, a historical society, preservation group or friends group whose main objective is to promote the historical and artistic history of New Jersey. This week, I am featuring the Trenton Museum Society. The Trenton Museum Society is a volunteer, non-profit organization that supports the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park in Trenton. The Society supports the acquisition and conservation of the permanent collections and originates programs to sustain and nurture the cultural life of Trenton and its artists, and to foster aesthetic awareness in fine and decorative arts. Throughout the year, art exhibits by local artists are hosted on the first floor, while the second floor hosts permanent and changing exhibits on Trenton's history. The Trenton Museum Society relies on memberships, fundraising, and countless volunteers to continue its mission. For more information on programs, special ev

Items up on eBay this week! Click on each link for the eBay page! More items always going up. Stay updated about new items on  Facebook . Vintage Johnsonburg, NJ Postcard Johnsonburg, Warren County Vintage 1979 Election Pamphlet Terrence D. Lee for Warren, NJ County Clerk Vintage 1979 Political Advertisement George E. Thompson - Warren County Freeholder Vintage 1967 Blue Stamps Booklet "...an American Tradition" Hackettstown, NJ Bank Statements Vintage 1949 - great images! Elizabeth, NJ Vintage Flyer Thomas Studios Photography Rahway, NJ Pay Envelope Savings Institution Bank Envelope 1960s American Greetings Collection Two vintage books English Classics 1888 Antique Book - Tales from English History San Francisco 's Great Disaster California and Vesuvius! 1906 Book Young Denys A story of the Days of Napoleon Lowell's Vision of Sir Launfal

WEEKEND HISTORICAL HAPPENINGS Know about a historical event happening in your area?  Send me an  email  to let us know! Be the first to find out about these events on  Facebook ! Saturday - Sunday, December 29 - 30 - Trenton, Mercer County Patriot's Week This weekend, tour the New Jersey State House, watch a reenactment of the Battle of Trenton, tour the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion in Cadwalader Park, and attend lectures and musical programs. The Old Barracks and Trent House will also be open. Celebrate the end of the year in Revolutionary style! Visit www.patriotsweek.com for locations, times, and details. Stay for the day and enjoy lunch or dinner at one of Trenton's many find dining establishments. Huzzah! ----------------------------------- Saturday - Sunday, December 29 - 30 - Toms River, Ocean County Trains Come to Ocean County Historical Society On display until January 18, the Ocean County Model Railroad Club will exhi

WEEKEND ESTATE SALES Click on each link for more information on the estate sale! Find something neat at an estate sale? Let us know! Hosting an estate sale? Send me an  e-mail  to be featured in our weekly post! Be the first to know about these sales on  Facebook ! Hoarder Sale - Part II Piscataway, NJ 08854 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Vintage Clothing & Kitchenware Highland Park, NJ 08904 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Vintage Art Oakland, NJ 07436 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Find more Estate Sales near you at  estatesales.net

Items up on eBay this week! Click on each link for the eBay page! More items always going up. Stay updated about new items on  Facebook . Rahway, NJ Pay Envelope Savings Institution Bank Envelope   Bamberger's Bedding and Sleep Furniture Pamphlet Vintage Pamphlet Woolco Department Store Receipt - East Brunswick, NJ From September 1968 Vintage Hightstown, NJ Potato Sack MD Potatoes Trenton, NJ Antique Bottle  - SOLD CEO. SCHAUMLOEFFEL Red Bank, NJ Antique Soda Bottle H.C. Decenring & Co. Two Antique Milk Bottles Great pieces. Art Deco Style Glasses Unique bottles. Four Antique Glass Bottles Small glass bottles. Vintage Paramount Popcorn Style Cottage Cheese Tin Manufactured in PA!   Vintage Bokar Coffee Tin A&P Coffee Services Vintage Ex-Lax Chocolate Laxatives Tin A Tin Collector's Delight

WEEKEND HISTORICAL HAPPENINGS Know about a historical event happening in your area?  Send me an  email  to let us know! Be the first to find out about these events on  Facebook ! Saturday-Sunday, December 22 - 23 - Holmdel, Monmouth County A Victorian Christmas Enjoy an old-fashioned Victorian Christmas at historic Longstreet Farm on Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. Children can visit with Santa, then take a walk to the farmhouse and have a cup of cider. Be sure to bring your camera! Also on Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm, enjoy tranquil Christmas carols as Larry Moser and Mary Nagen play them on the hammered dulcimer and fiddle. Historic Longstreet Farm is located at 44 Longstreet Road in Holmdel.  www.monmouthcountyparks.com ----------------------------------- Saturday-Sunday, December 22 - 23 - River Edge, Bergen County 29th Annual Colonial Christmas Concerts and Tavern Fare The Bergen County Historical Society celebrates their 29th Colonial Ch

WEEKEND ESTATE SALES Click on each link for more information on the estate sale! Find something neat at an estate sale? Let us know! Hosting an estate sale? Send me an  email  to be featured in our weekly post! Be the first to know about these sales on  Facebook ! Antique Skis, Iron Scale, Beaver Hat & More Cranford, NJ 07016 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Antique Furniture and Collectibles Summit, NJ 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday & Sunday (Same Time) Find more Estate Sales near you at  estatesales.net

Tobacco Town: The George W. Helme Snuff Mill Written by NJ Historian Helmetta, New Jersey is facing a crossroads in its history. Over one hundred years ago, a man by the name of George Washington Helme had a dream to build a community around a factory. In a very short time he accomplished that and built an empire. Today, Helme's red-brick buildings with boarded-up windows and empty floors stand silent, awaiting new life. The buildings and homes that have withstood the test of time stand as a monument to the ingenuity, perseverance, and foresight Helme possessed for creating a true company town in what was then a rural area of central New Jersey. George W. Helme Although Helmetta was officially incorporated as a municipality in 1888, the community dates back to about 1880 when George W. Helme, a former New Orleans lawyer and Major-General in the Confederate Army, bought land between Jamesburg and Spotswood, which today is Helmetta. On this land he would build his snuff

Every Monday, I highlight a non-profit related to history or the arts, a historical society, preservation group or friends group whose main objective is to promote the historical and artistic history of New Jersey. This week, I am featuring Preservation New Jersey. Founded in 1978, Preservation New Jersey (PNJ) advocates for and promotes historic preservation as a sustainable strategy to protect and enhance the vitality and heritage of New Jersey’s richly diverse communities. PNJ is the only statewide private membership-supported historic preservation organization in New Jersey. Each year, Preservation New Jersey publishes the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in NJ list, which draws attention to remarkable sites throughout the state and to their many challenges. PNJ also publishes a newsletter, online magazine, and informational publications for homeowners and groups interested in historic preservation practices. PNJ also advocates for public policy at the local, state and f

Items up on eBay this week! Click on each link for the eBay page! More items always going up. Stay updated about new items on  Facebook . Trenton, NJ Antique Bottle CEO. SCHAUMLOEFFEL Red Bank, NJ Antique Soda Bottle H.C. Decenring & Co. Two Antique Milk Bottles Great pieces. Art Deco Style Glasses Unique bottles. Four Antique Glass Bottles Small glass bottles. Hackettstown, NJ Bank Statements Vintage 1947/1948 - great check images! Vintage Hightstown, NJ Potato Sack MD Potatoes Vintage Paramount Popcorn Style Cottage Cheese Tin Manufactured in PA!   Vintage Bokar Coffee Tin A&P Coffee Services Vintage Ex-Lax Chocolate Laxatives Tin A Tin Collector's Delight