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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 ! Antique Furniture & Sterling Silver Short Hills, NJ 07078 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Fine Antiques! Tinton Falls, NJ 07712 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Antique Furniture, Clocks, & Dolls Morristown, NJ 07960 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday (Same Time) Wedgewood Collection Chatham, NJ 07928 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) 18th Century Furniture Holmdel, NJ 07733 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Find more Estate Sales near you at  estatesales.net

The Massacre at Hancock's Bridge Written by NJ Historian A few miles south of the City of Salem, far from major highways and tucked away from suburban sprawl, is a small village known as Hancock's Bridge. In this hamlet exists a unique patterned brick home, which in addition to its fascinating architectural style, was a site of tragedy during the American Revolution. Standing for over 275 years, the Hancock House remains a memorial to the militia men that perished during a surprise attack by the British on the morning of March 21, 1778. The landscape of Salem and Burlington Counties is dotted with patterned brick houses, of which the Hancock House is a fine example. Salem County has the second largest concentration and variety of patterned brick houses after Burlington County, and in the nation. These homes were often built by the wealthy and comprised approximately one-tenth of the late eighteenth-century homes in Salem County. Their construction is modeled after seven

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 Friends of the Hancock House. The Friends of the Hancock House is a non-profit organization which works with the State of New Jersey to promote and educate the community about the William H. Hancock House located in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County New Jersey. For almost twenty years, the Friends have been sponsoring an annual reenactment of the massacre that took place in the house on March 21, 1778. The group also opens the house for special events, including a Civil War weekend each April, Salem County historic house tours, and other fundraising events to supplement and support the continued preservation and interpretation of this unique eighteenth century home. The Friends of the Hancock House rely on memberships, fundrai

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 . Have you seen something in the past not listed this week? Ask me and I'll let you know if it's still available.   Bamberger's Bedding and Sleep Furniture Pamphlet Vintage Pamphlet   Perth Amboy Savings Institution 1968 Pocket Calendar and 2 Shoe Horns Rahway, NJ Pay Envelope Savings Institution Bank Envelope Woolco Department Store Receipt - East Brunswick, NJ From September 1968 Frank Hunt Auto Repair Receipt Old Bridge, NJ Check out more Antique Books , Bottles , Ephemera , & Tins .

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, February 23 - Morristown, Morris County What is it Henry? The Wick Family owned some curious tools, with some odd names. Could you use a beetle or a stylyard around your house? Come discover these and other items Mr. Wick used everyday at his home in Morristown. The program will run from 1:30 -  3:30 pm at the Wick House in Jockey Hollow, located within Morristown National Historical Park. Free admission.  www.nps.gov/morr ----------------------------------- Saturday, February 23 - Port Norris, Cumberland County Winter Enrichment Series A winter learning experience for ages 6 - 12 held each Saturday from 9:00 am - 12:00 noon at the Bivalve Shipping Sheds at 2800 High Street, Port Norris, NJ. Explore winter on the Delaware Bay: discover the bay's wi

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 ! LOADED with Antiques Ocean City, NJ 08226 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Trunks, Camera, Clocks! Closter, NJ 07624 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Sunday Antique Furniture & Toys Rutherford, NJ 07070 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday, Saturday & Sunday (Same Time) Fine Art Livingston, NJ 07039 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Antique Furniture Jersey City, NJ 07305 9:30 am - 3:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Unique Antiques Westfield, NJ 07090 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Find more Estate Sales near you at

Before West Point: Pluckemin and the Jacobus Vanderveer House Written by NJ Historian The State of New Jersey was host to many generals and officials during the Revolutionary War. In the Raritan Valley, five generals and their staff strategically established headquarters in the homes of the well-to-do and those supporting the cause. In Bedminster, General Henry Knox took up residence in the home of Jacobus Vanderveer. Not far from the house, Knox established the first military training academy of its kind in the United States, enabling him to properly train the American forces in the art of artillery, preparing them for battle.  The Vanderveer family settled in the Raritan Valley in 1743 when Jacobus Vanderveer, Sr. and his wife Catherine Unk purchased land along the east and west side of the North Branch of the Raritan River from Daniel Axtell and Lewis Johnston. Shortly after purchasing the land, Jacobus Vanderveer, Jr. was the first member of the family to be born in the

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 Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House. Established in 1998, the mission of the Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House is to restore, develop, and operate the Vanderveer House property, significant in United States military history, as a nationally important historic site and an educational and community resource. The Vanderveer House served as headquarters for General Henry Knox during the winter of 1778-1779, when the Continental Army artillery was located in the village of Pluckemin during the Revolutionary War's Second Middlebrook Encampment. The house is the only known building still standing that was associated with the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment. Plans for the restored house call for establishing a museum for exhibiting ar