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Mysteries of History “Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars” Written by Scott M. Cooper These famous words can be read on a Chance Card or a Community Chest Card during a game of winner take all called Monopoly. Since 1935, this game has sold 200 million sets worldwide, been played in 103 different countries, and is printed in 37 different languages. Rather impressive numbers for a board game based on economic theories of the late 19th , and the early 20th century. The original name of this game was The Landlord’s Game and was invented in 1904 by homemaker Lizzie Maggie. This board game was based on the theories of American Political Economist, Henry George, an anti-monopolist who believed that only real estate should be taxed. Lizzie’s game showed the public that the property owners of the late 19th and early 20th century were becoming “fat-cats” at the immigrant’s expense. An unemployed engineer of Germantown, Pennsylvania, Char...

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 Harmony Township Historical Society. The Harmony Township Historical Society maintains the Hoff-Vannatta Farmstead in Harmony Township, NJ, which includes the circa 1755 farmhouse, circa 1820 summer kitchen, 1824 bank barn, smokehouse, outhouse, and three wagon houses. The property on which the farmstead is situated was acquired by the State of New Jersey under the state's Green Acres program and is under the management of the Division of Parks and Forestry. Harmony Township, through the efforts of the Township Historic Preservation Commission and the stewardship of the Harmony Historical Society, has acquired a long-term lease and is in the process of restoring the farmstead to serve as a living history museum. The Harmony Historical ...

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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 ! Friday, April 26 - Hopewell, Mercer County Lindbergh Presentation The East Amwell Historical Society and local historian Jim Davidson will present “The Sourlands were like a Roman Circus” on Friday night at 7:00 pm. The one-hour presentation will be at Hillbilly Hall, 203 Hopewell-Wertsville Road (aka Rileyville, Greenwood), Hopewell NJ 08525. Tickets are $12.00 and include pizza (drinks are extra). Space is limited and reservations are strongly encouraged – please RSVP to jdavid4194@aol.com . Davidson, co-author of the recently released New Jersey’s Lindbergh Kidnapping and Trial , will tell the story of what happened locally from the night the Lindbergh baby was kidnapped from his home in East Amwell until the body of Charles Lindbergh, Jr. was found in the woods...

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 Nutley, NJ 07110 9:00 am Friday, Saturday, & Sunday (Same Time) Intricate Antiques Bernardsville, NJ 07924 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Friday & Saturday (Same Time) Antique Furniture, Law Book Collection, Steamer Trunk & More Wyckoff, NJ 8:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday Find more Estate Sales near you at  estatesales.net

Spending the Winter at Jockey Hollow Written by NJ Historian The winter of 1779-1780 was the worst in over one hundred years. For the approximately 10,000 to 12,000   troops in the Continental Army in Morristown, New Jersey, it was especially difficult. The bitter cold combined with the lack of adequate food, shoes, and supplies, tested the will and abilities of many men. Was continuing to fight in the American Revolution worth it? Would the men be able to endure and survive until the springtime? The winter at Morristown was one of the most difficult periods for these troops and the continued suffering weighed heavily on General George Washington from his headquarters at the Ford Mansion in Morristown. Today, Jockey Hollow in Morristown National Historical Park remains very much as it did in 1780, with open fields and forest. The troops who endured the long winter at Morristown are forever remembered and their encampment sites remained preserved, an honor to these men who foug...

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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 Washington Association of New Jersey. The Washington Association of New Jersey was officially chartered in 1874 by a special act of the Legislature of New Jersey to preserve the Ford Mansion, Washington’s Revolutionary War Headquarters during the bitter winter of 1779-1780. The Association restored and operated Washington's Headquarters until 1933 when it was transferred to the Department of the Interior by the Washington Association and became the nucleus of the country’s first National Historical Park. Lloyd Waddell Smith, a former president of the Association, gave the greater part of the Jockey Hollow land. Since then, the National Park Service has expanded the Jockey Hollow area through land purchase and donations with assistance ...

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