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WEEKEND HISTORICAL HAPPENINGS Know about a historical event happening in your area?  Send me an  e-mail  to let us know! Be the first to find out about these events on  Facebook ! Saturday, June 1 - Flemington, Hunterdon County Needlework Book Release and Signing A Sampling of Hunterdon County Needlework:  the motifs, the makers & their stories , a four-color, 132-page book about Hunterdon County schoolgirl needlework by researchers and collectors Dan and Marty Campanelli will be released on Saturday at a book-signing party. The Hunterdon County Historical Society will host the event at its newly renovated Hiram Deats Memorial Library, 114 Main Street, Flemington, NJ from 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm. The public is invited. Guests also may tour the Society's 1845 Greek revival Doric House museum and enjoy refreshments in the back garden. The book was made possible by a grant from the Edward Thatcher Astle Memorial Scholarship Foundation. It documents

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 ! 19th Century Cabinet & More Antiques West Orange, NJ 07052 9:30 am - 2:00 pm  Friday &  Saturday (Same Time) Antique Furniture, Lamps and Chandeliers Hazlet, NJ 07730 9:00 am - 6:00 pm  Friday, Saturday, & Sunday (Same Time) High-quality Antiques Linden, NJ 07036 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Friday, Saturday, & Sunday (Same Time) Tons of different Antiques! Raritan, NJ 08869 9:30 am - 3:30 pm Friday, Saturday, & Sunday (Same Time) Antique Printing Items Gillette, NJ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Sunday Find more Estate Sales near you at  estatesales.net

I picked up this wonderful hat at an estate sale last weekend. The best part of all is that it came in its original box, has the original receipt,  and still has the tag on it. The hat box is in great shape. No noticeable damage except for some slight wear around the edges. It even comes with the original paper stuffings! The original receipt! This hat was purchased on July 20, 1964. Want it?  eBay Listing: Vintage Bamberger's Hat

Fort Adams: Exploring America's Largest Coastal Fort Written by NJ Historian Most know Newport, Rhode Island for its luxurious and ostentatious residences that were the summer "cottages" of the industrialists and robber barons during the Gilded Age. But not far from those grand homes is a fortification that would have protected the the harbor and the residents of this seaside resort town from enemy attack. Although it never fired a shot of aggression, the largest and most complex coastal fortification built in America is Fort Adams. Fort Adams, circa 1945. A fort to protect Newport, Rhode Island was conceived of as early as the 1673, when Goat Island was purchased and lots laid out, including land set aside for defenses. Work did not begin on earthen fortifications until 1700. In May 1702, the Rhode Island Assembly ordered a new fortification large enough to mount twelve cannon during the War of Spanish Succession (1702-1713). The new fort was named Fort An

Hunt's Pier Wildwood, New Jersey Photo and Description Written by Douglas Hunsberger “Hunt’s Pier, 1984”, Juniper and the Boardwalk, Wildwood, NJ. Copyright © 1984 Douglas Hunsberger 

Mysteries of History Painted Ponies: Carousels of Wonder Written by Scott M. Cooper When I sit and daydream about my younger years, it always propels me to the county fair. First, a colorful piece of cardboard, nailed to the telephone pole. Then, the anxiety would begin and would not subside until I stepped foot on the midway. Scents of food merged with one another, but I could pick out each one: cotton candy, hand tossed pizza, fried dough, and my ultimate favorite that can not be mimicked anywhere but the fair, Italian sausage with peppers and onions. Before I could enjoy the thrills of the Roundup, the Galaxy, and on some occasions the rollercoaster, the best amusement ride of all was when I climbed upon a colorful outer row jumper horse of a musical carousel. The carousel dates back to the Byzantine Empire around 500 AD; it was first developed as an aid to help equestrians to become more skillful for their service to the empire. For the modern day carousel that has delighte