Weekend Historical Happenings: 7/27/13 - 7/28/13
WEEKEND HISTORICAL HAPPENINGS
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Friday - Sunday, July 26 - 28 - Wantage, Sussex County
Christmas in July
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Christmas in July is an annual event to make history come alive in Sussex County at the Elias VanBunschooten Museum, a little-known treasure in Sussex County! This event is an annual "open house" and also the Chinkchewunska Chapter of the DAR's main fundraiser to help maintain the museum. This historic house, listed on both the State and National Registers, will be decorated for Christmas by the Chapter's members and open for complimentary tours by period-costumed docents. The house is a wonderful example of a Dutch Colonial style home circa 1787, filled with original pieces from the VanBunschooten and Cooper families, as well as many items of local historical interest. This is the Chinkchewunska Chapter's 42nd year of owning the Elias VanBunschooten Museum!
The weekend features:
* A complimentary tour
* Period costumes and uniforms
* Attic treasures for sale
* Silent auction
* Demonstrations
* Reenactors
* Various Vendors
* Crafters
* Food ...and MORE!
EVERYDAY EVENTS! Complimentary tours of the Elias VanBunschooten Museum. CAR (Children of the American Revolution) will be present to give tours of the historic Ice House/Milk Room and Privy! Lunch will be available for purchase from the Chapter's "Café Elias"; hotdogs, hamburgers/cheeseburgers, various side salads, chips, drinks, etc. Attic treasures sale will offer bargains galore! Silent auction with many great items to bid on every day! The Museum Gift shop will be open each day to purchase memorabilia, books, and crafts.
The Lost Art Lacers of North Jersey will be making beautiful, intricate designs of bobbin lacing, tatting and more! Woodcarvers will be on hand all weekend carving and selling. Portrait Artist Laurie Harden will be doing a demonstration and selling "10 minute portraits" on Sunday. The Elias VanBunschooten Museum is located at 1097 Route 23, Wantage, NJ. Elias VanBunschooten Museum Web Site
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Rendezvous with Treason at Lambert Castle
General Washington described Benedict Arnold as "more unfortunate than criminal." Nevertheless, Arnold, more than anyone else in our history, came to embody traitorousness. Arnold, ostensibly a General in the Continental Army, conspired with British Major John André to surrender West Point to the British before the plan was exposed. André was captured and executed; Arnold managed to live out his live in the service of the Crown.
Reenactors Gary Petagine and Sean Grady know the tale well. Respectively, they perform as Arnold and André, and on Saturday at 2:00 pm, they will be bringing their talents and expertise to Paterson's Lambert Castle in a program entitled "Rendezvous with Treason." "Anti-heroes" such as Arnold and André are indeed unique subjects for re-enactment, considering the American fascination with heroes such as Washington and Lincoln. This unusual program presents the embittered General Arnold and the doomed Major André in all their unabashed glory. For more information, call 973-247-0085 or www.lambertcastle.org.
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Horse-drawn Hayrides
Children Friendly
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During the program, visitors can also take self-guided tours, picnic in the picnic area and join a marshmallow roast.
Rides will leave the barnyard area every 25 minutes beginning at 5:10 pm, with the last ride departing at 8:00 pm. Rides will be given on a first come, first serve basis to the first 200 visitors. Rides are intended for individual and family participation; groups cannot be accommodated.
A wheelchair accessible wagon is also available. Individuals who would like to ride on this wagon should call 609-737-3299 in advance and ask for Kathy. The wagon is horse-drawn. On the dates when evening hayrides are offered, the Farm will be closed during the day.
Howell Living Farm represents typical farm life between 1890 and 1910. The farm is operated by the Mercer County Parks Commission. Admission is free. It is located at 70 Wooden's Lane, Lambertville, NJ. For more information or to register for the program, call 609-737-3299. www.howellfarm.org
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Saturday, July 27 - Morris Township, Morris County
Threshing Wheat
Children Friendly
Wheat is an important grain that is ground into flour. See stalks threshed and flailed to separate the seed grains from the plant at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm from 1:00 - 3:00 pm on Saturday. Cost: $6 Adults, $5 Seniors (65 and up), $4 Children 4-16, $2 Children (2 and 3), under 2 are free. Fosterfields is open Saturday from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm and Sunday from 12:00 noon - 5:00 pm. The farm is located at 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ. www.morrisparks.net
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Saturday, July 27 - Roebling, Burlington County
4th Annual Car Show
Children Friendly
Children Friendly
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Saturday, July 27 - Morristown, Morris County
Restoring the Wick House
Children Friendly
Did you know people lived in the Wick House until 1933? Thanks to the Civilian Conservation Corps the house has been transformed to an original appearance. Join a Park Ranger at the Wick House to discover the ways in which the C.C.C. restored the Wick House and farm. Programs at 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 pm at the Wick House in Jockey Hollow, within Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, NJ. Cost: Free. http://nps.gov/morr
Saturday, July 27 - Morristown, Morris County
Early American Money
Children Friendly
Do you have an interest in money? Join a Park Ranger and discover the history of finance during the colonial period, and the troubles that Washington and the army faced during the Revolution. View the park's collection of coins and currency from the 18th and 19th centuries. Program at 1:30, 2:30, and 3:30 pm at the Washington’s Headquarters Museum, within Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, NJ. Cost: $4 per adult. http://nps.gov/morr
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Saturday - Sunday, July 27 - 28 - Cape May, Cape May County
Railroad Days
Children Friendly
In the Village Welcome Center, under the Friends' Pavilion and along the Village's shady lanes, visitors will find presentations and displays from a variety of groups. On display in the Welcome Center will be the South Jersey Garden Railroad Society's fifteen-foot G scale railroad as well as the Strasburg Model Railroad Club's display of the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines HO scale layout. Near the Ice Cream Parlor, guests can see the South Jersey Garden Railroad Society's display honoring every child's favorite tank engine. Additional groups, including the 4-H Club and Just for Fun, will exhibit a variety of models and landscapes. Railroad ephemera and memorabilia will be on display and available for purchase near the Welcome Center. At 1:30 pm in the Welcome Center on both Saturday and Sunday, Jim Stephens, HCSV Education Director, will present a talk on Richard Trevithick, the little known inventor of the modern steam engine.
Children can enjoy free toy train rides around the Village, Saturday 11:00 am - 3:00 pm and Sunday 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm, departing behind the Welcome Center. The Family Activity Area will feature special event-themed children's take-home crafts.
Historic Cold Spring Village is located at 720 Route 9, three miles north of Cape May City and four miles south of Rio Grande. Admission during the season is $10 for adults and $8 for children ages 3 to 12. Children under 3 are admitted free. Unlimited free admission is available with Village membership. As a member of the national Blue Star Museums program, Historic Cold Spring Village is proud to offer free admission to active duty military personnel and up to 5 family members. The Village Nature Trail at Bradner's Run is open to the public for free self-guided tours. For more information, call 609-898-2300, ext. 18 or visit www.hcsv.org.
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Sunday, July 28 - Ho-Ho-Kus, Bergen County
Play Day at the Hermitage
Children Friendly
Children Friendly
On Sunday, the Hermitage National Landmark will be hosting "Play Day at the Hermitage" from 1:00 - 5:00 pm. The event will allow children of all ages to play some games that are not necessarily played by children today. These games include: badminton, croquet, rounders, sack and spoon races, scavenger hunts, etc. There will also be a sing-along and children can make some crafts to bring home. Refreshments will be served. This event will be held rain or shine. Admissions is $3 for children twelve and under and $7 for adults thirteen and up. The Hermitage is located at 335 North Franklin Turnpike in Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ. For more information, call 201-445-8311 ext. 33 or visit www.thehermitage.org
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Sunday, July 28 - Freehold, Monmouth County
Micah Williams: Portrait Artist Gallery Talk
Traveling portrait artist and New Jersey resident Micah Williams (1782-1837) was a prolific artist who has 272 known existing works. His works are represented in many major museums and are highly sought after by folk art collectors. Yet, there has never before been an exhibition dedicated solely to the work of Micah Williams. The Micah Williams: Portrait Artist exhibition brings together sixty-seven of Williams' pastel and oil portraits when seen together, tell a story about the new America of the nineteenth century. Monmouth County Historical Association has embraced Williams' work since the 1950s when a Monmouth County resident published the first of four scholarly articles based on the museum's collection of portraits. Now, over 60 years later, the Association still holds the largest public collection (23 works) of Micah Williams' work.
The first floor of the museum is accessible to persons with disabilities. Anyone unable to visit the second floor of the exhibition will be given a seated presentation by Ms. Rogoff using images of the portraits located on the second floor following the main tour.
Space is limited so please call 732-462-1466 to reserve your spot on the tour. A color catalogue produced for the exhibition will be available for purchase at the talks. The catalogue is $45 and $40 for Association members.
Monmouth County Historical Association is a private non-profit organization that has been working to preserve Monmouth County history and provide educational opportunities since its founding in 1898. The Association's Museum and Library is located at 70 Court Street, Freehold, NJ. Museum hours are: Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. The Library is open Wednesday through Saturday. For membership or admission fees and further information, please call 732-462-1466 or visit www.monmouthhistory.org.
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Sunday, July 28 - Morristown, Morris County
Soldier's Knapsack
Children Friendly
Have you always wondered what types of things soldiers carried throughout the war? Join a Park Ranger at the Wick House to discover what would have been inside a soldier’s knapsack. Programs at 1:30, 2:30 and 3:30 pm at the Wick House in Jockey Hollow, within Morristown National Historical Park, Morristown, NJ. Cost: Free. http://nps.gov/morr
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Sunday, July 28 - Flemington, Hunterdon County
Reading Old Houses
Marshall will return to the market next month to discuss "How to Look at Old Barns and 'Read' the Stories They Tell," on August 25, from 10:00 am - 12:00 noon. Marshall has more than 25 years of experience with land protection and historic preservation, and has played a role documenting, researching and photographing more than 10,000 old barns and has written numerous books.
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Sunday, July 28 - Morristown, Morris County21st-Century Songs with Roots in the 1960s and 70s
On Sunday, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is proud to present a fun, family-friendly summer's afternoon performance by singer-songwriter and guitarist Gary Reed. Mr. Reed has reemerged as an accomplished and contemporary voice - with lyrics that resonate from that earlier time. An outstanding guitar player and performer, he is a premier fingerstyle guitar player and guitar champion winner who writes and plays unique solo guitar arrangements ranging from Joplin to the Beatles, New Age to Yazoo and "Finger Popping" original tunes. His style comes out of the 1960's revival of the black blues guitar players and performed with guitar guys from New York City and San Francisco. Gary started his performing career in the Village in the late sixties and early seventies being a regular player at the Bitter End, Folk City, Café Wah, Max's Kansas City, The Village Gate and most of the clubs in the Village at that time. He had the opportunity to open for some great players such as: Jerry Jeff Walker, Billy Joel, Randy Newman, Joe Walsh and Jeremy Steig.
The "Summer Series" programs will begin each Sunday in July at 4:00 pm. Tickets can be purchased beginning at 1:00 pm on the day of the program. No advance sales. After 4:00 pm, tickets for the performance will still be available to purchase. Program tickets are $12; $10 for members, seniors, students, and those who purchased a Museum tour ticket that day. Free for children under 12. Please, no dogs during programs in the garden. In the case of inclement weather the performance will be moved indoors. The announcement will be made on the Museum's main phone message on performance day. Tours of the museum's period rooms and galleries take place throughout the afternoon (separate admission). Last tour of the period rooms leaves at 3:00 pm. The Museum will remain open until 4:00 pm, when the performance begins.
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. The last tour leaves at 3:00 pm. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 - 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. The gardens are open (free of charge) during Museum hours. For more information, call 973-538-2404 ext. 10 or visit www.maccullochhall.org. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is located at 45 Macculloch Avenue, Morristown, NJ.
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Sunday, July 28 - Montague, Sussex County
Chair Caning Demonstration
The Montague Association for the Restoration of Community History (MARCH) will open the circa 1790 Foster-Armstrong House on River Road and the Nelden-Roberts Stonehouse, at 501 Route 206 for Sunday afternoon tours between 1:00 and 4:00 pm. Both are situated within the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in Montague, NJ and were originally part of the Tocks Island Dam acquisitions. These two sites are utilized by MARCH and portray the area's heritage. Tours will be conducted by docents at each house every Sunday through August from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. See the new display of hunting, fishing, and food preservation, ferry and lime kilns, a tavern room, an Indian exhibit, items from the Brick House Hotel, a special display of the Rock View Resort, a quilt collection, antique christening and baby clothes, hand-made covered bridges from around the United States, a Victorian bedroom, a school-room display, a military room with artifacts from five war periods, and old school books from Montague schools. There is no charge for either museum, but donations for house maintenance are welcomed.
On Sunday, watch a chair caning demonstration by Richard Jones on the porch of the Foster-Armstrong House. Questions about all types of chair seat repairs are welcomed. He will bring many caning examples to see. For more information, visit www.montaguehistory.org.
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On Sunday, watch a chair caning demonstration by Richard Jones on the porch of the Foster-Armstrong House. Questions about all types of chair seat repairs are welcomed. He will bring many caning examples to see. For more information, visit www.montaguehistory.org.
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Sunday, July 28 Through August 31, 2013 - Plainfield, Union County
Forty Years on the National Register: The Drake House Museum
The Nathaniel Drake House in Plainfield, New Jersey, was registered on June 19, 1973, by Charles H. Detwiller, Jr., who was an architect and former president of the Historical Society of Plainfield. The photographer was Harold Morse, who was a local photographer and also a former president of the Historical Society of Plainfield. Since the Drake House was placed on the National Register in 1973, there are now nine individual sites and seven districts in the City of Plainfield. The City of Plainfield has a Historic Preservation Commission, and there are an additional twelve individual sites and three districts designated as historic within the City limits.
A reception for the exhibit will take place on Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. All are welcome to attend. The exhibit is dedicated to all who have preserved Plainfield in the past, present, and future. Photographs of the National Register sites and Historic Districts are on display in the second floor ballroom through the end of August. www.drakehouseplainfieldnj.org
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Sunday, July 28 - Farmingdale, Monmouth County
Temperance Rally
The Temperance movement grew up with the Industrial Revolution. Increasing use of machines for manufacturing led to a greater concern for competent and sober workers in America's factories. But the movement, whose original purpose as to shape and more responsible society through moderation of life's pleasures, soon grew many branches and encompassed many other social causes. The fight to rid the land of the dangers of alcohol was becoming more prominent and women began to play a greater role in the crusade by the 1830's.
The event begins with a meeting and rally of the Howell Work's Temperance Society in the Historic Village and will feature inspiring speeches rallying against the horrors of "Demon Rum." Villagers will encourage visitors in the taking of the Temperance oath. Visitors are also welcome to participate in 19th century games and amusements with the villagers. It's a great day of history and family fun. The Bakery and General Store will be open for shopping and refreshments.
Allaire Village, Incorporated is licensed by the State of New Jersey to operate the 40-acre, Historic Village at Allaire, the site of James P. Allaire's Howell Iron Works Company in the 1830s. Allaire Village, Inc. receives no state funding towards the educational programming presented throughout the year, but is strongly supported through private donations, membership fees, fund-raising events, and patronage of their retail stores.
The Historic Village at Allaire is located in Allaire State Park, 4265 Atlantic Avenue, Farmingdale, NJ. For more information, contact the Allaire Village office during business hours, Monday through Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, at 732-919-3500 or visit www.allairevillage.org.
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Tuesdays - Saturdays Through Sept. 15, 2013 - Cape May, Cape May County
Windsor Hotel Exhibit
The Greater Cape May Historical Society presents an exhibit on the Windsor Hotel, Tuesdays - Saturdays, 1:00 - 4:00 pm at the Colonial House Gallery in the Colonial House Museum, 653½ Washington Street, Cape May, NJ. www.capemayhistory.org
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Saturdays and Sundays Through October 27, 2013 - Ringwood, Passaic CountyGrounds and Garden Tour
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Through June 30, 2014 - Piscataway, Middlesex County
Got Work? Exhibit
View the exhibit "Got Work? New Deal/WPA in New Jersey" at the 1741 Cornelius Low House Museum in Piscataway. The museum is open Tuesday - Friday, 8:30 - 4:00 pm and Sunday afternoons from 1:00 - 4:00 pm. The exhibit will run through June 30, 2014.
The Cornelius Low House, built in 1741, was the home to its namesake and is only one of two remaining buildings from historic Raritan Landing. This high-style Georgian mansion is listed on the National Register and operated by the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission. Admission to the museum is FREE. The museum is located at 1225 River Road, Piscataway, NJ . For more information, visit
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Through October 6, 2013 - Paterson, Passaic County
Remembering the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913
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Lambert Castle, the Victorian-era mansion located on the Garrett Mountain Reservation on the border between Paterson and Clifton, will be home to an exhibit highlighting the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913 now through October 6, 2013. The exhibit, entitled "We Had to be Rebels: Remembering the Paterson Silk Strike of 1913." This year marks the centennial of the landmark 1913 Paterson Silk Strike, which would forever change the face of labor relations in the Silk City. Thousands of workers walked away from their looms to be herded into court rooms and jail cells in a strike that took months to resolve. The exhibit will be open during regular museum hours: Wednesday through Sunday, 1:00 to 4:00 pm. Lambert Castle is located at 3 Valley Road, Paterson. For more information, call 973-247-0085 or visit www.lambertcastle.org.
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Sundays through July 28, 2013 - Cranbury, Middlesex County
Wedding Display - CLOSING THIS WEEKEND
The Cranbury Historical and Preservation Society's temporary exhibit entitled "The Look of Love - Bridal Fashions of the Twentieth Century" features wedding gowns, dresses and accessories from 1901 though the 1990s. A large collection of photographs, cards, wedding gifts, and assorted ephemera that span the century will also be on display. The Cranbury Museum is located at 4 Park Place East, Cranbury. www.cranburyhistory.org
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Some event listings courtesy of the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey
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Lots of historic places to visit this weekend, Kelly. Keep your love for history and the adventures of you visits and travels, in your heart always!
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