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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, February 1  - Plainfield, Union County Edward "Ned" Hector - Revolutionary War Hero Edward "Ned" Hector Visits the Plainfield Library in Celebration of Black History Month at  2:00 pm. in the Anne Louise Davis Room.  Edward "Ned" Hector is a Revolutionary War hero, a free black man, who was a teamster noted for his courage during the retreat from the Battle of Brandywine. He refused to give up his horses, wagons, and armaments. Noah Lewis of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania brings Edward to life as a costumed educator in celebration of Black History Month. This program will be held at the  Plainfield Public Library, 800 Park Avenue, Plainfield, NJ. For more information, call   908-757-1111 x 129 or visit  www.plainfieldli

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 ! Vintage Collectibles Bloomfield, NJ 07003 Loads of Photography Equipment! Fords, NJ 08863 Country Collectibles Howell, NJ 07731 High-Quality Antiques Cape May Court House, NJ 08210 Gorgeous Paintings & Other Fine Antiques Plainfield, NJ 07060 Fine European Antiques Madison, NJ 07940 Sports Memorabilia & More Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 Looking for estate sales in your neighborhood? Visit  www.estatesales.org Proud sponsor of the Weekend Estate Sale listings.

Preserving Central New Jersey in Piscataway: East Jersey Olde Towne Written by NJ Historian Shielded by a thicket of trees from busy River Road within Johnson Park in Piscataway is what some may consider an oddly-placed colonial village surrounding a large green in the middle of central New Jersey. However, upon closer inspection, you will discover that this section of Johnson Park is a collection of moved buildings from Middlesex and Somerset Counties called East Jersey Olde Towne Village. An early large-scale preservation project undertaken by individuals who foresaw the need to save the past before it is obliterated, remind us that the modern preservation movement is still relatively young. Today, these restored eighteenth and nineteenth century structures reveal much about the architecture of these time periods and their use in relation to the people who lived in or used them. During the 1950s and 1960s, the concept of urban renewal was in full force throughout New Jerse

eBay Items of the Week! Click on each link for the eBay page! More items always going up. Stay updated about new items on  Facebook . Direct Sale Items If you have any questions, need additional photos, or are interested in any of the items below, please send an e-mail to  kelly@thehistorygirl.com . Payment via PayPal and all items will be shipped via regular U.S. mail. Book Sale: His Sombre Rivals - 1883 with beautiful signature within dated '98 - $3 The Confessions of an English Opium Eater - 1913 - $3 The Pilgrims Progress - Probably early 1900s - $3 Musings on the Way - 1900 - $3 That Lass O'Lowries - 1914 - $3 Geography Primer  -  Printed 1906 - $8 Life and Works of Washington Irving  -  Late 1880s  -  $20 Wee Winkles & Wideawake  -  Published 1905 - $5 Great Collectibles! Rhone-Poulenc Set of 5 Collectible Mugs "I had a bad idea" Erie Railroad Company 1920s Erie Railroad Company Car Inspector's Ori