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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,  March 1 - Holmdel, Monmouth County Farm Chores Children Friendly Looking for a fun way to start your day? Come help the staff at Historic Longstreet Farm with their morning chores at the farm on Saturday from 8:00 - 9:00 am. You and your child (age 4 and up) can milk a cow, collect eggs, and feed the animals. The cost is $15 per parent/child pair, $5 per additional person (cash or check only). Be sure to dress warmly!   Historic Longstreet Farm is located at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, NJ. For more information, call 732-946-3758 or visit   www.monmouthcountyparks.com . ----------------------------------- Saturday, March 1 -  Princeton, Mercer County The Basics of Healthy Eating Children Friendly In honor of National Nutrition

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 ! Frank Sinatra Collectibles Belleville, NJ 07109 Vintage Goodies Basking Ridge, NJ 07920 Depression Glass, Trains, Books, & More Orange, NJ 07050 Vintage Games & Toys Hawthorne, NJ 07506 Vintage Dolls, Jewelry, Furniture Chatham, NJ 07928 Packed Full of Collectibles Cranford, NJ 07016 Looking for estate sales in your neighborhood? Visit  www.estatesales.org Proud sponsor of the Weekend Estate Sale listings.

Time has Taken its Toll at Monmouth Battlefield's Craig House Written by NJ Historian Situated in the middle of farm fields, within earshot of bustling Route 9, is a colonial-era home, settled well before the American Revolution. This property, now known as the Craig House, witnessed first-hand the struggle for independence, as it played host to the Battle of Monmouth, the longest sustained battle of the American Revolution. Once in danger of musket fire, cannons, and fire, the home faces a totally different set of risks associated with being a historic site within Monmouth Battlefield State Park today - a lack of funding, deferred maintenance, and dwindling attendance. The Craig family settled in New Jersey from Scotland in 1685. The family, consisting of John Craig Sr.,  his wife Ursula, and their children James and Archibald, lived in Perth Amboy for ten years. On June 11, 1690, John acquired a 150 acre tract in what is today known as Freehold. He built a home about 171

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 Monmouth Battlefield. Founded in 1990, the organization is dedicated to protecting, preserving and interpreting the military and social history of the Monmouth Campaign of 1778 and the cultural landscapes of both the battlefield and associated sites within a broader geographic area beyond the Park. Individuals concerned with the deteriorating conditions of the State Park, which opened in 1978, formed the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield. At that time, landscapes were being overwhelmed by vegetative growth obscuring historic vistas. Historic sites and buildings were on the verge of collapse. Beginning in 1990, as a way of bringing attention to the threatened national historic landmark, the Friends initiated the annual Battle of Mon

Antique 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. New: New York, Lake Erie & Western Railroad Personal Injury Report 1891 Fredonian Almanac, New Brunswick, NJ 1891   SOLD! Instructions for Servicing Radio Receivers with the Weston Model 565 Test Set Late 1930s   SOLD! 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 18