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NJ 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,  January 31   - Hopewell Township, Mercer County Sugar Maple Tapping  Children Friendly

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Passaic County Historical Society Quarterly Meeting and Vietnam Program February 4, 2015 On Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at 7:00 pm at Lambert Castle (home of the Passaic County Historical Society) at 3 Valley Road, Paterson New Jersey, the Passaic County Historical Society will be hosting James Biringer who will be presenting "The Vietnam War – Revisited." James served in the Marine Corps from 1965 to 1969, spending some of his time in Vietnam. Today, he is a tour guide at the Vietnam Memorial in Holmdel, New Jersey. This program will provide an overview of the Vietnam conflict both at home and abroad, including the impact of the media, the anti-war movement, and consequences of the war. The program is free to the public and follows a business meeting of the Historical Society.

Atop "Ol' Barney" Barnegat Lighthouse, often referred to as "Ol' Barney"on Long Beach Island is one of the Jersey Shore's most recognizable landmarks. From travel guides to tourism ads, you often see the lighthouse standing tall, mere yards from the water. However, like many lighthouse locations (with some exceptions), the shore has eroded over time, leaving the structure perilously close to the water. The first lighthouse at Barnegat was constructed in 1835 on land once owned by Bornt Slight and his wife Ruth, of Tuckerton, New Jersey. Approximately 40 feet high, it served as a guide to the inlet, as opposed to a seacoast light. Its first keeper, appointed August 3, 1835, was Henry V. Low. The original lighthouse was built approximately 900 feet from the water but because of strong currents and shifting sands, it was only 450 feet away from the water by 1845. In an 1852 lighthouse report, the lighthouse was criticized for only serving the inle

Black Revolutionary War Hero Edward 'Ned' Hector Program And Open House Sunday, February 1, 2015 On Sunday, February 1 from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, the Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House will host an open house and a presentation, beginning at 2:00 pm, about Edward 'Ned' Hector, a free African- American soldier who fought on behalf of the Patriots in the American Revolution.

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 Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. Founded in 2007, the organization's mission is to "operate and to enhance interpretive, educational, recreational and research programs and events at Barnegat Lighthouse State Park. This organization shall raise and receive funds or property to assist in enhancements of the natural habitat, buildings, and properties of Barnegat Lighthouse State Park and to encourage protection of the barrier island ecosystem." Since their founding, the Friends have purchased and installed a new 22-mile beacon for the Barnegat Lighthouse, replaced all of the lantern room's window panes, made numerous improvements to the visitor center, purchased ten picnic tables for the park, and continue to ass

NJ 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,  January 24   - Hopewell Township, Mercer County Annual Ice Harvest Children Friendly

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An Interview with Arthur Lefkowitz, Author of  Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes Publisher Savas Beatie provides us with this exclusive interview with Arthur Lefkowitz, author of Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes: The Lives of the Extraordinary Patriots who followed Arnold to Canada at the start of the American Revolution. Savis Beatie : Why did you decide to write your book on Benedict Arnold’s veterans? Arthur S. Lefkowitz: I got the idea to write Benedict Arnold in the Company of Heroes when I reluctantly had to admit that my book about the 1775 Arnold Expedition (SB title Benedict Arnold's Army ) had to end with the failed American attack on Quebec which took place on December 31, 1775. While researching my book about the Arnold Expedition I learned about the subsequent careers of some of the officers and enlisted men who followed Arnold to Canada in 1775. They were a fascinating group who included some of the best American combat officers to emerge as the

NJ 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, January 17 - Trenton, Mercer County Archaeological Society of New Jersey Meeting Join the  Archaeological Society of New Jersey for a meeting at the  New Jersey State Museum on Saturday from 10:00 - 3:00 pm. The meeting will be held in the s econd floor Natural History Gallery in the Innovation Lab Classroom. Schedule: 10:00am – 11:00am:  Board meeting: Open to all 11:00am – 12:00:  Lunch (on your own) 12:00 – 2:00pm: First Annual Artifact “Show and Learn” Bring your Native American, prehistoric, or historic artifacts to show noted New Jersey experts and scholars for evaluation and identification. All are welcome. Time permitting, up to five artifacts will

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 !

The Stories Behind the Graves at Hackensack's First Dutch Reformed Church Grave markers can sometimes tell you a lot about the person who has passed away and the people who wished to remember them. At Bergen County's oldest church congregation, The First Dutch Reformed Church on the Green in Hackensack, New Jersey, the silent graveyard surrounding it tells stories of the young and old, the brave, and the obscure. This week, we will take a brief walk through the cemetery and highlight a few of the notable (and not so notable) who are buried there and how their grave markers enlighten us. The congregation at Hackensack was organized in 1686 with thirty-three congregants and met in various locations until the original church was constructed in 1696 on the Green. The Green has served as the center of Hackensack, originally New Barbadoes, since 1696. The church was rebuilt in 1728 and the current building constructed in 1791. It was enlarged in 1847 and once again in 1869. T

Valentine’s Day Masquerade Ball at Lambert Castle February 13, 2015 On Friday February 13, 2015 from 7:00 - 10:00 pm at Lambert Castle (home of the Passaic County Historical Society) at 3 Valley Road, Paterson NJ, the Passaic County Historical Society will be hosting a Valentine’s Day Masquerade ball. Don a mask and join us at Lambert Castle for some dancing and fun. Desserts will be served and a cash bar will be available. Semi-formal attire requested, and mask required. Tickets are $25 per person. No one under twenty-one years will be admitted. Reservations required by February 3rd. To make reservations please call 973-247-0085 ext. 201.

NJ 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, January 10 - Atlantic City, Atlantic County January Program - History of Atlantic City Hotels

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Searching for History in the Catskills During August of 2014, I had the opportunity to visit Greene County in the Catskills of New York State. This area, a very popular tourist destination from approximately the early nineteenth century through the mid-twentieth century, has been in a steady decline since the 1970s. Once grand hotels now sit abandoned. Even smaller establishments, filled with families enjoying a weekend jaunt to the pristine wilderness of the mountains, now sit vacant and overgrown. As demolition becomes necessary and nature slowly retakes locations that are still standing, there are still traces of infrastructure dating to the early 1900s and can be found in various states of preservation, use, and reuse. At the Mountain Top Historical Society in Haines Falls, a restored train station is used for community events connected by a newly opened rail trail, and remnants of the railroad's infrastructure can be found throughout the area. Ulster and Delaware Railro

Exhibit Reception: A Closer Look at our Community: The Fine Art of Mark Oberndorf January 14, 2015 On Wednesday, January 14, 2015 from 7:00 - 9:00 pm at Lambert Castle (home of the Passaic County Historical Society) at 3 Valley Road, Paterson NJ, the Passaic County Historical Society will be hosting a reception for our current art exhibit, "A Closer Look at our Community: The Fine Art of Mark Oberndorf." Meet Bergen County resident Mark Oberndorf and enjoy light refreshment as you view the paintings on exhibit. Admission to this event is free and open to the public.

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 and beyond. This week, I am featuring the Mountain Top Historical Society in Haines Falls, New York. Founded in 1974, the Society is dedicated to discovering , preserving, interpreting, and sharing the unique and rich history of the Mountain Top region in Greene County, New York. The Society's 20-acre campus is situated at the top of Kaaterskill Clove, the site of New York State’s second-highest waterfall on the site of the former Loxhurst Hotel. A building that once served as a laundry was moved to the front of the property and restored in 2005 to serve as a visitor and art trail center. The campus also includes the 1913 Ulster and Delaware Train Station, a red barn, and the adjacent Haines Family cemetery dating to the 1860s. The Mountain Top Historical Society 

NJ 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 ! Every Friday - Sunday through January 4, 2015   - West Orange, Essex County Holidays at Glenmont -  LAST WEEKEND Children Friendly

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Battle of Princeton Tour and Living History Event January 3, 2014 The New Jersey State Park Service invites the public this Saturday, Jan. 3, to commemorate the Battle of Princeton, a key struggle in the Revolutionary War that helped establish the Continental Army as a viable fighting force at a time when the nation’s prospects for independence appeared bleak.