NJ Weekend Historical Happenings - 1/9/16 - 1/10/16
New Jersey Weekend Historical Happenings
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Every Friday - Sunday through January 10, 2016 - West Orange, Essex County
Holidays at Glenmont - LAST WEEKEND!
Children Friendly
The sights and sounds of the season will greet visitors when they come to Thomas Edison's home in Llewellyn Park during "Holidays at Glenmont." Glenmont will be decorated much as it was while the Edison family lived there. Greenery and red poinsettias will deck the mantles above the fireplaces. Staircases will be ringed with boughs and red ribbon bows and wreaths will hang in every window. In the den, the majestic ten foot tree will be set and the presents underneath will be waiting as if the Edison children Madeleine, Theodore, and Charles, will soon come running down the stairs from their rooms - after they've checked their stockings in the upstairs living room! Family china will be displayed on the dining room table and the scene will be completed with holiday cards that were received by the family.
The Edison home, Glenmont, is located on a fifteen-acre estate in Llewellyn Park, the country's first private residential community. Built in 1880, the twenty-nine room mansion contains the original furnishings and family items used by the Edisons. The estate grounds include gardens, a greenhouse, barn, and the poured concrete garage containing the family's automobiles. Thomas and Mina Edison are buried on the grounds of the estate.
Car passes and tour tickets must be purchased at the Laboratory Complex Visitor Center at 211 Main Street, West Orange, NJ. Admission is $10.00 and includes the Glenmont Estate and the Laboratory Complex. Children 15 and under are free. For more information, call 973-736-0550 x11 or visit www.nps.gov/edis.
Holidays at Glenmont - LAST WEEKEND!
Children Friendly
The sights and sounds of the season will greet visitors when they come to Thomas Edison's home in Llewellyn Park during "Holidays at Glenmont." Glenmont will be decorated much as it was while the Edison family lived there. Greenery and red poinsettias will deck the mantles above the fireplaces. Staircases will be ringed with boughs and red ribbon bows and wreaths will hang in every window. In the den, the majestic ten foot tree will be set and the presents underneath will be waiting as if the Edison children Madeleine, Theodore, and Charles, will soon come running down the stairs from their rooms - after they've checked their stockings in the upstairs living room! Family china will be displayed on the dining room table and the scene will be completed with holiday cards that were received by the family.The Edison home, Glenmont, is located on a fifteen-acre estate in Llewellyn Park, the country's first private residential community. Built in 1880, the twenty-nine room mansion contains the original furnishings and family items used by the Edisons. The estate grounds include gardens, a greenhouse, barn, and the poured concrete garage containing the family's automobiles. Thomas and Mina Edison are buried on the grounds of the estate.
Car passes and tour tickets must be purchased at the Laboratory Complex Visitor Center at 211 Main Street, West Orange, NJ. Admission is $10.00 and includes the Glenmont Estate and the Laboratory Complex. Children 15 and under are free. For more information, call 973-736-0550 x11 or visit www.nps.gov/edis.
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Sunday, January 10 - Greenwich, Cumberland County
Meet the Author: Early Wood Architecture of Cumberland County, New Jersey
The Cumberland County Historical Society is proud to announce the publication of Early Wood Architecture of Cumberland County, New Jersey written by architectural historian, Joan Berkey. The author will discuss her findings on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the Warren and Reba Lummis Genealogical & Historical Library located on 981 Ye Greate Street in Greenwich, NJ. The event is free and open to the public.
Ms. Berkey spent several years examining more than forty heavy timber frame (also known as post and beam) buildings dating as early as the late 1600s. The book focuses on the ways in which they were constructed: the historical, geographical, and cultural forces that shaped their appearance, and also the historical contexts (national, state, and local) within which they were built. Berkey also documented and included in her book three log buildings built before 1800 and three Dutch-American frame buildings erected between ca. 1780 and ca. 1845. More than 230 photographs, drawings, and maps enrich the text.
In addition to this publication, Ms. Berkey has written: Early Architecture of Cape May County, New Jersey: The Heavy Timber Frame Tradition (2008). She has also co-written two books for Arcadia Publishers: Cape May,Naval Air Station Wildwood, and Coast Guard Training Center at Cape May.
A Cape May County resident, Ms. Berkey has a bachelor's degree in historic preservation and has thirty-three years of experience in the historic preservation field. She conducts historic site surveys, prepares nominations to the State and National Registers of Historic Places for a wide variety of building types, and researches and writes in-depth historic building documentation reports.
Light refreshments will be served. Books will be available for sale and signing. Advanced copies of Early Wood Architecture of Cumberland County, New Jersey will be available at the Lummis Library. For more information, call 856-455-8085.
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Meet the Author: Early Wood Architecture of Cumberland County, New Jersey
The Cumberland County Historical Society is proud to announce the publication of Early Wood Architecture of Cumberland County, New Jersey written by architectural historian, Joan Berkey. The author will discuss her findings on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in the Warren and Reba Lummis Genealogical & Historical Library located on 981 Ye Greate Street in Greenwich, NJ. The event is free and open to the public.Ms. Berkey spent several years examining more than forty heavy timber frame (also known as post and beam) buildings dating as early as the late 1600s. The book focuses on the ways in which they were constructed: the historical, geographical, and cultural forces that shaped their appearance, and also the historical contexts (national, state, and local) within which they were built. Berkey also documented and included in her book three log buildings built before 1800 and three Dutch-American frame buildings erected between ca. 1780 and ca. 1845. More than 230 photographs, drawings, and maps enrich the text.
In addition to this publication, Ms. Berkey has written: Early Architecture of Cape May County, New Jersey: The Heavy Timber Frame Tradition (2008). She has also co-written two books for Arcadia Publishers: Cape May,Naval Air Station Wildwood, and Coast Guard Training Center at Cape May.
A Cape May County resident, Ms. Berkey has a bachelor's degree in historic preservation and has thirty-three years of experience in the historic preservation field. She conducts historic site surveys, prepares nominations to the State and National Registers of Historic Places for a wide variety of building types, and researches and writes in-depth historic building documentation reports.
Light refreshments will be served. Books will be available for sale and signing. Advanced copies of Early Wood Architecture of Cumberland County, New Jersey will be available at the Lummis Library. For more information, call 856-455-8085.
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Sunday, January 10 - Holmdel, Monmouth County
Blacksmith Demonstration
Children Friendly
On Sunday, visit Historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel to take a step back in time to watch blacksmiths perform their craft. They will be shaping iron into everyday products. Blacksmiths were as common as an auto mechanic in towns and on farms of the 1890s. This free event runs from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Historic Longstreet Farm is located at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, NJ. For more information, call 732-946-3758 or visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com.
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Blacksmith Demonstration
Children Friendly
On Sunday, visit Historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel to take a step back in time to watch blacksmiths perform their craft. They will be shaping iron into everyday products. Blacksmiths were as common as an auto mechanic in towns and on farms of the 1890s. This free event runs from 1:00 - 3:00 pm. Historic Longstreet Farm is located at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, NJ. For more information, call 732-946-3758 or visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com.
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Sunday, January 10 - Princeton, Mercer County
Virtual Historic Princeton Walking Tour
Take a slide show tour of downtown Princeton and the University campus, presented by one of HSP's walking tour guides. Participants can enjoy refreshments while learning about the early history of Princeton, the founding of the University, and the American Revolution. Included with $4 museum admission to the Updike Farmstead. Regular walking tours resume March 6.
Take a slide show tour of downtown Princeton and the University campus, presented by one of HSP's walking tour guides. Participants can enjoy refreshments while learning about the early history of Princeton, the founding of the University, and the American Revolution. Included with $4 museum admission to the Updike Farmstead. Regular walking tours resume March 6.
Updike Farmstead is located at 354 Quaker Road, Princeton, NJ. The virtual tour begins at 2:00 pm and ends at 3:00 pm. For more information, call 609-921-6748 or visit www.princetonhistory.org.
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Sunday, January 10 - Morristown, Morris County
George Washington’s Problems
Children Friendly
Washington was described as "unhappy" or "grave" while he stayed at the Ford Mansion during the winter encampment of 1779-1780. Take a guided tour of the Ford Mansion and learn about the various problems - military, money, and family - that plagued Washington that winter.
This special tour of the Ford Mansion is at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Tickets can be picked up at the Washington's Headquarters Museum as part of the $7 admission fee. The Ford Mansion and Washington's Headquarters Museum is located at 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ. Cost: $7 per person 16 and older. For more information, call 973-539-2016 ext. 210 or visit www.nps.gov/morr.
George Washington’s Problems
Children Friendly
Washington was described as "unhappy" or "grave" while he stayed at the Ford Mansion during the winter encampment of 1779-1780. Take a guided tour of the Ford Mansion and learn about the various problems - military, money, and family - that plagued Washington that winter.
This special tour of the Ford Mansion is at 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm. Tickets can be picked up at the Washington's Headquarters Museum as part of the $7 admission fee. The Ford Mansion and Washington's Headquarters Museum is located at 30 Washington Place, Morristown, NJ. Cost: $7 per person 16 and older. For more information, call 973-539-2016 ext. 210 or visit www.nps.gov/morr.
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Through March 4, 2016 - Toms River, Ocean County
All Aboard, Ocean County!
Don't miss the newest exhibition at the Ocean County Historical Society, 26 Hadley Avenue, Toms River, NJ. "All Aboard! A Brief History of Ocean County Railroads and Stations" will be on display through March 4, 2016, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm, Tuesday through Friday and the first Saturday of each month, 1:00 - 4:00 pm.
Learn about the golden years from the 1880s to the 1920s, when six railroads were established and thrived, dotting Ocean County towns with stations, turntables, wyes, and roundhouses. View replicas of trains of the Central RR of NJ, Pennsylvania RR, The Blue Comet, the Tuckerton RR, and the Doodle Bug Car on the New Egypt line. Authentic artifacts and historic photographs of stations that were centers for community activities, as well as transportation of passengers and freight, make this exhibit a must-see! For more information, visit www.oceancountyhistory.org.
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Learn about the golden years from the 1880s to the 1920s, when six railroads were established and thrived, dotting Ocean County towns with stations, turntables, wyes, and roundhouses. View replicas of trains of the Central RR of NJ, Pennsylvania RR, The Blue Comet, the Tuckerton RR, and the Doodle Bug Car on the New Egypt line. Authentic artifacts and historic photographs of stations that were centers for community activities, as well as transportation of passengers and freight, make this exhibit a must-see! For more information, visit www.oceancountyhistory.org.
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Through June 10, 2016 - Woodbury, Gloucester County
Gloucester Abbey: Downton Style Fashions Exhibit
Gloucester Abbey: Downton Style Fashions is currently on display at the exhibit at the Gloucester County Historical Society Museum in Woodbury, New Jersey. The exhibit will conclude on January 6, 2016. This remarkable exhibit features ladies’ fashions from the society's collection from the time period covered by the popular PBS Masterpiece Theater series Downton Abbey. Over 100 vintage dresses/ensembles from the museum’s collection dating from 1910 through the 1930s are showcased, including period wedding gowns. Also on display are ladies accessories, including hats, shoes, purses, jewelry, and lingerie. Don’t miss this fantastic exhibit!
The Gloucester County Historical Society Museum hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 1:00 - 4:00 pm, and the last Sunday of the month from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m. Private tours may be booked for days/times other than our regular public hours. Adult admission $5; children 6-18 years $1; children under 6 free. The Gloucester County Historical Society Museum is located at 58 N. Broad Street, Woodbury, NJ 08096. For more information, call 856-848-8531 or visit www.rootsweb.com/~njgchs.
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Through June 26, 2016 - Piscataway, Middlesex County
The Icons of American Culture: History of New Jersey Diners Exhibit
Children Friendly
When was the last time you ate at a diner? If you are like millions of New Jerseyans, the answer is not too long ago. Dubbed “the land of diners,” New Jersey has forged a unique relationship with these casual eateries. Stainless steel, neon, and menus that go on for days are part of the Garden State landscape. Come explore their rich history with us! This seven-room exhibit tells the story of some of the of the Garden State’s most iconic eateries. This exhibit runs from April 12, 2015 - June 26, 2016 and is free of charge.
The exhibit is open Tuesday – Friday from 1:00 – 4:00 pm and Sundays from 1:00 – 4:00 pm. Closed Mondays, Saturdays, and Holidays. The Cornelius Low House Museum is located at 1225 River Road, Piscataway, NJ. For more information, call 732-745-4177 or visit www.co.middlesex.nj.us.
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Some event listings courtesy of the League of Historical Societies of New Jersey
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