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  New Jersey Weekend Historical Happenings A Weekly Feature on  www.thehistorygirl.com Want to submit an event? Use our  event submission form . Friday - Saturday, October 28 - 29  -  Rahway, Union County The Spirits of Rahway: A Lantern Lit Tour of Rahway Cemetery Teens and Adults Murder, apparitions, tragic deaths and the unexplained... Join us on this weekend before Halloween for a nighttime tour of the historic Rahway Cemetery and listen as lantern carrying guides tell haunting tales as they walk between the silent stones. Four tours are given each night at 7:30, 8:00, 8:30, and 9:00 pm. Tours last one hour and end with refreshments in the Museum kitchen. Tickets are $12 per person and $10 per person for Museum members (tours are designed for teen and adult audiences).  This program, now in its 6th year, has become one of the Association's most popular offerings. Reservations are required! Tours have sold out in the past so make reservations early by calling

NEW JERSEY 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 ! Lifetime Collection of Art & Antiques - Including Stickley! Montclair, NJ Estate Sale Montclair, NJ 07043 9:30 am - 3:30 pm  Friday & Saturday

What’s That Going Bump In The Night? Learn the haunting answers from paranormal expert Gordon Ward at Durand-Hedden Sunday, October 30, 2016 What is the real story on ghosts? The answer isn’t in Gothic novels, Hollywood movies, or on TV. Bedminster author and paranormal investigator Gordon Ward believes he knows. He specializes in finding – and communicating with – beings on “the other side.” Survival of the human personality is a popular topic supported by mounting evidence. The word “ghost” is really an umbrella term that defines many types of paranormal phenomena such as apparitions and poltergeists. At 2:00 pm on Sunday, October 30, Gordon Ward will present “Ghosts: what they are and how to investigate them.” He will explain his views on ghosts, share his experiences investigating haunted locations, including a home in Maplewood, show evidence including audio clips and photographs, and teach attendees how to conduct their own sound investigations without costly equipment.

  New Jersey Weekend Historical Happenings A Weekly Feature on  www.thehistorygirl.com Want to submit an event? Use our  event submission form . Friday - Saturday, October 21 - 22  - Union Township, Union County Revolutionary Woods: Six Terrifying Tales from the American Revolution The grounds of Liberty Hall will open for the first time at night as visitors walk the half-mile haunted trail, Revolutionary Woods: Six Terrifying Tales from the American Revolution. Undead spirits, called "Griefs" will lead visitors on the trail as chilling tales, blood-curdling spectacle, and restless spirits of a bloody and revolutionary past are revealed. See Joshua Huddy with a noose around his neck, a victim of venomous British revenge for the death of so many Loyalists. Or meet Mary Post who is set to hang at the hands of irate patriots after being outed as a Loyalist spy! Her wrath knows no limit, and anyone who disturbs the tree she hanged from will no doubt suffer unsp

NEW JERSEY 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 ! Diggers' Delight North Haledon, NJ Estate Sale North Haledon, NJ  07508 10:00 am - 5:00 pm  Friday & Saturday

Jewelry of Marriage Celebrates  Fine, Fancy, and Fashionable: 125 Years Dressing the Bride at  The Morris County Historical Society Sunday, October 23, 2016 Join antique and vintage jewelry enthusiast Nancy Cooper, on Sunday, October 23 at 1:30 pm at Acorn Hall for Jewelry of Marriage , a special limited-engagement, guided presentation on the exquisite jewelry and historic wedding gowns of Fine, Fancy, and Fashionable: 125 Years Dressing the Bride . This presentation will include clothing recently added to the exhibit. Ms. Cooper, a longtime MCHS volunteer, shares her passion, knowledge, and collection of jewelry which includes cameos, brooches, necklaces, watches, and crosses; even one embellished with human hair. The presentation offers an in-depth look at the wedding gowns and bridal attire in the exhibit, and a glimpse of the people who wore them. It is also part of the Jeanne Watson Memorial Speakers Program, a continuing lecture series created by the Morris County Histor

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Old Tombstones and Cemeteries (But were Afraid to Ask) Saturday, October 29, 2016 On Saturday, October 29 at 1:00 pm, historian Mark Nonesteid will speak at the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites about tombstones and cemeteries. Why did Colonial Americans carve skull-headed angels on their loved ones’ tombstones? When did cremation begin? How did the design of burial grounds change over time? When did brown stones give way to white marble? How did cemeteries function as parks and places of amusement, as well as resting places for the dead? What health reforms took place in the nineteenth century and what was their impact on the New Jersey cemetery landscape? In his exciting presentation, Mark Nonesteid, co-author of New Jersey Cemeteries and Tombstones: History in the Landscape , member of the Association for Gravestone Studies and staff member of the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission, will provide

  New Jersey Weekend Historical Happenings A Weekly Feature on  www.thehistorygirl.com Want to submit an event? Use our  event submission form . Friday - Saturday, October 14 - 15 - Farmingdale, Monmouth County Haunted Hayride at Allaire Village Children Friendly Historic Allaire Village, presents Halloween Hayrides on Friday, and Saturday from 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm. The Halloween Hayride starts in front of the General Store and enters the foreboding woods for a trip into Halloween horror. Hayrides are approximately twenty minutes in length and wagons leave every fifteen minutes from the General Store. If you make it through the Hayride alive, take a stroll through our Haunted Village. Scary story-telling will be held in the Carriage House and special Halloween performances will be held in the Allaire Mansion. All are welcome...if you dare! Stop by the Allaire Bakery for hot cider and spooky snacks or visit the General Store and Museum Gift Shop for limited edition Halloween

NEW JERSEY 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 ! Antique Furniture Bloomfield NJ Estate Sale Bloomfield, NJ  07003 9:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Saturday

New Jersey's Loyalist Homestead: The 1759 Vought House Just a minute or two off Route 78 on a knoll in Clinton Township is a stone house which tells the narrative of the American Revolution in New Jersey from a different perspective - that of a Loyalist. New Jersey was the crossroads of the American Revolution and has many sites that honor George Washington, wartime generals such as Knox, von Steuben, and Greene, and the Continental Army which fought and camped all over the state. However, there is no site that speaks from the viewpoint of the Loyalist. The Vought House, which fought its own battle to be saved, will eventually serve as an education and research center for the Revolutionary War from the perspective of Loyalists like Christoffel Vought.

Harvest Festival at Lambert Castle Saturday, October 15, 2016 Join Lambert Castle on Saturday, October 15, 2016 between 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm on the North Lawn of Lambert Castle, as the Passaic County Historical Society ushers in the Autumn season with history, food and fun fall activities. Children can participate in fall crafts and games, learn about local historic sites, drill with some Revolutionary war soldiers and much more. The day concludes at 5:30 pm as we read a version of Washington Irving’s classic story and sing some Halloween songs. You might even have a chance to meet the Headless Horseman in person! Bring your own blankets or lawn chairs. Recommended for children age 3-12 years. Free admission, donations requested. No rain date. Photograph courtesy of Thomas Garside

First Annual Whippany River History Hike/Walk Sunday, October 16, 2016 The Whippany River Watershed Action Committee (WRWAC), in collaboration with the Morris County Historical Society (MCHS), is sponsoring the 1st Annual Whippany River History Hike at Acorn Hall on Sunday, October 16, 2016 from 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm. Registration for this free public event will take place from 12:30 - 1:00 pm at Acorn Hall, 68 Lafayette Avenue (GPS), Morristown, with the hike starting, rain or shine, at 1:00 pm. The hike will highlight and bring awareness to the cultural and natural history of this significant and treasured local waterway.

“Toy World” Highlights New Jersey’s Rich Industrial (and Fun!) History October 15, 2016 - April 30, 2017 Step back to another era and enjoy a bit of nostalgia with the New Jersey State Museum and its latest exhibition “Toy World,” spotlighting the history of toy manufacturing in New Jersey. The exhibition runs from October 15, 2016 to April 30, 2017 and will showcase more than 100 toys that were made in New Jersey between 1880 and the late 1960s, during New Jersey’s golden era of manufacturing. Among the featured toys are the ubiquitous green army men; the first “talking” doll, created by Thomas Edison; the classic hand shake gag, the joy buzzer; Colorforms playsets and more, all developed and produced right here in New Jersey. The exhibition also includes an interactive play area and a place to remember a favorite childhood toys. “Toy World” is made possible in part through support from the New Jersey State Museum Foundation. For more information visit www.statemuseum.nj.gov .

  New Jersey Weekend Historical Happenings A Weekly Feature on  www.thehistorygirl.com Want to submit an event? Use our  event submission form . Friday - Saturday, October 7 - 8 - Farmingdale, Monmouth County The Chilling Re-Telling of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow" Allaire Village is presenting a dramatic rendition of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow"written by Washington Irving and performed by Neill Hartley. The performance takes place in the Allaire Village Chapel on Friday and Saturday, at 7:30 pm. In an exciting performance, Neill Hartley, brings to life the tale of the Headless Horseman, within the candle-lit Allaire Village Chapel. You will be transported back to a time before television, radio, CDs, and electricity. The seating is limited to 100 for each performance, so advanced purchase is recommended. Only ticket-holders will be admitted to the performances. Ticket cost is $20 per person. To purchase tickets or for information, call 732-919-3500