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NJ Weekend Historical Happenings: 10/28/17 - 10/29/17

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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 27 - 28 - 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 s

NJ Weekend Estate Sales: 10/27/17 - 10/29/17

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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 ! Multi-generation Local Collector Edison, NJ Estate Sale Edison, NJ 08820 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Friday & Saturday

Architecture in Color: Historic Paints and Finishes, Their Investigation and Reproduction - November 11, 2017

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Historic Preservation Workshop Architecture in Color:  Historic Paints and Finishes,  Their Investigation and Reproduction Saturday, November 11, 2017 Historic architecture is known to us in primary source materials through drawings or early black-and-white photography. What’s missing is color and the finishing of a building that makes all the difference in its appearance. Through lectures and hands-on lab work, workshop participants will learn what traditional paints were made of, how they were used, and ways to investigate the finishes history of a building.

"My Dear Général - The Extraordinary Relationship between George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette " October 2017 Book Giveaway

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NJ Weekend Historical Happenings: 10/21/17 - 10/22/17

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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 20 - 21 - 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 s

NJ Weekend Estate Sales: 10/20/17 - 10/22/17

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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 ! High-End Antiques Ho Ho Kus, NJ Estate Sale Ho Ho Kus, NJ 07423 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday & Saturday

Edison Portland Cement Plant

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Edison Portland Cement Plant Written by Anonymous On a cool fall afternoon I ventured out to check on rumors of Thomas Edison’s historic concrete plant in western New Jersey. The location is not a place you might suspect had a great historical significance, as from the street it is very unassuming. No signage to designate this place had any cultural significance at all, which is disappointing in itself. Only did the building near the front entrance give away its elderly age, with 1906 stamped into the concrete façade. 

NJ Weekend Historical Happenings: 10/14/17 - 10/15/17

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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 13 - 14 - 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 purch

NJ Weekend Estate Sales: 10/13/17 - 10/15/17

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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 Pennsauken, NJ Estate Sale Pennsauken, NJ 08110 9:00 am - 2:00 pm Friday

"Gems of South Orange" House Tour - October 14, 2017

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"Gems of South Orange" House Tour Saturday, October 14, 2017 The Village of South Orange has long been known for its diverse stock of attractive residences lining peaceful, leafy streets. From 11:00 am - 4:00 pm on October 14, 2017, an estimated 600 visitors will view the interiors and exteriors, collections, and landscaping of eight astounding private homes that they could previously admire only from afar.

NJ Weekend Historical Happenings: 10/7/17 - 10/8/17

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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 6 - 7 - 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 purchas

NJ Weekend Estate Sales: 10/6/17 - 10/8/17

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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 ! Vintage Barbies Union, NJ Estate Sale Union, NJ 07083 10:00 am - 4:00 pm Friday & Saturday

An Afternoon at the Archives - October 7, 2017

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An Afternoon at the Archives Saturday, October 7, 2017