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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 . Saturday, July 28  - Roebling, Burlington County “Preserving and Conserving Roebling: Next Steps for our Mill Yard Artifacts" The Roebling Museum is proud to present another installment of its monthly, Saturday Lecture Series. Join us for a discussion and demonstration presented by Dr. Justin Parkoff from AECOM. Dr. Parkoff will include film footage demonstration of conservation and preservation methods to be utilized. The existence and daily operations of the Roebling Museum are a result of decades of work and efforts to document, preserve, and exhibit the history, heritage and legacy of the John A. Roebling’s Sons Company, the Roebling family and the village of Roebling. The Museum's focus is not only on the industrial and technological achievements of the

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 ! Old-Fashioned Farm Estate Sale - Packed Lambertville, NJ Estate Sale Lambertville, NJ 08530 9:00 am - 5:00 pm  Friday, Saturday, & Sunday Antiques, Jewelry, Sterling, Art, & More Warren, NJ Estate Sale Warren, NJ 07059 10:00 am - 4:00 pm 

Cape May Lighthouse Celebrates National Lighthouse Day Tuesday, August 7, 2018 Celebrate the majestic beacons that are America's maritime treasures - lighthouses - during National Lighthouse Day on Tuesday, August 7 and enjoy special family friendly activities at the Cape May Lighthouse from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. An aid to navigation since 1859 and one of the oldest continually operating lighthouses in the United States, the historic Cape May Lighthouse is hosting a day of family activities at the base of the lighthouse, sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC). Climb the 199 steps to the top of this majestic beacon and experience the beautiful view. Learn about the role of the lighthouse keeper and the history of this historic 1859 beacon, still in operation today, fully restored by MAC. Members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary will be in attendance telling about their role in the history and operation of the lighthouse. See critters from the Ca

  New Jersey Weekend Historical Happenings A Weekly Feature on  www.thehistorygirl.com Want to submit an event? Use our  event submission form . Friday - Saturday, July 20 - 21 - Paterson, Passaic County Shakespeare at Lambert Castle Visitors to Lambert Castle on Friday and Saturday may find themselves transported to Elizabethan times. The Passaic County Historical Society will host ATC Studios’ Summer Shakespeare Conservatory for two performances at Lambert Castle on Friday at 7:00 pm in the Gallery and Saturday at 3:00 and 5:00 pm on the Castle lawn. The production is the culmination of a 4 week program at Clifton’s ATC. The performance, which will last less than an hour and a half, is definitely user-friendly: a great way to introduce someone to the Bard, and a wonderful treat for those who know the works well.  For the Gallery performance on Friday, tickets are $10, general admission. There is limited seati

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 ! Artwork Harrington Park, NJ Estate Sale Harrington Park, NJ 07640 9:00 am - 5:00 pm  Friday & Saturday Vintage Cars Edison, NJ Estate Sale Edison, NJ 08817 10:00 am - 2:00 pm   Friday 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Saturday Vintage Goodies

Q&A with Steven Ujifusa: Author of Barons of the Sea 1. Your book starts in 1837, with a young Warren Delano at the center. What was the state of American clipper ships and trade with the Chinese at that point, before ‘the race to build the world’s fastest clipper ship’ began? Even before the first American clipper ships arrived on the high seas in the early 1840s, Alexis de Tocqueville noticed that America captains were hell-bent on speed. “The European navigator is prudent when venturing out to sea,” he wrote. “The American, neglecting such precautions, braves these dangers; he sets sail when the storm is still rumbling by night as well as by day; he spreads full sails to the wind; he repairs storm damage as he goes; and when at last he draws near the end of his voyage, he flies toward the coast as if he could already see the port.” Before the First Opium War (1839-1842), Western merchants were only allowed to do business in the city of Canton (modern-day Guangzhou). Th

Grownup Colonial Camp at Peachfield August 17 - 19, 2018 Spend a weekend pretending to be an 18th century child. Cook on the hearth, weave baskets, make soap and paint a picture in the early morning sun. Dress in colonial clothing and learn what the colonials drank and how they brewed their favorite beverages (beer and applejack). These are few of the unique experiences you'll have at our first ever "grownup" camp. 

  New Jersey Weekend Historical Happenings A Weekly Feature on  www.thehistorygirl.com Want to submit an event? Use our  event submission form . Saturday, July 14  - Tabernacle, Burlington County 90th Annual Captain Emilio Carranza Memorial Service The 90th Annual Captain Emilio Carranza Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, beginning at 1:00 pm. Captain Emilio Carranza has been called "Mexico's Lindbergh." In 1928, while flying a goodwill mission from New York City to Mexico City, his plane crashed near Tabernacle, New Jersey during a thunderstorm. Since his death, members of American Legion Post 11 in Mount Holly have continued to promote his goodwill mission by honoring the pioneer aviator Captain Emilio Carranza. Guest should arrive around 12:30 with a folding chair so that you can find a shady place to view the event and a close parking spot. There is no rain date and the event will be held even durin

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