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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 . S aturday, March  2 - Hopewell Township, Mercer County Maple Sugaring Children Friendly Event Sugaring time arrives in late winter at Howell Farm and operations are in full swing. Visitors are invited to join the work and fun with sap collection, firewood cutting, syrup making, butter making, flour milling and pancake eating. The trees are tapped beginning in early February. School groups, visitors and farm staff collect and boil down sap for several weeks. The sugar maple tree stores...

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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, February 23 - Franklin Township, Somerset County George Washington's Birthday Come celebrate George Washington's 286th birthday at Rockingham on Saturday. While Washington will be present only in spirit (and in the form of a wonderful life-sized mannequin in an exactingly recreated uniform), visitors who tour his last wartime headquarters will learn about his life and times, before, during and after his careers as commander of the Continental Army and first president of the United States. Find out more about this iconic symbol of our country; learn why he is more important than just a means to sell cars on Presidents' Day! After the tour, enjoy cake and punch in Rockingham's kitchen. Tours will be offered from 12:00 noon - 4:00 pm on the hour and, possibly, half-hour if needed. (The last tour...

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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, February 16  - Farmingdale, Monmouth County Martha Washington at Allaire Village Join us to celebrate President's Day for a historical interpretation in the Allaire Chapel of Martha Washington, as she offers her insights into her life, memories, and the man who became the First President of the United States. (Seating is Limited!) Plus the Village will be open for a Militia Demonstration, Interpretations in the Historical Buildings, Shopping at the General Store and MORE!  Lady Washington will be portrayed by Pat Jordan. Although Martha Washington was never considered a beauty, the diminutive “Lady Washington” was known for her deep compassion and for her ability to listen and converse with interest and intelligence with people from all walks of life and in all social circumstances. Martha co...

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An excerpt from  Black New Jersey: 1664 to the Present Day Written by Graham Russell Gao Hodges Excerpt reprinted with permission from Rutgers University Press. Black New Jersey covers the complex history of people of African descent in New Jersey, a state that today is among the most diverse, urbanized, and densely populated in the Union. New Jersey is also now one of the five most racially segregated states in America. Accordingly, Black New Jersey says much about African American aspirations for freedom and equality and about our nation’s legacies of slavery and racism. A slave society from its inception, New Jersey was the last state in the north to initiate gradual emancipation in 1804. Its racial politics have been historically very conservative. Some of its white residents were the most intransigent defenders of slavery and segregation; others were among the sharpest critics. Today, New Jersey is home to some of the most talented and wealthiest African Americans in ...