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NJ Weekend Historical Happenings: 4/2/22 - 4/3/22

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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 , April 2  - Holmdel, Monmouth County Opening Day at Allaire Children Friendly Site What is The Historic Village all about? What does Allaire have to offer? How can you help and get involved? Visit us Opening Day to find out. Explore our history and happenings for 2022! As New Jersey's premiere outdoor living history museum, come and celebrate Allaire's history with special house tours, craft demonstrations (Carpentry, Tinsmith, Blacksmith, Hearth-Cooking, Fibre Arts), children's games, story-telling, quilting, and more! With winter behind and signs of spring, the village comes to life this day to kickoff the 2022 season. Our unique craft guilds will be demonstrating their 19th century skills! Guided tours of the historic buildings, including two of our newly developed interpretive sites for 2022! A special history scaveng...

NJ Weekend Estate Sales: 4/1/22 - 4/3/22

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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! Be the first to know about these sales on  Facebook !

NJ Weekend Historical Happenings: 3/26/22 - 3/27/22

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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 , March 26  - Holmdel, Monmouth County Cookstove Demonstration Children Friendly Site & Event On Saturday, visit   Historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel  and stop by the out kitchen to see what’s cooking on the wood-fired stove. Discover how recipes, cooking techniques and kitchens have changed since the 1890s.  This free events run from 11:00 am - 3:30 pm. Historic Longstreet Farm is located at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, NJ. For more information, call 732-946-3758 or visit  www.monmouthcountyparks.com .

NJ Weekend Estate Sales: 3/25/22 - 3/27/22

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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! Be the first to know about these sales on  Facebook !

NJ Weekend Historical Happenings: 3/19/22 - 3/20/22

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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 , March 19  - Holmdel, Monmouth County Accordion Melodies of the 1890s Children Friendly Site & Event On Saturday, visit   Historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel  and  stop by the farmhouse to hear melodies from the 1890s played on the accordion.  This free events run 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 .

NJ Weekend Estate Sales: 3/18/22 - 3/20/22

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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! Be the first to know about these sales on  Facebook !

NJ Weekend Historical Happenings: 3/12/22 - 3/13/22

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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 , March 12  - Holmdel, Monmouth County St. Patrick's Day Tours Children Friendly Site & Ages 5+ Event Take a 90 minute guided tour of the Historic Village at Allaire to experience the history and culture of Ireland. A period dressed interpreter will escort you to all of our historic buildings and trade shops where villagers are waiting to welcome you and demonstrate traditional Irish cooking, folklore and music! Listen to the Ballycastle Band perform a variety of traditional Irish songs in our historic Chapel, smell the delicious Irish meals and treats prepared by our talented hearth cooks, learn about the history of the holiday and much more! Purchase your tickets early before they sell out! James P. Allaire’s Howell Works of 1836 consisted of workers from many ethnic backgrounds, including people from Ireland who lik...

NJ Weekend Estate Sales: 3/11/22 - 3/13/22

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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! Be the first to know about these sales on  Facebook !

NJ Weekend Historical Happenings: 3/5/22 - 3/6/22

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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 , March 5  - Hopewell Township, Mercer County Workhorse Rides Children Friendly In bygone days, it wasn’t uncommon for a farm boy or girl to hitch a ride on the back of a big draft horse while it was being driven back to the barn after a day working in the fields.  During this program, kids 5 - 12 will learn the differences between draft, saddle, and carriage horses when they climb aboard a fully harnessed workhorse for a ride down the lane…after, that is, they help farmers with barn chores like bedding stalls, filling water troughs, and making feed. The site is open from 10:00 am - 4:00 pm. Please note that all 2022 programs will be mo dified to encourage social distancing and reflect current State guidelines for public events. Visitors are required to carry masks at all times, and wear them when social distanci...

NJ Weekend Estate Sales: 3/4/22 - 3/6/22

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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! Be the first to know about these sales on  Facebook !