Mid- to late-July 2021 Events of a Historical Bent in NJ
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Tuesdays in July and
August
Spend your summer at Liberty Hall Museum! Explore our fairy village, learn to write in secret code, and hunt for animals around the property. Join us for our Summer Adventure Programs including Adventures in Nature, Fairy Trails and Tales, Leaf it to Me, and Scouts, Spies, and Soldiers Programs. All programs include a snack. Programs available on a 4-week rotating schedule.
Two program times available every Tuesday;
11:00am-1:00pm, Child+Parent program; 2:00-4:00pm, Drop-Off program
Recommended for ages 6
- 12.
WHEN: 11 a.m.
for child & parent or 2 p.m. drop-off
WHERE: Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union
FEE: 11 am
session - $10.00 per child; $4.00 per adult; 1 pm session - $12 per child, $10
for members
Special Offer: Buy 3
Summer Adventures, get 1 free (use promo code: Summer). Offer ends July
31st.
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Tuesday evenings in July and August
Sunset Stroll Garden Tours
Promenade our property under the backdrop of a crimson sky and setting summer sun and join us for a Sunset Stroll.
WHEN: every Tuesday evening starting on June 22nd, 7 p.m.-8
p.m.
WHERE: Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union
FEE: $10 per
person, Free for LHM members/Kean Alumni
Reservations required in advance; to purchase tickets visit our website or call 908-527-0400.
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July 17, 24; August 7,
14, 21—Morris County
Dig it! Plant it! Eat it!
This summer join us for nature, history, and art! With this free program children will:
- Visit the new Sensory Garden
- Create Art with Teaching Artist, Lisa Madson
- Explore Nature with Fun Activities
Two sessions available: July session (July 10, July 17, and July 24); August session (August 7, August 14, and August 21)
Programs run from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Recommended
for children ages 5 to 10 years old. Space is Limited. Registration Required.
Register for this FREE program on the MHHM website events page. (Remember to
register for all three dates in the session)
WHERE: 45 Macculloch Avenue, Morristown; 973-538-2404
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Wednesdays in July and
August -- Morris County
Lunch with the Librarian
Wednesdays in July and August
12:00 p.m.
Join us under the beech tree in Macculloch Hall's gardens for story time! Free, no preregistration needed, rain or shine. No bathroom facilities available
In partnership with the Morristown Morris
Township Public Library.
WHERE: Macculloch Hall Gardens, 45 Macculloch Avenue, Morristown; 973-538-2404
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A Simple Summer Art Show
WHEN: July 12 - August 15; Opening reception July 12 at 7pm
WHERE: Farmstead Arts, 450 King George Road, Basking Ridge
ADMISSION: free
Featuring the works of artist extraordinaire Oscar Peterson (and his students) (Image: "We Too" Oscar Peterson)
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Thursday, July 15—Union County
Third Thursday Lecture
Series: A Colony, an Estate, and a Founding Father: The Founding of American Cities
Just as the nation’s
Founding Fathers had great plans for a new country, discover how early
colonists had great plans for a new colony between the Staten Island Sound and
the Delaware River (New Jersey)! Join Liberty Hall Museum for our Third Thursday
Lecture and learn how and why colonists chose this land in particular and
explore how William Livingston, one of our nation’s Founding Fathers, used that
same logic in planning his own estate at Liberty Hall!
WHEN: 7 p.m.
to 8 p.m.
FEE: $10 per
zoom link, $8 for LHM members
WHERE: This is a virtual program over Zoom, links will
be emailed to ticket holders. To purchase tickets visit our website or call
908-527-0400
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Sunday, July 25—Bergen County
Summer Walking Tour of Historic New Bridge
Landing
Site Tour of Historic New Bridge Landing by BCHS Past president & Museum Collection Chair Deborah Powell. Learn about the stone houses of Bergen County through three examples at HNBL. Explore the history of the site's complex history beginning with the Native Americans, the history of the American Revolution at New Bridge and the people who lived here and their livelihoods.
WHERE: Begin at the Meadow at the corner of Hackensack Ave and Main St, River Edge, NJ (#10 on the map.) We'll end the tour with groups in the 1752 Steuben House.
Free parking at HNBL Parking Lot at that corner or take the train to the New Bridge Landing stop on the Pascack Valley Line. Dogs on leash allowed but not in houses. Masks and distancing may be required. Dress appropriately for sun, bring water.
ADMISSION: BCHS Members Free. Public: Adults - $12.00 & students - $7.00
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Wednesday, July 28 --
Cape May County
Public invited to meet historian Richard Striner at Book Signing Event
WHEN: Wednesday, July 28, at 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Carriage House Museum Shop at the Emlen Physick Estate, 1048 Washington St., Cape May
Author and historian Richard
Striner will sign his book Summoned to Glory: The Audacious Life of Abraham
Lincoln. The event is sponsored by
the Cape May MAC (Museums+Arts+Culture) Lessons of History Team.
“In the troubling
times through which we have been living, there is much to be learned from the
decency of Abraham Lincoln's leadership, the brilliance he showed in
confronting racial injustice, and the way he faced up to our very worst
divisions to create a better future for the nation,” Striner said. “Even at
this late date in the study of our 16th president, the Lincoln story is full of
surprises.”
Striner taught history for over 30 years at Washington College, in Chestertown, Md. He is author of more than a dozen books, an acclaimed Lincoln scholar, and his books and articles have covered political history, presidential history, literature, economics, film, architecture and historic preservation. His most recent book, Summoned to Glory: The Audacious Life of Abraham Lincoln (Rowman & Littlefield, 2020), will be available for purchase at the Carriage House Museum Shop.
ADMISSION: free and open to the public for this book signing.
Cape May MAC membership is open to all. Visit capemaymac.org/support/membership to learn more. .For information about Cape May MAC’s year-round schedule of tours, festivals and special events, visit capemaymac.org. For information about historic accommodations, contact Cape May Historic Accommodations at capemaylodging.com. For information about restaurants, accommodations and shopping, call the Chamber of Commerce of Greater Cape May at 609-884-5508
