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Discover New Jersey's History - multiple Lectures - all free
Hi everyone,
I was just informed of two different lectures going on in the next two weeks. Both look very interesting and have all star lineups for NJ history speakers. You will not be disappointed at either lecture. They are free although the second one is at a small museum so they do ask for a $5 donation to help support their lecture series.
[size=14pt]An Afternoon of History & Archaeology[/size]
Saturday • March 26, 2011 • 12 pm
East Jersey Olde Towne Village
East Jersey Olde Towne Village will host an afternoon of history and archaeology. The symposium consists of four presentations by the Archaeological Society of New Jersey including a display of recently unearthed artifacts from four archaeological sites in central New Jersey. In addition, tours of the historic Cornelius Low House/Middlesex County Museum will be offered.
12:00 pm – Tour of the Cornelius Low House (Optional)
1:00 pm – Lecture Series, East Jersey Olde Towne Village. Each presentation is 30 minutes, with a short break after the second lecture.
Piscataway Village: Land Use and Town Planning in 17th Century New Jersey, presented by Michael J. Gall
Hidden in Plain Site: The Historical Archaeology of Perth Amboy, a Colonial Capital, presented by Richard Veit
The Musket Balls Flew Like a Shower of Hail Stones: Historical Archaeology of the Battle of Short Hills, presented by Wade Catts and Brooke Blades, John Milner Associates, Inc
Forensic Anthropology and the Mysterious Skull of Count Von Donop, presented by Amy Raes and Richard Veit
For more information and to register for this free program, please call 732.745.3030.
2nd Lecture - British Barracks
Dear Friend (s) of History,
The Perth Amboy Ferry Slip Museum (maritime) will be holding another in its monthly Sunday Series of lecture/reception programs at 2 PM on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the museum at 300 Front Street, Perth Amboy on beautiful Raritan Bay (foot of Smith Street). The requested donation is $5.00 and dessert and coffee will be served. Richard Patterson, distinguished Executive Director of the Old Barracks Museum at Trenton, will be speaking about the importance of the British Barracks in New Jersey and the largest of which was in Perth Amboy.
Patterson will also show us rare images of the Perth Amboy Barracks that quartered regiments of the “46th of foot” and the “47th of foot,” the latter leaving to participate in the Battles of Bunker Hill and Saratoga. During the winter of 1776-1777 Perth Amboy was a garrison town filled with Scotch Highlanders, Hessians and British soldiers. Of the five British Barracks built in New Jersey, the one in Perth Amboy was the largest. Completed in 1759, it was the largest building in Perth Amboy and could quarter 300 men.
The Old Barracks at Trenton is the only French and Indian War Barracks still standing in the USA. Nearly 20,000 school children and thousands more people from all over the world visit the Old Barracks every year. It is one of the most visited historic sites in New Jersey. Imagine if Perth Amboy, a Colonial Capital of New Jersey, still had its barracks as a visitor attraction!
But we can still tell of the city’s distinguished historical role in the foundations of our republic and this we will continue to do at our museum!
Please join us for another informative and enjoyable afternoon on Raritan Bay!
I hope you can attend one or both lectures.
NJ
Hi everyone,
I was just informed of two different lectures going on in the next two weeks. Both look very interesting and have all star lineups for NJ history speakers. You will not be disappointed at either lecture. They are free although the second one is at a small museum so they do ask for a $5 donation to help support their lecture series.
[size=14pt]An Afternoon of History & Archaeology[/size]
Saturday • March 26, 2011 • 12 pm
East Jersey Olde Towne Village
East Jersey Olde Towne Village will host an afternoon of history and archaeology. The symposium consists of four presentations by the Archaeological Society of New Jersey including a display of recently unearthed artifacts from four archaeological sites in central New Jersey. In addition, tours of the historic Cornelius Low House/Middlesex County Museum will be offered.
12:00 pm – Tour of the Cornelius Low House (Optional)
1:00 pm – Lecture Series, East Jersey Olde Towne Village. Each presentation is 30 minutes, with a short break after the second lecture.
Piscataway Village: Land Use and Town Planning in 17th Century New Jersey, presented by Michael J. Gall
Hidden in Plain Site: The Historical Archaeology of Perth Amboy, a Colonial Capital, presented by Richard Veit
The Musket Balls Flew Like a Shower of Hail Stones: Historical Archaeology of the Battle of Short Hills, presented by Wade Catts and Brooke Blades, John Milner Associates, Inc
Forensic Anthropology and the Mysterious Skull of Count Von Donop, presented by Amy Raes and Richard Veit
For more information and to register for this free program, please call 732.745.3030.
2nd Lecture - British Barracks
Dear Friend (s) of History,
The Perth Amboy Ferry Slip Museum (maritime) will be holding another in its monthly Sunday Series of lecture/reception programs at 2 PM on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at the museum at 300 Front Street, Perth Amboy on beautiful Raritan Bay (foot of Smith Street). The requested donation is $5.00 and dessert and coffee will be served. Richard Patterson, distinguished Executive Director of the Old Barracks Museum at Trenton, will be speaking about the importance of the British Barracks in New Jersey and the largest of which was in Perth Amboy.
Patterson will also show us rare images of the Perth Amboy Barracks that quartered regiments of the “46th of foot” and the “47th of foot,” the latter leaving to participate in the Battles of Bunker Hill and Saratoga. During the winter of 1776-1777 Perth Amboy was a garrison town filled with Scotch Highlanders, Hessians and British soldiers. Of the five British Barracks built in New Jersey, the one in Perth Amboy was the largest. Completed in 1759, it was the largest building in Perth Amboy and could quarter 300 men.
The Old Barracks at Trenton is the only French and Indian War Barracks still standing in the USA. Nearly 20,000 school children and thousands more people from all over the world visit the Old Barracks every year. It is one of the most visited historic sites in New Jersey. Imagine if Perth Amboy, a Colonial Capital of New Jersey, still had its barracks as a visitor attraction!
But we can still tell of the city’s distinguished historical role in the foundations of our republic and this we will continue to do at our museum!
Please join us for another informative and enjoyable afternoon on Raritan Bay!
I hope you can attend one or both lectures.
NJ
I hope some of you can make it. Let me know if you do and how it was.
