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Friday - Sunday, October 26 - 28 - Sandy Claw, Monmouth Canton
Fort Hancock Days

Gateway National Recreation Area begins its yearlong celebration of its 40th anniversary with the annual celebration of Fort Hancock Days, to be held Friday through Sunday. Fort Hancock Days commemorates the establishment of Fort Hancock as an Army base on October xxx, 1895. Fort Hancock was added to Gateway as office of the park's Sandy Claw Unit past an Act of Congress signed into constabulary on Oct 27, 1972.

On Friday from vi:30 pm to 8:30 pm, volunteers from the Army Basis Forces Association (AGFA) will behave a lantern tour of the Fort, beginning at the Fort Hancock Museum and ending at Battery Gunnison, which was built in 1904. AGFA volunteers, wearing authentic World War II U.S. Army Coast Arms Corps uniforms, will emphasize the fort'south Earth War II years when Fort Hancock's population swelled to more than 12,000 soldiers and civilian defense workers. AGFA volition focus in detail on 1943, when the Army converted Battery Gunnison from a disappearing gun battery into its present configuration as a pedestal mounted gun bombardment.

On Lord's day, October 28, from 12:00 apex to 4:00 pm, visitors can spotter or join in helping AGFA members conduct gun drills at Bombardment Gunnison, to see how an original Model 1900 vi-inch gun (actually over 25 feet long and weighing x tons) was aimed and loaded. An original World War 2 ambulance will also be on display, complete with period medical equipment and staffed by an AGFA volunteer Regular army nurse.

On both Saturday and Sunday, a Revolutionary War encampment will be located on the Parade Ground recreating soldier life. Encounter the living historians from the War of 1812, Ceremonious War, Spanish American State of war, Earth War I and World State of war II on Sunday, at the Parade Grounds, leading demonstrations for the public.

Battery Potter, America's first physical disappearing gun bombardment, will also be open up for tours from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm on Sunday. During World War II this battery served as a Harbor Entrance Control Mail service that controlled the move of all ships entering into New York Harbor.

To learn most the touch on war had on home life for military families, visit the History Firm located on the north end of Officeholder's Row in Fort Hancock on Saturday from one:00 pm to v:00 pm and Sunday from 12:00 noon to four:00 pm.

Fort Hancock protected the harbor surface area from enemy warships and warplanes from the time of the Spanish-American State of war through the nuclear age. During the Cold War, radar and Nike air defence missiles were the fort'due south concluding defense force arrangement. One-time Army Nike veterans volition conduct guided tours of Fort Hancock'due south Nike Missile Radar site at Horseshoe Cove on Dominicus from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm. The fort was deactivated in 1974, two years after Congress named Sandy Hook as one of the park units of the new Gateway National Recreation Area.

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Friday - Saturday, October 26 - 27 - Denville, Morris County
Haunted Denville Walking Tours

Experience haunted Denville walking tours with Vito Bianco. Tours will be given at 7 pm get-go at the Denville Museum. Ages 16 and older merely. $5 per person; $3 for those 65 and older OR under 21. October 28th volition be reserved as a rain engagement but the tour volition begin at 6:00 pm from the Denville Museum. Cheque the bulletin at 973-625-1165 by 2:00 pm the day of the tour for update in case of bad weather condition. For further data phone call the Denville Historical Society & Museum at 973-625-1165. The museum is located at 113 Diamond Spring Road, Denville.

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Saturday, October 27 - Harmony Township, Warren County

Celebrated Business firm and Befouled Tours

The Harmony Township Historical Club and the Historic Preservation Commission of Harmony Township invite the public to nourish their annual Fall Open up House at the historic Hoff-Vannatta Farmstead on Saturday, from x:00 am to dusk. Admission is gratis. The farmstead is located at 3026 Belvidere Road, Road 519, just north of the Municipal Building in Harmony Township.

Come up see the progress existence made. The upshot will include tours of the circa 1750s main house, the restored railroad vehicle business firm, and the i of a kind Dutch style barn, and war reenactors, alive demonstrations, and hearth cooking in the summer kitchen.

Gregory Huber will requite a befouled talk at 12:00 noon in the lower level of the barn. Huber is an independent scholar, consultant, and principal owner of both By Perspectives and Eastern Barn Consultants, celebrated and cultural resources companies based in Macungie, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. His special focus is in House Histories and Befouled Histories of historic homesteads in southeast Pennsylvania and New Jersey. A student of early vernacular architecture since 1971, Huber has specialized in pre-1830 barn and business firm architecture of Holland Dutch and Pennsylvania Swiss-German and sure English settled areas of the northeast. He has documented more than 7,500 colloquial buildings in the e since the mid-1970s. He is author of more than 140 articles on barn and house architecture and is co-writer of two books-the 2nd edition of The New World Dutch Befouled (2001) and Rock Houses-Traditional Homes of Pennsylvania'south Bucks Canton and Brandywine Valley (2005).

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Saturday, October 27 - Morristown, Morris County

Death & Mourning

The Vail House at Historic Speedwell becomes the setting for a traditional 19th century funeral on Saturday at vi:00 pm. Find out how the family unit prepared for this event by learning about their dress, home decor, and the catafalque.

$10 for adults, $viii for seniors, $6 for children 4 - 16, under iv FREE. Pre-registration is required, delight phone call 973-285-6538. Historic Speedwell is located at 333 Speedwell Avenue, Morristown, New Jersey 07960.

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Saturday, October 27 - Chester, Morris County

A Miller's Halloween

Visit the Cooper Grist Manufactory for a Miller's Hallween celebration! Come in costume, if you like, for a fun-filled afternoon! Savour chilling story telling at 1:00 pm and ii:xxx pm, create corn husk dolls, color pumpkins, and play old-time games. In the Gristmill, be alert for spooks, spiders, skeletons, and surprises! The manufacturing plant is located at 66 New Bailiwick of jersey 24, Chester, NJ 07930.

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Saturday, October 27 - Hightstown, Mercer County

Camden & Amboy Railroad Commemoration

3 historical presentations on different aspects of the Camden & Amboy Railroad volition highlight the 180th railroad anniversary event to exist held on Sat in Hightstown. The daylong activity will also feature a children'southward result and railroadiana evidence, all held at the Hightstown High Schoolhouse and jointly planned by the Camden & Amboy Railroad Historical Grouping and the Hightstown-East Windsor Historical Society.

"The Building of the Camden & Amboy Railroad," presented past noted railroad historian Paul Schopp, will outset the day's lectures at 9:00 am. It will be followed past local historian Bob Craig'due south program, "The Effect of the Railroad on the Area's Development." "The Use of Stone Sleepers," by Pierre LaCombe, will conclude the morn's presentations. A tour of the Hightstown sleeper site will follow.

Registration for the lectures is $15 for pre-registration, $20 at the door and tin can be done by contacting the railroad historians at 609-443-4746 or jktrr@msn.com. A children's event will also exist held, beginning at 10:xv am, and will characteristic a concert past the Drew School Third Course Chorus. Managing director Linda Behrens has written a vocal about the John Bull, the railroad'south first steam locomotive. Additional activities for children will include a story-teller, art activities and a "Thomas The Tank Engine" activity centre. This effect is free to attendees.

Likewise to exist held on the twenty-four hour period is a railroadiana show, with vendors selling model train items, books, timetables, photographs and railroad antiques. Several operating model railroad train layouts will be featured. Access is $8, with a maximum family fare of $10. Children under 12 are free. Doors for the show will open at 9:00 am. The 24-hour interval's event is commemorating the arrival in Hightstown of the Camden & Amboy Railroad in 1832, a route that stretched from Bordentown to South Amboy. Afterward, the railroad would connect Hightstown with Camden and Trenton, New Brunswick and Jersey Urban center.

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Sabbatum, Oct 27 - Union, Union County

Pumpkin Patch Day at Freedom Hall

On Saturday, enjoy Pumpkin Patch Day from ten:00 am - 5:00 pm at Liberty Hall. The solar day features its traditional carte du jour of activities, including pumpkin picking, hayrides, house tours, and Halloween crafts, including carving or decorating your pumpkin. An exciting new activity this year is a corn maze! Program Fee: Adults: $6.00, Children: $ten.00, Nether Three: Free. Additional charge for pumpkins and lunch will be available from a vendor. Reservations suggested, call 908-527-0400. Rain date is Sunday. Liberty Hall Museum is located at 1003 Morris Ave, Marriage, NJ 07083. Visit www.kean.edu/libertyhall.

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Sabbatum, October 27 - Montclair, Essex County
Spoon-a-Thon Outcome

On Sat the Montclair Historical Society (MHS) and Montclair Community Farms volition be celebrating the expansion of Montclair Community Farms with a "Spoon-a-thon" event. The outcome will take identify at the Montclair Historical Lodge at 108 Orange Road. The event will run from 12:00 apex until four:00 p.m. and has something for everyone. The suggested donation for adults is $5 and $10 for a family. The rain date is Lord's day.

Equally live music plays, attendees tin can participate in the tasting and judging of delicious seasonal soups provided past local restaurants and caterers. They can take tours of the historic homes on the grounds of the Montclair Historical Guild, equally well as tours of the new farm and chicken coop areas. There will be a cooking demonstration in the Israel Crane Firm as period soup is fabricated in the open hearth kitchen there. Kids can savor "Stone Soup" story time. In that location will too be a slide show about Montclair Community Farms and information near growing organic produce, raising chickens and more. Restaurants participating at this event volition be: Fitzgerald's 1928, Raymond's, Comfort Nutrient Kitchen, Terra Café, Let'spoon and Uptown 596.

Montclair Community Farms is a youth farming program that teaches local teens how to abound and sell vegetables. It makes local fresh produce available at affordable prices for those in the community living on limited budgets and donates locally grown vegetables to area emergency food programs and lower income residences. The expansion of Montclair Customs Farms to the Montclair Historical Guild quadruples the space available for planting, supplementing the original site on Miller Street in Montclair. The new subcontract at the MHS Clark House property will too be dwelling to a dozen chickens whose eggs volition be sold to local residents or donated to local group residences and soup kitchens. www.montclairhistorical.org

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Sat, October 27 - Cranbury, Middlesex Canton
Stories of Cranbury

Museum docent and walking tour guide Don Davidson volition present stories of Cranbury's history for children viii to 13 and their families. Yous are invited to come up dressed as an American Indian or early settler, if yous would like. The programme is gratuitous, and refreshments will be served. Cranbury Public Library is sponsoring this program with Cranbury Historical & Preservation Lodge. The consequence begins at 2:00 pm at the Parsonage Barn, iii Cranbury Neck Road, Cranbury. In case of pelting the program will be held in the Cranbury Public Library, 23 N. Main Street, Cranbury.

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Sat, October 27 - Cape May, Cape May County

Ronald Reagan's Legacy: Lessons for Today'southward Denizen Leaders

Launching a "Lessons of History" lecture series for the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC), Dr. Myles Martel volition share his unique perspective on what made Ronald Reagan 1 of the most transformative presidents of the 20th century - insights he gained first-hand as he personally coached Reagan for his outstanding performance during the 1980 presidential debates. In the decades since, Dr. Martel has emerged every bit one of this country's most influential leadership advice advisors, providing counsel to Fortune 500 CEOs, celebrities and political leaders.

Regardless of your political persuasion, Dr. Martel'south insights offer practical advice that can assist you, your organization, and your community. His multi-media presentation, including a treasure trove of personal photographs and sound and video clips, has been widely acclaimed as "enlightening," "engaging," and "inspirational." He is pleased to share with his adopted hometown a program that has captivated audiences around the state.

This lecture is cosponsored past the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts & Humanities (MAC) and Martel & Associates. Limited result. Tickets: $xv for the lecture; $thirty for the lecture and reception. To reserve tickets phone call 609-884-5404 or 800-275-4278. The lecture begins at 4:00 pm at Cape May Phase's Robert Shackleton Playhouse, located at Bank & Lafayette Streets in Cape May. It will be followed by a meet-the-speaker reception at The Queen Victoria at 5:30 pm.

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Saturday, October 27 - Jefferson Township, Morris County
Jefferson Museum Attic Auction

The Jefferson Township Historical Gild will hold an Cranium Auction on Saturday from 9:00 to 3:00 pm, rain or smooth. The Attic Auction will take place on the grounds of the Jefferson Township Museum, 315 Dover-Milton Road, Jefferson, NJ 07438. This sale will be put on by members of the JTHS who will be selling their own items. Come see what treasures you tin find! The Jefferson Township Museum is on the National and State Register of Historic Places. For farther data, visit world wide web.jthistoricalsociety.org.

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Saturday, October 27 - Pemberton, Burlington County

Oct 2012 Moonlight Walk at Celebrated Whitesbog Village

Whitesbog Preservation Trust volition host a moonlight walk at Historic Whitesbog on Saturday at 7:00 pm. By the soft glow of moonlight, walk through the dark, mysterious pines, forth white sugar sand roads, to the shimmering cranberry bogs. Listen for the haunting hoots of owls. The leader will offering stories of the people who built Whitesbog, the local "Piney" folk, and the more than contempo American immigrants, all of whom worked here to arrive i of the most successful agricultural enterprises in New Jersey.

Meet at the Full general Store at 7:00 pm. Guests should be prepared for a relatively vigorous walk, are encouraged to dress for the weather and bring anything that may exist needed for your comfort, such as sturdy shoes, a calorie-free jacket, and a flashlight. Low-cal refreshments will be served afterward the walk. Inclement weather cancels. Fee is $5 per person. Reservations by Fri, Oct 26 are required: get out name, phone number and number of people attention on main voicemail, 609-893-4646, or email WhitesbogPreservationTrust@comcast.internet.

All gain benefit the Whitesbog Preservation Trust in its tireless efforts to restore and protect Historic Whitesbog Village and its surrounding lands. Whitesbog Village is located at mile marker 13 on County Route 530 in Browns Mills (Pemberton Township), NJ. To find out data and directions: call 609-893-4646, email WhitesbogPreservationTrust@comcast.net or visit www.whitesbog.org.

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Saturday - Dominicus, Oct 27 - 28 - Burlington, Burlington County

"Ghosts in the Graveyard" Weekend

Children and families are invited to Ghostly Tales with Storyteller, Dennis Strain, on Sat from two:00 - 4:00 pm at the Burlington County Historical Society. Dennis volition brand y'all laugh and shiver with spooky tales of New Jersey! Crafts and snacks will follow the program. Wear your Halloween costume! Special guest appearance by the "Bailiwick of jersey Devil" himself! The stories are appropriate for ages ii-102.

Then come dorsum on Sunday from 2:00 - 4:00 pm as we welcome Dr. Richard Veit and his talk "Stranger Stop and Cast an Center." Dr. Veit will explore the cultural history of New Jersey'southward historic cemeteries and burying grounds from the 17th century through the dawn of the 21st century. The presentation will provide an understanding of the state's historic burial places and the grave markers they contain. Q and A and light refreshments later the talk.

Both programs take identify at the Corson Poley Center at the Burlington County Historical Society, 454 Lawrence Street in Burlington. Complimentary parking on Loftier Street and in the Society's parking lot on Lawrence Street. Admission is $5 per person. RSVP recommended for Ghostly Tales! For more data call 609-386-4773 or email burlcohistsoc@verizon.internet.

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Sun, October 28 -Toms River, Ocean Canton
Cousins' Day Reunion

Explore your Bounding main County roots and join in the fun from 12:00 noon to five:00 pm on Lord's day at the Cousins' Day Reunion at the Research Eye of Ocean County Historical Club, 26 Hadley Avenue, Toms River. Swap family histories and get to know your new "cousins." Nosotros can assistance you preserve your family history by making copies of your family unit Bible records and pictures of your ancestors to add together to our all-encompassing drove. Don't miss a new valuable source of data to be unveiled. Register today for this free event past calling 732-341-1880. Refreshments will be served.

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Sunday, Oct 28 - Cranford, Marriage County
Open up House Weekend

Bring the family down to the Crane-Phillips Business firm Museum for vacation celebrations. For Halloween, visit the museum on Sun, October 28th from 2:00-4:00 pm after the Township Halloween Parade then for Christmas visit the museum on Sun, December 16th for a Victorian Candlelight Christmas in a Ceremonious State of war veteran's house from 4:00 - 6:00 pm. The Crane-Phillips House Museum is located at 124 North Union Avenue in Cranford. The museum is open up virtually Sundays from 2:00 - 4:00 pm from September through Memorial Day. For further data, delight call the society's function at 908-276-0082.

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Sunday, Oct 28 - Trenton, Mercer County
Trenton & Cemetery Tour

Join the Trenton Museum Gild for "Riverview Cemetery: Out and Nigh the City of Trenton" on Sunday at 2:00 pm, led by Richard A. Sauers. The tour volition visit the gravesites of notable Trenton residents who championed the efforts backside many of its monuments, historic sites, and oldest municipal parks. These include the Abbott Farm, Wide Street Bank, Cadwalader Park, Mercer County Soldiers and Sailors Monument, Onetime Barracks, Roebling Monument, Trent House, Trenton Boxing Monument, Trenton State Club, Washington Monument, and even the "shaky bridge."

The tour will begin at the Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie Mansion at 2:00 pm for a cursory orientation and then leave past car for Riverview Cemetery. The walking tour will encompass about one mile, and participants are reminded to vesture comfortable shoes. Full general Admission $10 at the door. Gratis for members of the Trenton Museum Society.

Richard A. Sauers is cemetery historian at Riverview Cemetery. He has presented his research, which reflects interests in the histories of monument companies, "white bronze" gravemarkers, and the memorialization of victims of accidents and disasters, to the American Culture Association, Clan for Gravestone Studies, Far-West Popular/American Culture Clan, Folklore Studies Association of Canada, and Mid-Atlantic Popular/American Culture Association.

For more information, contact the Trenton Museum Society at 609-989-1191 e-mail tms@ellarslie.org.

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Sunday, Oct 28 - Westfield, Marriage Canton

"Halloween Hocus Pocus"

It's time for Halloween fun! Visit the Miller-Cory House Museum at 614 Mountain Avenue in Westfield on Lord's day from i:30 to four:00 pm to gloat Halloween Hocus Pocus. This program is ideal for young children. The museum'due south costumed docents will greet visitors at the door of the colonial farmhouse. There are numerous activities planned for the afternoon, including Halloween storytelling, tattoos, and face painting. Children can decorate their own Halloween cupcakes and make two additional crafts to take home. Festive refreshments will be served. Be sure to come in Halloween costume! The fee for Halloween Hocus Pocus is $4.00 for children; accompanying adults are free. No reservations are necessary for any activity. For more than information call 908-232-1776 or e-mail millercorymuseum@gmail.com.

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October ane - November four - Morristown, Morris County

Halloween Spirit at Acorn Hall

By the Victorian era, the aboriginal rituals of All Hallows' Eve had evolved into a holiday celebrated by children and adults alike. A special exhibit at Acorn Hall will explain popular games played at Victorian Halloween parties. It will also highlight the 19th-century Spiritualist motion. Spiritualism asserted that spirits of the dead can and exercise communicate with the living. Spiritualism adult and reached its peak between the 1840s and the 1920s. It was nigh enthusiastically embraced and led by women, putting it at odds with established religions.

The exhibit, which will run from October one to November 4, is included in the price of a tour of Acorn Hall. Acorn Hall is at 68 Morris Avenue, Morristown. Acorn Hall, the headquarters of the Morris County Historical Society, is an 1853 house remodeled into the Italianate Villa style in 1860. It is open to the public on Mondays and Thursdays from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm and on Sundays from 1:00 pm to four:00 pm. Tours of the firm and exhibits are $half dozen for adults, $5 for seniors, and $3 for students. Children under twelve are complimentary. For directions or additional data call 973-267-3465 or visit www.acornhall.org.

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Sunday, October 28 - Piscataway, Middlesex County
History of Picture show: 1890-1960

View the exhibit "Lights! Camera! Action! History of Film: 1890-1960" at the 1741 Cornelius Low House Museum in Piscataway. The museum is open up Sunday afternoons from 1:00 - four:00 pm. The exhibit volition run through December 31, 2012.

The Cornelius Low House, congenital in 1741, was the home to its namesake and is only one of two remaining buildings from historic Raritan Landing. This high-mode Georgian mansion is listed on the National Register and operated by the Middlesex Canton Cultural and Heritage Commission. Access to the museum is FREE. The museum is located at 1225 River Route, Piscataway, NJ . For more information, visit
http://www.co.middlesex.nj.us/culturalheritage/museum1.asp

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