www.hunterdon300th.org Hunterdon County, State of NJ

2019 CELEBRATING HUNTERDON'S HISTORIC
HOMETOWNS AND HAMLETS


305 YEARS OF HISTORY

Hunterdon County Celebrates 300 Years in 2014
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2019 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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MARCH APRIL
MAY JUNE
JULY AUGUST
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NOVEMBER DECEMBER
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IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Most events are FREE. Those that are not are noted below.

  • Registration is required for most of our events. Follow the links in the event descriptions below to to find out how to reserve your tickets.

  • If an event is 'sold out' or at maximum capacity, please email us at 300info@co.hunterdon.nj.us to be placed on the waiting list. You may also give us a call at 908-788-2030 and leave a message.



LEGEND
ORANGE = 300th Sponsored Events and Lectures
PURPLE = Special Events
RED = Tours
PINK = Special Partner Events
GREEN = Reenactments/Performances 
TEAL = Childrens' Programs, Workshops and Crafts

 

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WALKING TOUR OF REAVILLE
10 am
Rain date of Sunday, November 3rd at 2 pm.
Meeting location to be disclosed to those with reservations only.Free bottled water will be available.
LIMITED TO 20 PEOPLE. 
FREE BUT RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. 
Ticket holders will be provided with the starting location of the tour.
A Wait List will be maintained if you are shut out of this event by emailing us  or call and leave a message at (908) 788-2030.

Free but Reservations are Required
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READINGTON MUSEUMS PRESENTS: BUCKWHEAT-FROM GRINDING TO CAKES
1PM TO 4PM
Information to follow or visit the Readington Museums Website

 

LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - HALF DAY MAKE & PLAY
1-3 pm
Lebanon Township students have an early dismissal! If you’re looking for a fun way to spend the afternoon with your kids, come on down to the Museum for a Half Day Make & Play from 1-3pm! All ages are welcome to work together to create a Holiday Gratitude Wreath in time for Thanksgiving. Other crafts and games will also be available!
Adult must stay with child/ren, this is not a drop off event. Email registration is requested but not required: museum@lebtwp.net 
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUMWEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION
 

CEMETERY WALKING TOUR OF FRENCHTOWN WITH RICK EPSTEIN: 
The Cemetery Tour stops at the pink granite monument to the victims of the spinal-meningitis outbreak of 1907, and at the graves of combat casualties, captains of industry, the mayor who arrived with the circus, a man who swam away from the Milford train wreck of 1877, a bottler of patent medicine, the man who owned Uhlerstown, Pa., Miss Frenchtown of 1931, Frenchtown's only woman mayor, the Man Who Worked One Day a Year, and many, many more. Metal grave markers and Victorian symbolism will be explained.
Rick Epstein started gathering Frenchtown history when he was editor of the Frenchtown's Delaware Valley News in 1970s and '80s, interviewing old-timers for the newspaper. He soaked up more history as editor of the Hunterdon County Democrat, and intensified his research more recently to begin his historical tours in 2016. He currently reports on Frenchtown for the Bucks County Herald.
2 pm - Rain date, Sunday, November 11, 2 pm
Free but Reservations are Required
Free bottled water will be available.
Approximately 75 minutes long.
LIMITED TO 15 PEOPLE.  RESERVATIONS REQUIRED.  Ticket holders will be provided with the starting location of the tour.
A Wait List will be maintained if you are shut out of this event by emailing us  or call and leave a message at (908) 788-2030.
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LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT - OPENING RECEPTION
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

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HUNTERDON HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRESENTS NJ WOMEN'S HISTORY AND THE COMING CENTENNIAL OF WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE
The Hunterdon County Historical Society announces its 2019 Annual Membership meeting and lecture at 2:00 pm at the Flemington Presbyterian Church, 10 E. Main St., Flemington, NJ.
Celebrate women’s history and the coming centennial of women’s right to vote with the Hunterdon County Historical Society. Andrea Tingey, Historic Preservation Specialist with the New Jersey State Historic Preservation Office, will present a pictorial journey through the New Jersey Women’s Heritage Trail.

 

 

  LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION
 

LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM PRESENTS DOROTHEA DAY!
from 1-3pm
Celebrate the legacy of our Museum’s first Curator, Dorothea Connolly. Come hear personal stories of how she inspired others, watch an episode or two of her cooking show, peruse her cookbook (and sample some recipes!) Sharing colonial crafts with children was very important to Dorothea and we will have some available for the children to try (including making a birthday candle for Dorothea, weather permitting.
We are still accepting personal stories at museum@lebtwp.net 
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

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THE HISTORY OF THE HAMLET OF WERTSVILLE
The area surrounding the Wertsville Historic District was originally settled by Europeans in 1718, but the hamlet itself was only named “Wertsville" when the post office was established in town in 1854. But canal, railroad and highway systems by-passed the area. Without significant transportation links, the hamlet’s size peaked in the late 19th Century. Fortunately, we have architectural, photographic, map, and documentary evidence of Wertsville’s heyday. It tells a wonderful story!
2 pm
Main Branch of the County Library
314 Route 12, Flemington
Free. Refreshments follow. 
Reservations recommended.
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  LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM  WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION
 

LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - "PICTURING THE WORDS" WITH ARTIST DORIS ETTLINGER
7pm
Doris Ettlinger will present an overview of her thirty-year career as a children’s illustrator. From thumbnail sketches to final art, Doris will show her process of translating a manuscript into visual images. On display and for sale will be some of her 40 titles, including “The Legend of the Sea Glass” and “The Orange Shoes.” Visit her website at www.dorisettlinger.com  Light refreshments will be served.
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

 

LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

THE JUTLAND MASSACRE - THE HISTORY AND THE MAKING OF THE DOCUMENTARY
Donations gratefully accepted!
100% of all Donations made at this event will go to make this important film!
Join David Konicki and Eric Auteaur, the producers of the Emmy winning documentary "The Town That Disappeared Overnight" as they discuss the making of their newest film about the Siege of Jutland.  We follow the dark story of illegal trespass, invalid search, and manslaughter in 1926 in the tiny hamlet of Jutland.  With a story-line right out of today's headlines, Historian John Kuhl will relate this tale of a local family accused of animal abuse that turned into a shoot out with the nascent NJ State Police.  This event was so big that it took the Lindbergh Kidnapping Case to take if off national headlines. 
We will start the afternoon out with a great cheese board and appetizers and a welcome by the Mayor of Union Township, Frank Mazza.
Following brief comments by John Kuhl, David and Eric will discuss how they approach making a documentary and what we look forward to when the film debuts. 
We will then step outside and take a short walk to see the house where the siege took place.
Although this event is free, donations are gratefully accepted -- 100% of all donations will be used to produce this film.   We have lots of supporters who have offered the Hunterdon 300th donations in the past which we have always refused.  Now is the time to donate.   A film like this costs about $10,000 to produce. 
The Hunterdon 300th is a 501c3 Not-For-Profit Corporation.
2 pm
Union Township Municipal Building
140 Perryville Road, Hampton, NJ  08827

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  LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION
  LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM - MUSCONETCONG WATERCOLOR GROUP EXHIBIT
For the month of November, many beautiful and unique watercolors created by the members of the Musconetcong Watercolor Group will be adorning the Museum's walls. Join us for an Opening Reception on Saturday November 9th from 12-3pm. You’ll have a chance to see the artwork, meet and mingle with the artists and enjoy some light refreshments.
MUSEUM HOURS:
Tuesday 9am-3:30pm
Thursday 1pm-8pm
Saturday 11am-4:30pm
VISIT THE LEBANON TOWNSHIP MUSEUM WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION

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