2020 CELEBRATING HUNTERDON'S
UNIQUE HISTORIC TREASURES

306 YEARS OF HISTORY

READINGTON MUSEUMS PRESENTS: COLONIAL BUTTER AND CHEESE MAKING
1PM TO 4PM
Join open hearth cooks Bev Altrath and Arlene Soong the Bouman-Stickney Farmstead as they churn butter and demonstrate its relationship with curds and whey, discuss dairying in the 1700s, and demonstrate how to make cheese.
Altrath and Soong are domestic historians and interpretive cooks at the Bouman-Stickney Farmstead, Shippen Manor, and Miller Cory House. They have been involved in the Domestic Arts of the Colonial Era for over eighteen years, and have provided educational, instructive and entertaining programs to the public throughout NJ.
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HOLCOMBE-JIMISON FARM FESTIVAL: An extraordinary day at Hunterdon's oldest farmstead!  Certainly one of Hunterdon's Unique Historic Treasures!!  Join us on the farm for a fun packed day with things to see and do no matter your age!!  Live Western and Blue Grass music provided by the "Red Oak Country Boys."
Morning events from 10 am to 4 pm included in the price of admission:

• Make a rope bracelet for yourself with a machine more than 100 years old!
• Dip your own wax candle
• Make a pottery plate for your very own
• Visit the Hunterdon County 4H Fur and Feathers' Petting Zoo of small creatures
• Learn to play an Outside Kids' game from Yesteryear
• Visit the Museum barns and the 1711 House -- filled with memories
• Visit the Barn of Toys
• Other sites to see include a Country Store, a Post Office and a Barbershop, Mini-Craft Fair, the Delaware Valley Herb Society's “ International Herb Garden”, and the 1920’s Machine Shop

 Afternoon events from noon to 4 pm included in the price of admission:

• Take a Tractor/Wagon ride across the lower field
• Print a Post card on our 3x5 Letter Press from 1880 (Print shop) and learn how paper printing has changed
• Watch the Blacksmith make a Hook – Can You try?
• See the Black and River Railroad Road Equipment being used to restore service to Lambertville

Food for sale by Hunterdon County 4H including hamburgers, hot dogs and more PLUS A Home Made Ice Cream Vendor AND free coffee and snacks in the Office will be available.
                          
$5.00 per Adult or $10.00 a Family - or become a Member for $25.00!
1605 Daniel Bray Highway (Rte. 29) Lambertville NJ 08535  (Last New Jersey Exit on route 202, then follow blue signs)
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Rain or Shine.

THE ARCHITECTURE AND INTERPRETATION OF THE 1759 VOUGHT HOUSE - THE ONLY LOYALIST HOUSE MUSEUM IN NJ:
In this lecture, Historical Architect, Michael Marguiles, AIA, will discuss the the significance of the architecture of the Vought House - among the most unique in the United States - and the fight to save and preserve it.  
Built in 1759, the house was acquired by the Clinton Township Board of Education and slated for demolition.  it was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 2008. The building is on Preservation New Jersey's 2010 "10 Most Endangered Historic Sites list." It was acquired by a newly formed not-for-profit to save and preserve the house for $17.59. 
The house is a heavy timber frame, and the walls are made with wattle and daub. Distinctive features of the interior are four original plaster ceilings with geometric designs.  The most unique of the ceilings is the serpentine design with a snake's head at one end near the front entrance - still intact since it was originally installed in 1759! This may be the only house in the United States with four mid-eighteenth century wattle and daub decorative plaster ceilings.  The ornamental plasterwork is very similar to another Palatine German stone farmhouse in Berks County, PA, the Hehn-Kershner House, circa 1755. In 1958, the architectural elements were purchased by and relocated to Winterthur Museum.
Christoffel Vought was a loyalist during the American Revolution and volunteered to join the British Army. Vought was captured by the Patriots and found guilty by a Jury of Inquisition. Vought and his family went into exile in Nova Scotia. The land and house were sold at auction.
When preserved, this will be the first museum in New Jersey interpreted as a Loyalist site, recognizing the significance of the civil war that raged within New Jersey during the American Revolution. 
7 pm.  Main Branch of the County Library, Route 12. 
Free with free refreshments following the talk.

READINGTON MUSEUMS PRESENTS: BARN DANCE
7PM TO 9:30PM
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RED MILL MUSEUM: Wheels for the Wheel Car Show
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