April 19: TALK "A MAP OF THE FIRST MDDLE BROOK ENCAMPMENT, 1777"

The Friends of the Abraham Staats House are proud to invite you to historian and colonial-era artifact expert H. Kels Swan's fascinating presentation on what information can be gleaned from a map of General George Washington's first encampment in Middle Brook in 1777!

DATE: Sunday, April 19
TIME: 12:30 to 1PM
PLACE: The Abraham Staats House
17 Von Steuben Lane, South Bound Brook
TKTS: $10/Adult, $5/Under 18
Admission includes house tour & lecture
RSVP: Reservations Strongly Recommended
Include: name, address, contact, number of seats
Email: info@staatshouse.org
Phone: (732) 469-3198

This exciting lecture is the fourth installment of the six-lecture "Lectures Through Time" series presented at the historic Abraham Staats House (c.1740) and coincides with the Staats House Living History Weekend!

[From the Abraham Staats House Website]
H. Kels Swan is a prominent New Jersey historian. His colonial-era artifact collection had been on display at Washington's Crossing Museum in Titusville for many years. He is founder and past president of the Swan Historical Foundation. A graduate of Rutgers, Mr. Swan has served on the Somerset County Cultural and Heritage Commission and the South Bound Brook Historic Commission and has supported history in New Jersey, through his lectures and displays of the artifacts from his collection.