December 2013

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Duke Farm

 http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Discover-the-Magic-of-Winter-at-Duke-Farms-.html?soid=1101480096390&aid=FtYliNAIF0c

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Blackwell Mills Canal HouseHoliday Party

December 14, 1 p.m.  to 3 p.m.

Sing along with the carolers from the Six Mile Run Reformed Church, and play in our raffles for fantastic prizes.  

Happy Holidays!

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Sinterklaas coming to the Hageman 

 Sunday, Dec. 8, beginning at 1 p.m.

at the Hageman House and Barn, South Middlebush Road, Franklin Township Somerset NJ

Annual Sinterklaas Celebration 

After you enjoy the Dutch Dancers you will see St Nicolaas himself.

Then please do drive next door to our Wyckoff-Garretson House, where we will have having an open house. Information about this event is contained in the attached flyer.

Our best wishes to you and yours for a wonderful holiday!

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Kingston Historical Society Holiday Open House

Sunday, December 1, 2013, 3:30 to 5:30 pm, Locktender’s House, Kingston.

Join us at our annual Holiday Open House and Tree Lighting at the Kingston Locktender's House in Kingston.  The house is located at 4498 Route 27 on the D&R Canalbetween Kingston's Old Red Mill and Eno Terra. Guests are welcome between 3:30 and 5:30 pm. The Kingston Women's Chorus will sing at about 5 pm as we light a huge tree located next to the Locktender's House. Meanwhile partake of homemade cookies and warm cider as you wander around this 1830s house decorated for the holidays. This event is free and open to the public. All are welcome. For more information, please visithttp://www.khsnj.org, or call 609-223-3877 or send an email to – khsofnj@gmail.com

Yours,

Ceil Leedom

KHS Secretary 

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11th Annual Colonial Christmas at the Jacobus van der Veer House 2013
3055 river Road Park Bedminster NJ 

Purchase Gala Tickets Online

Saturday, Nov 30 – Sunday, Dec1

Thursday, Dec 5 – Sunday, Dec 8

Celebrate Christmas Past and Present in Bedminster

Step back in time (to the winter of 1778-79) and visit Bedminster’s historic Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum, which opens its wreath-clad doors for the eleventh annual Colonial Christmas show house and tour for two weekends.

The fundraiser features:  house tours, artisans selling handmade items, Colonial holiday decorations, Colonial musicians and re-enactors, Santa visits, and permanent exhibits -- The Kitchen Hearth, The Vanderveer Parlor, The Knox Bedroom and the Lumber Room.  A champagne tour of the home, followed by a gala reception sponsored by Investors Bank at Trump National Golf Club, will be held Friday, December 6.  The gala will feature the premier of a digital representation of the Pluckemin Cantonment (where Gen. Henry Knox established America’s first military training academy).  

Admission is $10 (children 12 and under, free). The house is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Saturday and Sunday, November 30 and December 1 and Thursday through Sunday, December 5-8.  

Schedule of Events

Saturday, November 30 House Tour - 10 am to 4 pm

• 10 am to 4 pm – Lambs Artillery Encampment

• 10 am to 4 pm – Vendors

• 10 am to 4 pm – Colonial Re-Enactors

• 11 am to 1 pm – The Enslows perform Colonial American Christmas Music

• 1 pm to 3 pm – Santa Visit

Sunday, December 1 House Tour – 10 am to 4 pm

• 10 am to 4 pm – Vendors

• 10 am to 4 pm – Colonial Re-Enactors

• 1 pm to 3 pm – Santa Visit

• 3 to 4 pm – Harmonium Choral Group

Thursday, December 5 House Tour – 10 am to 4 pm

• 10 am to 4 pm – Vendors

• 10 am to 4 pm – Colonial Re-Enactors

• Group Tours 10 am-3 pm (Benjamin Franklin, American Historical Theatre)

Friday, December 6  House Tour – 10 am to 4 pm

• 10 am to 4 pm – Vendors

• 10 am to 4 pm – Colonial Re-Enactors

• 6 to 7 pm – Champagne Tour @ House (Valet Parking)

• 7 pm – Gala @ Trump National Golf Club Sponsored by Investors Bank

• 7 pm – Performance by Bernards High School Madrigals @ Trump National Golf Club

• 8 pm – Premier of digital representation of Pluckemin Cantonment, created and narrated  

           by scholars and students from the Center for Environment & Society at Washington   

           College, MD

Saturday, December 7 House Tour – 10 am to 4 pm

• 10 am to 4 pm – Vendors

• 10 am to 4 pm – Colonial Re-Enactors

• 11 am to 1 pm – The Enslows perform Colonial American Christmas Music

• 1 pm to 3 pm – Santa Visit

Sunday, December 8 House Tour – 10 am to 4 pm

• 10 am to 4 pm – Vendors

• 10 am to 4 pm – Colonial Re-Enactors

• 1 pm to 3 pm – Santa Visit

• 3 to 4 pm – Choral Group Performance,

• 4 pm – 50/50 Raffle Drawing, House Raffle Drawing

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Home for the Holidays: 

Holiday at the Abraham Staats House

Saturday, December 7th, & Sunday, December 8th, 2013 

Saturday, December 14th, & Sunday, December 15th, 2013 

12 noon to 5 p.m. 

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Blackwell Mills Canal House

December 14:

HOLIDAY PARTY: Sing along with the carolers from the Six Mile Run Reformed Church and play in our raffles. Happy Holidays! HOURS: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

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Heritage Trail Programs
http://www.heritagetrail.org/events.htm

"Washington Ups the Anti" - Narrated Bus Tour 
Saturday, December 28, 2013
Departing:
  - from the Van Horne House, Bridgewater:  8:30 am
  - from Washington Crossing State Park, Visitor Center: 9:30 am

Washington’s bold crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 is an oft-told tale of a midnight march through a winter storm and a dawn attack on a sleeping garrison at Trenton. His riskier gamble four days later, again crossing the river to deliberately provoke a second Battle of Trenton against the full force of the British Army, is a story many have not heard.

The Heritage Trail Association and the Crossroads of the American National Heritage Area are co-sponsoring a narrated bus tour that will visit the scenes of battle and follow the route of the Centennial Army during those “Ten Crucial Days.”

The tour will depart form the historic Van Horne House in Bridgewater, 941 East Main Street, and stop first at the visitor center at Washington Crossing State Park where participants will have the option to join the tour. The tour will then proceed to Trenton to visit the battle sites and then follow the army’s route to the Princeton Battlefield. After a buffet lunch at the historic Nassau Inn in Princeton, the tour will visit Kingston, Millstone and finally Pluckemin. The bus will drop off the Bridgewater participants at the Van Horne House and make a final stop at Washington Crossing State Park.

Space is limited and reservations with pre-payment is required.  Reservations may be made online, or by calling 732-356-8856. No refunds will be given after December 1.

Price: $65 including lunch.
Time: approximately 8 hours

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Eco-Heritage Tourism Maps

MAP 2 (North Franklin)  5MB 

MAP ( Southern Franklin) 4MB

Please note that you need Adobe Reader Version 5.0 or later to view the maps. Due to the large file size of these maps, it may be necessary to download and open on the local desktop with Adobe Acrobat Reader.  Panning and zooming online may be very slow." 

Resources identified on the maps linked above were selected because it fits into a theme that is described by the term ‘Eco-heritage tourism.’ This term embraces the principles of tourism that:

• Contributes to the conservation of natural and cultural heritage;
• Includes the local community in its planning, development and operation, contributing to their well-being;
• Interprets the natural and cultural heritage of the destination to visitor; and
• Lends itself better to independent travelers, as well as to organized tours for small size groups.

Eco-heritage tourism is generating renewed interest because visitors can enjoy the resources and environment of preserved and protected areas. In this Franklin Township Map, the resources are grouped into the following themes:

• Boating
• Hunting
• Fishing
• Agriculture--road-side stands and x-mas tree farms
• Birding
• Biking
• Hiking/walking trails
• Equestrian trials
• Heritage Tourism
• Gardens
• Golf Courses
• Camping
• Scenic Corridors and Historic Roads

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