Join us for Crossroads' annual meeting to learn more about our 2015 accomplishments and our plans for the year ahead. We'll be gathering on March 11 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at Thomas Edison State University, 101 W. State Street, Trenton, NJ. 

In addition to a presentation from Crossroads Board President Patrick Murray, we'll hear from special guest Peter Samuel,  National Heritage Areas Program Coordinator for the National Park Service's Northeast Regional Office. He'll discuss the importance of National Heritage Areas like Crossroads, as well as the NPS Centennial celebration. 

 

Please confirm your attendance through our Annual Meeting web page if you haven't already. We look forward to seeing you there! 

When revolution came to New Jersey in the 1770s, women found their lives changed forever. The war touched every household as battles and looting soldiers came literally to the front door, turning peaceful towns to conflict. As family members left to enlist in the Patriot cause or pledged allegiance to the Crown, women were left to protect their families, homes and farms from the ravages of war and foraging troops.

Women's situations were as unique as they were. Many shared their husbands' and fathers' political beliefs and gave aid to one side while resisting the other, and some like Hannah Caldwell perished as a result. Women like Theodosia Prevost volunteered their homes and land to host officers from either the Continental or British armies, hoping to get protection in return. Others bore the heartache of divided families, as some sons fought for independence while others took up arms as Loyalists. Some like Patience Lovell Wright were spies for the Patriots, and others like Ann Cooper Whitall refused to support war at all.

 

Visit our Women's History Month webpage to learn more about these Revolutionary Neighbors to learn more. 

When you celebrate St. Patrick's Day, don't forget to cheer a "Huzzah!" to General George Washington, who proclaimed March 17, 1780 a holiday for his weary troops during the second Morristown encampment. The choice of that date was no coincidence: historians estimate that one in four Continental soldiers was Irish by birth or ancestry, making the gesture especially meaningful to the troops. Some say this was the first official St. Patrick's Day celebration held in the United States.

 

This year, Morristown National Historical Park celebrates the holiday and the Centennial of the National Park Service by participating in the Morristown St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday March 12. 

Prospective students and families get a taste of New Jersey's Revolutionary heritage thanks to a new informative kiosk introduced February 18 at the Rutgers University Visitor Center in Piscataway.

 

Crossroads Board of Trustees President Patrick Murray joined Middlesex County Freeholder Kenneth Armwood, chair of the County's Business Development and Education Committee, and Barbara Loftus, Manager, Visitor Engagement, Rutgers Visitor Center in introducing the kiosk to the public. Part of Crossroads' statewide heritage signage program to increase tourism and civic engagement, the three-sided kiosk will also include information on Rutgers and Middlesex County cultural and heritage sites.

 

Chartered in 1766, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, is among the eight colonial colleges founded before the United States was born. More than 75,000 people pass through its visitor center each year.

 

We thank Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders Department of Business Development & Education/Office of Culture & Heritage, and New Brunswick Development Corporation for their generous support and sponsorship of the kiosk.

Learn how to download and use the Google Earth version of a compendium of maps of the state's Revolutionary War sites. Reservations required.  More information .

This NPS Centennial event at Washington's Headquarters features author James Veasey, speaking on the state's diverse 18th century architecture.  More information .