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CROSSROADS GAZETTE
Your resource for all things Revolutionary New Jersey!
April 2018
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Crossroads Annual Meeting rescheduled at new location
Crossroads' snowed-out Annual Meeting has been rescheduled for April 18 at 1:00 p.m. Please note the
new location for this event: George A. Pruitt Hall, Thomas Edison State University, 301 W. State Street (corner of Calhoun St.), Trenton, NJ.
Get an update on Revolutionary New Jersey and network with other history and heritage enthusiasts!
We're planning an informative session, including guest speaker Larry Kidder, author of
Crossroads of the Revolution: Trenton 1774-1783
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We look forward to seeing you there.
Please RSVP on our website
here. (If you registered for the original date, please re-register to help us make an accurate count.) Thanks, and see you on April 18!
Janice Selinger
Executive Director
Crossroads of the American Revolution
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Experience the Battle of Bound Brook during Living History Weekend
Witness the lives of Patriots and British forces on and off the battlefield as the Abraham Staats House hosts the 241st anniversary of the Battle of Bound Brook on April 14 and 15. This annual event commemorates the April 13, 1777 surprise attack of 4,000 British Crown troops on a small American garrison of 500 troops.
Throughout the weekend, costumed reenactors will portray typical Revolutionary War soldiers, from camp settings to battle. Visit British and American camps to learn how troops prepared for battle, meet the family members who supported them, have breakfast with the troops, dance the night away Colonial-style at the Van Horne House, and more! The Staats House, headquarters to General von Steuben during the Middlebrook Encampment, will also be open for tours. Visit the event website for information on these activities and more.
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Registration is open for May 3
Art of Period Trades and Crafts Conference
Want to bring authentic 18th century handicrafts and professions to your historic site but not quite sure how? The Art of Period Trades and Crafts, Crossroads' next professional development conference, is for you!
The May 3 event at East Jersey Old Town Village in Piscataway will feature presentations and workshops with experts in hearth cooking, candle making, shoe making and more! Participants will also have the chance to learn how to prepare their sites and/or themselves for live demonstrations of 18th century activities that involve permits and certifications.
Crossroads is excited to partner with the Middlesex County Office of Arts and History, Division of Historic Sites and History Services to provide this experience in the authentic early New Jersey structures at East Jersey Old Town Village. It's the latest in our series of workshops to help our Heritage Partners refine the way they present 18th century life to heritage tourists.
Registration is open now! Visit our website to reserve your place and learn more about the day's events and expert presenters.
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Crossroads, Barracks featured on Good Day Philadelphia
Fox 29's morning show got a taste of Revolutionary New Jersey on March 19 as Good Day Philadelphia's "Jennie on Your Block" spent the morning at 128 West State Cafe in Trenton.
Crossroads' Janice Selinger and Kate Brindle joined historical interpreters from the Old Barracks Museum to share some of the heritage tourism opportunities for visitors just steps away from the State Capital building. The segment was one of many brief features highlighting culture, education and civic groups in the Trenton area.
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Heritage Partner program offers visibility, skills building and more!
Heritage Area Partners are at the core of the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area. While each location and organization tells its own story, together they form a tapestry of experiences that make an indelible mark on our communities and neighbors.
Scores of sites and historic associations across New Jersey are already benefiting from the enhanced visibility that comes with a Heritage Area alliance. The Crossroads team is here to help, whether your site is open seven days a week or not ready to receive visitors.
Could your organization benefit from affiliating with Crossroads? Contact our Program Manager, Kate Knowles-Brindle by
e-mail or by phone at 609-341-3246 for more information, or visit our Heritage Partner membership
webpage to join us today!
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Get Revolutionary at this month's Heritage Partner events
Explore these events at our partners in the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area. Visit our
website
and
Facebook page
for even more activities through the month.
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Settlement and River Trade Along the Delaware River in the Pre-Canal Period at the Hunterdon County Library in Flemington
Historic preservation expert Dennis Bertland discusses the role Durham boats played in transporting Delaware River-region products to urban markets in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Reservations and more information.
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Colonial Craft: Paper Making at the Whitall House/Red Bank Battlefield in National Park
April 21 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
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Grand Encampment at Jockey Hollow unit of Morristown NHP
April 21 and 22 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Meet Continental soldiers and family members who followed them. Learn about uniforms, weapons, rations and military gear and watch as soldiers demonstrate tactics.
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Northwest Bergen County History Coalition Day
April 28 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Visit the homes of Revolutionary Neighbors Theodosia Prevost and John Fell, the Van Allen House and more in this daylong open house at 10 historic Bergen County homes and museums.
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Board of Trustees
Thomas H. Kean, Honorary Chair ● Patrick Murray, Chair ● Laura Szwak, Vice Chair-Governance ● Brian Levine, Vice Chair-Finance● John Hardiman, Vice Chair - Development ●
Dale Florio ● Seth Hahn ●
Ira Jersey
● Linda Kellner ● Sally Lane ● Chris Paladino ● Patrick Ryan ● Milly Silva
Crossroads Staff
Janice Selinger, Executive Director ● Tanika Jones, Office Administrator ● Kate Knowles-Brindle, Program Manager ● Sue Kaufmann, Communications and Social Media Coordinator
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