WE'RE TICKETING NOVEMBER! ALL lectures are at the Main Branch of the County Library (we don't know HOW that happened! sorry, North County!)
LIMITED SEATS AVAILABLE!!! ENCORE! SEARCHING THE SEARCH ROOM: On November 1st, our County Clerk, Mary Melfi, and her amazing staff will be repeating their seminar on how to search your property's history (November 1).
Did you ever hear of the JUTLAND MASSACRE? Some people consider it Hunterdon's Ruby Ridge - with a police raid and death! It was a huge courtroom trial held in the Historic Courthouse and was finally knocked out of the papers with the Lindbergh Kidnapping! (November 2).
If you played our cemetery scavenger hunt make sure you mark down November 6 to come in and claim your sur-prize! Results and discussion about everyone's experience crawling around graveyards around Halloween are sure to be fun and fascinating! HUNTERDON'S BURIED PAST -- LITERALLY. PART II occurs on November 6.
We have a NEW THREE PART SERIES WITH A BONUS! THE HISTORY OF HUNTERDON THRU ART is sure to please both art lovers and historians alike! Starting with the unveiling of two of the three panels painted by artist Paul Jennis at 2 pm on November 1st, on the next three consecutive Wednesdays (November 5, 12, 19) County Historian Stephanie Stevens will discuss each panel's unique icons and Hunterdon's history as painted by Paul. Panel 1, the 1700s, will be on the 5th; the 1800s on the 12th and the 1900s on the 19th.
HUNTERDON'S MILITIAMEN (November 9) turned the Revolutionary War around -- learn how, why, when and where in this great lecture by Author and Historian Larry Kidder who literally wrote the book on the importance of the Revolutionary War's local militias. Then on November 15th, you can hear about the SKIRMISH OF GEARY'S RIDGE in Raritan Township -- how the British turned tail after the Hunterdon Militiamen stood their ground. A special site visit to Geary's Ridge follows the talk.
Finally, the postponed talk on JOHN READING AND THE CREATION OF HUNTERDON will be held on November 16th.
DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE FOR OCTOBER! INCLUDING OUR SPECIAL PARTNERS!
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