COOKIE PLATES AND CANDY CUPS!! The Hunterdon 300th has had many requests from our guests to purchase the high quality Colonial cookies that the Ringoes Grange has been baking for us for after each of our talks.
You can now take home some of these delicious and unique treats during this holiday season.
A two pound Cookie Plate of assorted colonial-based cookies on a vintage blue and white Staffordshire china plate depicting Independence Hall in Philadelphia, wrapped and ready to give as the perfect hostess gift or enjoy at home is available for $20. Limited amounts of cookie plates will be available at our lectures through the end of the year, but orders are now being taken through December 20, 2025 by emailing 300info@co.hunterdon.nj.us. All proceeds go directly to support the historic Ringoes Grange which just celebrated its 150th anniversary, and 250th programs.
About that calendar -- we have booked over 160 different events with our partners to celebrate and educate abut the American Revolution. The calendar allows you to see EVERY event, whether this December or December 2026, and save the dates now for the lectures, re-enactments, music and events you really want to attend. At $15, you get a high quality calendar with beautiful prints of Dan Campanelli's tavern signs and tavern histories from revolutionary Hunterdon, 16 months of events listed in advance, and then a full 2027 calendar for your use. The calendars are available at all of our lectures, Shop Rite in Flemington and Clinton, and by contacting is at 300info@co.hunterdon.nj.us.
NOW TICKETING FROM THE HUNTERDON 300TH
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20TH: "GEORGE WASHINGTON AND HIS SPIES": Music with the Enslows. There were many spies on both sides of the Revolutionary War. Some were officially spies—others were just people who saw what was happening and made it their mission to get word to George Washington. Spies helped Washington win the war. And some of these missions were even documented in poems and songs (the unsuccessful episodes, of course, because the successful ones remained secret at the time). From Nathan Hale to Benedict Arnold and the British Major John Andre, we celebrate colonial spy craft in story and song. Hunterdon County Library, Main Branch, 7pm. Free. Reservations Required. Free refreshments follow.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH: “MAN AND MYTH?: DANIEL BRAY: Hunterdon County's Daniel Bray is credited with collecting the boats for Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware River, but some say that this may not be so and the story may just be a local myth. And what kind of man was our local hero? Who was Daniel Bray? Find out for yourself as historian and genealogist Betty DeSapio explores and reveals the real Daniel Bray. Is he both Man and Myth? Main Branch, Hunterdon County Library. 7pm. Free, but reservations are required. Free refreshments follow.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/man-and-myth-daniel-bray-tickets-1808267640189?aff=oddtdtcreator
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11TH: "SHOW AND TELL PART 2: RARE HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS FROM EARLY AMERICA": This second talk by historian and collector Ron Warner will feature documents from early America including a newspaper from England describing Washington's Christmas crossing at Trenton, a British copy of the Sugar Act, Gentlemen's Magazine describing the trial of the Boston Massacre, a Boston newspaper from 1790 describing Paul Revere's Midnight Ride, and other historic documents.
CANCELLED! SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14TH: HEADQUARTERS FARM TOUR & COLONIAL NIBBLES: A rare opportunity to see a 1735 estate with the original mill established by John Opdycke. The stone farmhouse dates back to 1758. The mill hasn’t worked for a long time, but the machinery is largely intact. Following a personal tour by owner Roger Byrom, you will be escorted to the Winter Kitchen for a fabulous snack of colonial nibbles cooking on a open hearth. Margaret, our hearth chef, will give a brief talk and answer questions about authentic hearth cooking.
This event will be re-offered on January 18 (note: changed from January 11), March 8, October 17, November 8, and December 13, 2026.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 8TH: “10 CRUCIAL DAYS”: Christmas Day, 1776, Washington's army looked down the jaws of defeat. 10 days later, the war had turned. Join the winter patriots who marched with Washington, fought, and died in frigid temperatures during those “times that tried men’s souls”. Through meticulous primary source research and masterful storytelling, author William L. Kidder corrects the record and presents what we now know about how Washington exploited his enemy’s hubris by leading his upstart army in daring maneuvers that humiliated His Majesty’s forces in just ten short days that changed the course of history. Free. Reservations required. Free refreshments follow.
Larry Kidder offers the definitive talk on the 10 Crucial Days, a topic so important to the American Revolution and Hunterdon County History, it will be re-offered as our finale of our series "On the Threshold of Independence, Hunterdon County 1775-1776" on December 18, 2026 at 7pm at the Hunterdon County Historic Courthouse in Flemington.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ten-crucial-days-tickets-1971429668207?aff=oddtdtcreator
SUNDAY, JANUARY 18TH: HEADQUARTERS FARM TOUR & COLONIAL NIBBLES (Postponed from January 11th): A rare opportunity to see a 1735 estate with the original mill established by John Opdycke. The stone farmhouse dates back to 1758. The mill hasn’t worked for a long time, but the machinery is largely intact. Following a personal tour by owner Roger Byrom, you will be escorted to the Winter Kitchen for a fabulous snack of colonial nibbles cooking on an open hearth. Margaret, our hearth chef, will give a brief talk and answer questions about authentic hearth cooking.
Limited to 25 guests, $10 per person. Reservations and payment in advance via Eventbrite or by emaiing 300info@co.hunterdon.nj.us to make a reservation and then send a personal check payable to the Hunterdon 300th, 3 Chorister Place, Flemington, NJ 08822.
6 Zentek Road, Stockton. 3 to 5 pm.
This event will be re-offered on March 8, October 17, November 8, and December 13, 2026.
FROM OUR PARTNERS:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND: “NJ MILITIA IN THE WAR FOR INDEPENDENCE": Join historian John Dwyer to learn about the role the militia played in the Revolutionary War, including a look at the raid on Flemington. John will be dressed in his civilian clothing, carrying his personal firelock and accoutrements as required by Militia Regulations. He will also display the personal items carried by common citizen-soldiers. North Branch, Hunterdon County Library. 2pm.
The program is appropriate for middle school age children and up.
This program is generously sponsored by FOHCL, Friends of the Hunterdon County Library.
https://www.hclibrary.us/home
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22ND: “CELEBRATING THE HARVEST": Join Judith Krall-Russo to learn how our ancestors prepared for the long winter ahead while celebrating the harvest season.
Autumn was a season of hard work for early Americans. Neighbors joined together to help each other during harvest time. Numerous hands were needed to butcher, preserve, and prepare many foods. School was cancelled for days so children could help their parents with the harvest chores. The fruits of spring and summer labor were enjoyed during this season, which was also a time of feasting and recreation. Main Branch, Hunterdon County Library, 2pm.
https://www.hclibrary.us/home
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7TH: READINGTON MUSEUMS PRESENTS SINTERKLAASFEEST: 1 to 4 pm. As a way to honor the Dutch heritage of of the 1741 Bouman-Stickney farmstead, Readington Museums will be hosting Dutch Sint Nicolaas Day. Sinterklaas will be available for pictures, and colonial musicians Anne and Ridley Enslow will perform historic holiday pieces that showcase hammered dulcimer and a historic violin. Visitors may also make an ornament to take home, as well as enjoy cider and cookies. 114 Dreahook Road, Whitehouse Station, NJ (for GPS use Lebanon) Donations welcome.
https://www.readingtontwpnj.gov/community/readington-museum
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13TH: SAMUEL FLEMING HOUSE PRESENTS COLONIAL HOLIDAY MUSEUM HOUSE TOURS: 1 to 3pm. Samuel Fleming emigrated from Ireland in the early 18th century, building one of the first permanent dwellings in the Amwell Valley—the home where he and his wife Esther, the daughter of French Huguenots, raised their ten children. Their family's influence extended beyond the Revolutionary War in New Jersey, and the house they built played host to a number of prominent Hunterdon County and New Jersey families. Free. No reservations required.
Samuel Fleming House Museum & Gardens, 5 Bonnell Street, Flemington
https://www.samuelfleminghouse.org
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14TH: SOLITUDE HOUSE PRESENTS A HOLIDAY MARKET WITH COLONIAL DEMONSTRATIONS: Traditional Holiday Market combined with Colonial demonstrations including blacksmithing and sandcasting. At the historic Solitude House. Free. 12 - to 4 pm. 7 River Road, High Bridge.
JANUARY 5TH THRU FEBRUARY 27TH: HOOKED REGIMENTAL, MILITIA, REGIONAL FLAG RUGS EXHIBIT: North Branch of the County Library. Exhibition open to the public during Library hours.
https://www.hclibrary.us/home
SATURDAY, JANUARY 10TH: SAMUEL FLEMING MUSEUM HOUSE TOURS: Tours 1-3pm. Samuel Fleming emigrated from Ireland in the early 18th century, building one of the first permanent dwellings in the Amwell Valley—the home where he and his wife Esther, the daughter of French Huguenots, raised their ten children. Their family's influence extended beyond the Revolutionary War in New Jersey, and the house they built played host to a number of prominent Hunterdon County and New Jersey families.
Samuel Fleming House Museum & Gardens, 5 Bonnell Street, Flemington
https://www.samuelfleminghouse.org
SATURDAY, JANUARY 17TH: “CELEBRATE 250: MUSIC OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION”: Husband and wife duet Anne and Ridley Enslow perform patriot colonial music with hammered dulcimer and violin. North Branch of the County Library. 2pm. Free. Reservations required.
https://www.hclibrary.us/home
FRIDAY, JANUARY 23RD: MOVIE MATINEE: “1776”: A musical retelling of the American Revolution's political struggle in the Continental Congress to declare independence. Run time 2 hours, 22 minutes.
https://hclibrary.libcal.com/event/14760723
SATURDAY, JANUARY 24TH: NATIONS AND CANONS KICKOFF: with Country Dancing performance. 1pm. Main
https://www.hclibrary.us/home
