Events
Events for December 30, 2019
Holiday Decor in the Historic Village
As you stroll through the Historic Village in December, be sure to note the hand-crafted Christmas decorations adorning the buildings! Wreaths and other decor were created by park staff and…
New Jersey State Museum
@ – Closed Monday NEW Featured exhibit: “Preserving the Pinelands: Albert Horner’s Portraits of a National Treasure.” Plus many more galleries in history, art and science. Free Google Calendar iCal…
Planetarium Shows
@ – Planetarium shows include a live demonstration of the sky set to December 25, 1776. Learn about the constellations and planets that occupied the sky on the stormy evening…
State House Civics Tours
@ – 10 AM, 11 AM, 12 PM, 1 PM, 2 PM, & 3 PM (Closed Saturday) New Jersey State House (Enter via the State House Annex 145 West State…
Tours of the Old Barracks
@ – The Old Barracks Museum offers tours that detail Trenton’s role in the 18th century, as well as the details of the Battle of Trenton. Tickets: $10 adults; $8…
Musket Demonstrations
@ – Soldiers of the NJ Line of the Continental Army will drill and fire their muskets on the Parade ground of the Old Barracks Museum. Included with Old Barracks…
The Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie
@ – (Closed Monday and Tuesday) Fee: Pay as you wish Google Calendar iCal Export Details Date: Time:
“Trenton’s Historic Legacy: The Old Barracks and the Trenton Battle Monument”
@ – A presentation highlighting the early efforts to save the Old Barracks by the city’s Daughters of the American Revolution chapter and the work of the Trenton…
Musket Demonstration at the Old Barracks Museum
Soldiers of the NJ Line of the Continental Army will drill and fire their muskets on the Parade ground of the Old Barracks Museum. Included in regular cost of admission.
“Blacks at the Old Barracks”
Algernon Ward Jr. of Trenton will provide a presentation on the topic of "Blacks at The Old Barracks" which will explore the roles of African Americans in the operation of…
Musket Demonstration at the Old Barracks Museum
Soldiers of the NJ Line of the Continental Army will drill and fire their muskets on the Parade ground of the Old Barracks Museum. Included in regular cost of admission.
“Out with the Old, In with the New: New Sweden and The American Revolution” Lecture by Erick Burro
@ – This talk will discuss South Jersey’s earliest colonial settlements in the Delaware Valley, which began as the New Sweden Colony by Peter Minuit, a former Dutch…