Events
Events
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Tours of the Old Barracks
Old Barracks Museum 101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ, United StatesOpen for tours. 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 students and seniors. Google Calendar iCal Export Details Date: Time:
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Musket Demonstration at the Old Barracks Museum
Old Barracks Museum,101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA 2 Barrack St, United StatesSoldiers 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.
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George Washington’s Ten Crucial Days: Vision for Victory Unfolds with author William “Larry” Kidder
New Jersey State Library, Level 2 Reading Room 185 West State Street, Trenton, United StatesBetween December 24, 1776 and January 3, 1777, George Washington was faced with a number of critical decisions. The actions he formulated would play a major role in either bringing the American Revolution to a crushing defeat or reviving hope for its eventual success. This talk examines those decisions to understand how the battles of…
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The British Army in North America 1768-1783
Old Barracks Museum 101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ, United StatesA presentation by Asher Lurie of the Old Barracks Museum describing the true story of the British soldiers and officers sent to defend and maintain the thirteen American Colonies. Google Calendar iCal Export Details Date: Time:
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Musket Demonstration at the Old Barracks Museum
Old Barracks Museum,101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA 2 Barrack St, United StatesSoldiers 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.
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Harmonious Art – Musick in 18th Century America
Historic Trenton Friends Meeting House 142 East Hanover St., Trenton, New Jersey, United StatesThe Practitioners of Musick featuring John Burkhalter, recorders, and Donovan Klotzbeacher, harpsichord, perform beautiful 18th Century music in the historic Quaker Meeting House. Google Calendar iCal Export Details Date: Time:
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What We Sang Together Community Songs from Revolutionary-Era America
Historic Trenton Friends Meeting House 142 East Hanover St., Trenton, New Jersey, United StatesJoin acappella chorus Hopewell Hall to hear songs people might have sung together in the American colonies. Like today, people sang together in many settings and for diverse reasons: at religious gatherings, while working, in taverns, and by firesides with the family. The chorus will showcase the shape note, West Gallery, and folk songs they…
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King George and the March of Folly
Trenton Masonic Temple 100 Barrack Street, Trenton, New Jersey, United StatesLiterature, media and festivals (including Patriots Week) tend to focus on the triumph of the patriots on our side of the Atlantic. But what was going on in London? Leaders who were arrogant, ignorant and vain put the world’s great superpower on the path to disaster. Patriots Week battlefield guide Ralph Siegel stays indoors for…
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“Rediscovering British Surveyor and Mapmaker John Hills”
Trenton Free Public Library 120 Academy Street, Trenton, New Jersey, United StatesThe development of cartography in the 18th century was vital to how citizens of North America came to understand their identities within their communities. This presentation will focus on the work of British surveyor and cartographer John Hills, whose life produced nearly seventy detailed manuscript maps of events between 1777-1815. Lecture is held in the…
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Downtown Trenton Revolutionary Pub Crawl
Checkers 14 South Warren Street 14 South Warren Street, Trenton, New Jersey, United StatesJoin a period pub crawl of downtown Trenton watering holes and restaurants. Attendees must mention the PASSCODE: MERCER, to receive your wristbands and ticket at the door for a special giveaway. Colonial dress attire is welcomed and encouraged — we want you to put on your best because we will be judging the best-dressed person…
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