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  • Second Battle Reenactment

    Mill Hill Park (Corner of Broad & Front Streets) 165 E. Front Street, Trenton, New Jersey, United States

    @ – See the action of the Battle of the Assunpink in Mill Hill ParkHaving abandoned Trenton shortly after the battle on December 26, Washington re-crossed with a much larger army later in the week upon learning the British had not re-occupied Trenton. On the morning of January 2, 1777, he dispatched a small brigade…

  • Musical Workshop Performance of “The Crossing and the Ten Crucial Days”

    Adath Israel Synagogue 1958 Lawrenceville Rd, Lawrence, New Jersey

    The sacrifice…the glory…the musical! Come see a sneak preview of scenes from a revolutionary new musical in development. This is the story about the times that tried men’s souls. Historically accurate, heart-pounding, and patriotic, The Crossing and the Ten Crucial Days presents inspiring tunes that are both poignant and full of humor. Actors portray the…

    $15

  • Experience the Battle of Princeton

    Historical Society of Princeton at the – Updike Farm 354 Quaker Road, Princeton, NJ, United States

    JOIN US ON DECEMBER 29 TO CELEBRATE THE 241ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE JANUARY 3, 1777 BATTLE OF PRINCETON Plans are underway for the Princeton Battlefield Society’s early morning, premier educational event in celebration of the January 3rd anniversary of the Battle of Princeton.   On December 29 we will begin our program at the Historical Society…

  • Wreath Laying – Princeton Battlefield State Park

    Princeton Battlefield 500 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ, United States

    Join Color Guard units of the Sons of the American Revolution in a ceremony honoring those who fought for our nation's freedom on the morning of December 26, 1776

  • Alexander Hamilton and the 24 Cannons at the Battle of Trenton

    Trenton City Museum in Ellarslie Manson 299 Parkside Ave, Trenton, NJ, United States

      @ –   This tabletop talk will follow the movements of all 24 of the cannons on the streets of Trenton during the Battle of Trenton and demonstrate why the 18 American cannons – including the two six-pounders commanded by Alexander Hamilton – were decisive in the victory over the Hessians, who had six…

  • “Trenton’s Historic Legacy: The Old Barracks and the Trenton Battle Monument”

    Riverview Cemetery 870 Centre Street, Trenton, NJ, United States

      @ –   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 Battle Monument Association in creating the Trenton Battle Monument followed by a walking tour of the gravesites of some of the civic-minded men and women…

  • Musket Demonstration at the Old Barracks Museum

    Old Barracks Museum,101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA 2 Barrack St, United States

    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”

    Old Barracks Museum,101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA 2 Barrack St, United States

    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 The Old Barracks as a home for soldiers and a military hospital. Free.

  • Musket Demonstration at the Old Barracks Museum

    Old Barracks Museum,101 Barrack St, Trenton, NJ 08608, USA 2 Barrack St, United States

    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

    Trenton Free Public Library 120 Academy Street, Trenton, New Jersey, United States

      @ –   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 governor of New Amsterdam, on behalf of the Kingdom of Sweden, and their part during the American Revolution. An accompanying exhibit of photographs documenting places…

    free