Frelinghuysen Arboretum The Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey Revolutionary War Sites Morristown Green Morris Museum Macculloch Hall Fosterfields Living Historical Farm Community Children's Museum Acorn Hall

Morris County & Morristown–
Discover the Character

Morris County and Morristown New Jersey offers much in the way of historic getaways, cultural heritage, parks and recreation, wedding and banquet facilities, corporate meeting spaces, cultural venues and things to do. The Morris Museum, the Stickley Museum at Craftsman Farms, Revolutionary War sites and Morristown National Historical Park are just a few of the world class attractions that Morris County has to offer travelers to New Jersey. Ideally located 25 miles west of New York City, Morris County makes a perfect location to experience a diverse vacation with your family and friends.

 

Posted 2012 – revised 4/5/2012

 

 

 

Eighteenth Century Comes to Life Through Revolutionary Times Weekend: April 13, 14 & 15, 2012


Join us for the fourth annual celebration of the Continental Army's Morristown encampments during the winters of 1777 and 1779-80. Events will be held all weekend at various Morris County venues.

 

Click here to download pdf MAP.
Click here to download SCHEDULE.

Click here for more info on the Saturday Symposium & Colonial Buffet

 

 

Revolutionary Times Weekend 2012 Schedule of Events

 

Friday, April 13

 

10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Spinning Tales: The Fabric of New Jersey
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts
9 Main Street, Madison
metc.org
No reservations needed
973-377-2982
$5 adults; $3 seniors, children, members; military free

 

12:30 p.m.
Naturalization Ceremony followed by Martha Washington Tea, hosted by the Morristown D.A.R.
National Park Service (NPS)
Washington’s Headquarters Museum
30 Washington Place, Morristown
nps.gov/morr
No reservations needed
973-539-2016 x210
Free

 

1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Over Here and Over There: Morris County’s Role in WWII: Preserving the Freedoms Won in the American Revolution
Morris County Historical Society at Acorn Hall
68 Morris Avenue, Morristown
acornhall.org
No reservations needed
973-267-3465
$6 adults; $5 seniors; $3 students; members and children under 12 free

 

6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Factory Exhibit Grand Opening Preview Party
Historic Speedwell
333 Speedwell Ave, Morristown
morrisparks.net/speedwell
973-285-6550
$15 per person

Saturday, April 14


9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Jockey Hollow Army Encampment
National Park Service (NPS)
Jockey Hollow Visitor Center
Tempe Wick Road, Morristown
nps.gov/morr
No reservations needed
973-543-4030
Free

 

9:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Second Annual Symposium of the North Jersey American Revolution Round Table: ‘Ethnic Groups of the American Revolution’
NPS - Washington’s Headquarters Museum
30 Washington Place, Morristown
nps.gov/morr
No reservations needed
973-539-2016 ext. 210
Free

Followed by the Colonial Buffet Luncheon, 1–3 pm
George & Martha’s, 67 Morris Street, Morristown
$20 per person

Click here for more details.

 

10:00 a.m to 11:00 a.m.
Children’s Colonial Tea Party and Crafts
Schuyler-Hamilton House
5 Olyphant Place, Morristown
rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njmcdar/SHHouse.htm
Reservations needed
973-539-7502
$5

 

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Factory Exhibit Grand Opening
Historic Speedwell
333 Speedwell Ave, Morristown
morrisparks.net/speedwell
No reservations needed
973-285-6550
$5 adults; $4 seniors;
$3 children (4-16)

 

11:00 a.m. to Noon
Children’s Colonial Tea Party and Crafts
Schuyler-Hamilton House
5 Olyphant Place, Morristown
rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njmcdar/SHHouse.htm
Reservations needed
973-539-7502
$5

 

Noon to 3:30 p.m.
Tours, Colonial reenactments, textile demonstrations. Tours and Tales of Revolutionary War and Dutch settlers
Montville Township Historical Society
Henry Doremus House
490 Route 202/Main St., Montville
Nicholas Vreeland Dutch Stone Out Kitchen
52 Jacksonville Road, Montville
No reservations needed
Free

 

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
“Gone for a Soldier”- Jerseymen in the Civil War exhibit
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
45 Macculloch Hall, Morristown
maccullochhall.org
No reservations needed
973-538-2404
$6 per person; members free

Click here for more details

 

1:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Colonial Buffet Luncheon
George & Martha’s
67 Morris Street, Morristown
$20 per person

Click here for more details

 

1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Farming during the American Revolution
Fosterfields Living Historical Farm
73 Kahdena Road, Morristown
morrisparks.net
No reservations needed
973-326-7645
$6 adults; $5 seniors; $4 children 4-16; $2 children 2 and 3; free for children 2 and under and members

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Livingston's House and Yours: Shared Stories
Livingston-Benedict House
25 Old Parsippany Road, Parsippany
No reservations needed
973-887-2455
Free; donations accepted

Click here for more details

 

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Over Here and Over There: Morris County’s Role in WWII: Preserving the Freedoms Won in the American Revolution
Morris County Historical Society at Acorn Hall
68 Morris Avenue, Morristown
acornhall.org
No reservations needed
973-267-3465
$6 adults; $5 seniors; $3 students; members and children under 12 free

Sunday, April 16


9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Jockey Hollow Army Encampment
NPS - Jockey Hollow Visitor Center
Tempe Wick Road, Morristown
nps.gov/morr
No reservations needed
973-543-4030
Free

 

10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Spinning Tales: The Fabric of New Jersey
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts
9 Main Street, Madison
metc.org
No reservations needed
973-377-2982
$5 adults; $3 seniors, children, members; military free

 

1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Tours, Colonial reenactments, textile demonstrations. Tours and Tales of Revolutionary War and Dutch settlers
Montville Township Historical Society
Henry Doremus House
490 Route 202/Main St., Montville
Nicholas Vreeland Dutch Stone Out Kitchen
52 Jacksonville Road, Montville
No reservations needed
Free

 

1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Livingston's House and Yours: Shared Stories
Livingston-Benedict House
25 Old Parsippany Road, Parsippany
No reservations needed
973-887-2455
Free; donations accepted

Click here for more details

 

1:00 p.m. to 4 p.m.
“Gone for a Soldier”- Jerseymen in the Civil War exhibit and House Tours
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
45 Macculloch Avenue, Morristown
maccullochhall.org
No reservations needed
973-538-2404
$8 adults; $6 seniors and students; $4 kids (6-12) members free

Click here for more details

 

For more information:

MCTB– 973-631-5151
NPS– nps.gov/morr or 973-539-2016 x210

 

 

Updated 3/26/2012
Please check back for updates.