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July 20 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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History on the Green
Step back into the past and visit Revolutionary-era New Jersey at Somerset County’s living history event for the whole family – History on the Green!
- Explore a pop-up encampment & visit with Revolutionary War soldiers!
- Meet General George Washington and his valet, William “Billy” Lee, on horseback!
- Experience early-American artisan demonstrations!
- Play colonial toys & games
- And SO MUCH MORE
LOCATION:
The Courthouse Green on Main Street (between N. Bridge St. & Grove St.) Somerville, NJ 08876
Hand-Cut Colonial Silhouettes
Watch in awe and excitement as professional artist Lauren Muney creates a hand-cut, colonial style portrait of you to take home. You have the easy part – sit and enjoy the experience!
Basketweaving of Colonial America
Watch the talented artisan, Mary May, demonstrate colonial-era basketweaving techniques and traditions! Learn how basketweaving was an integral domestic activity in early America.
Colonial Toys & Games with Liberty Hall Museum
Experience the toys and games of the past with Liberty Hall Museum! Try your hand at cup-and-ball, race with a hoop-and-stick, and make your very own clay marbles to take home!
18th Century Reading & Writing
Make iron gall ink & write with a quill with Stationer Benjamin Bartgis! Then admire a collection of original & reproduction items related to colonial reading & writing.
18th Century Ice Cream Making
In this hands-on demonstration, join Heart to Hearth Cookery as they reproduce documented 18th-century ice cream flavors using original recipes!
JOIN THE PARADE
10:00AM – General George Washington and accompanying historical reenactors will assemble for a lecture at the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage at 71 Somerset St. in Somerville.
12:00PM – Reenactors will ride on horseback down Main St. to the Somerset County Courthouse Green in a mid-day parade!
Join the crowd, march along, and be a part of General George Washington’s army!
COLLECT TRADING CARDS!
Keep your eye out for the 2nd edition of History on the Green Trading Cards! Each card features a notable person, place, event, or theme from Somerset County’s rich history and deals out unique facts and activities for the whole family to enjoy.