NJ Fifes & DrumsEnjoy the NJ Fifes & Drums live performances of late 18th-century music that would have been performed by a military corps of music during the Revolutionary War. This local group will be dressed in field musician uniforms of the 2nd New Jersey Regiment.

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.