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New Bridge Landing NJ, Join the Bergen County Historical Society as we remember African American History on Sunday, February 9th, 1 pm- 5 pm, at Historic New Bridge Landing. 1201 Main Street, River Edge NJ. There will be two talks taking place in Steuben House:
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New Bridge Landing NJ, Dance mistress Denise Piccino and the Tricorne Dancers will give two one hour public performances in the Steuben House at 1:30 and 3:00 pm. Ridley & Anne Enslow will provide musical accompaniment on fiddle and hammered dulcimer. Throughout the afternoon, Rodger Yaden will portray General George Washington. Hot cider and crullers will be served in the restored 18th-century tavern in the Campbell-Christie House, where our gift shop is also located. Visitors may also see open-hearth cooking demonstrated in the Out-Kitchen, featuring meal items that General Washington might have eaten during his stay at New Bridge in 1780 and recipes from Martha’s cookbook. Re-enactors from the 3rd New Jersey Regiment will demonstrate 18th century military customs and drill. The George and Martha Centennial Quilt is on exhibit for this event!
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New Bridge Landing NJ, from the Bergen County Historical Society , “Been to the Palisades lately? We’re excited for the completion of a project over 40 years in the making! Kudos to the Palisades Interstate Park for being a fantastic partner. Future generations will be able to learn about Bergen County’s rich history in one of the storied places it was made. A classic BCHS blue marker denotes the initial landing of #British troops, while a new interpretive panel tells more of the story, linking historic sites connected to the story in the process! Thank you again to all those involved, looking forward to a fantastic 2020! ”
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New Bridge Landing NJ, Are the days too frigid and the nights too long for you at this time of year? Is darkness depressing and the cold’s in your bones? One solution is a trip to the tropics, but if that doesn’t fit your schedule, come celebrate Brigid’s Day and Candlemas at Historic New Bridge Landing along the Hackensack River in River Edge on Sunday, January 26, from 1 to 5 p.m.
Escape the winter blues as people did for over a thousand years in celebrations of warmth, light, and music. Sit in the main room of the 267-year-old Steuben House and tap your feet to Irish music played by The Racket River Girls. With fiddle, guitar, concertina, and harmonious vocals, they’ll transport you back to old Ireland; you’ll swear you smell the peat fire! (Performances are at 1:30 and 3:30).
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Photos by D.Powell, J.Smith, R.Frant, P.Daurizio.
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New Bridge Landing NJ, This weekend: If the hustle and bustle, the tinsel and glitter, of a twenty-first century Christmas makes you long for a simpler day, join the Bergen County Historical Society for their 36th Annual Colonial Christmas Concerts and Tavern Fare on Saturday, December 14th, or Sunday, December 15th, at Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201 Main Street, River Edge, along the Hackensack River. Performances at 6 and 7:45 p.m. each evening take place in the historically decorated 267-year-old Steuben House, where Linda Russell and Companie will whisk you back to Yuletides of yesteryear with the carols of your childhood and stories of Christmas past.
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New bridge Landing NJ, Start off the holiday season at Historic New Bridge Landing as the Bergen County Historical Society celebrates Sinterklaas Day on Sunday, December 8th, 1 pm- 4 pm. 1201 Main All three 18th century Jersey-Dutch sandstone houses will be open for tours throughout the day. The Blackhorse Inn will also be open where visitors may purchase refreshments and visit the gift shop for that unique holiday gift.
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New Bridge Landing NJ, the Bergen County Historical Society is excited to exhibit these two 1783 paintings of Washington & Greene, I just had to go back to admire and tweak the position of the audience seating.
To mark the 243rd Anniversary of the “times that try men’s souls,” the Bergen County Historical Society, will sponsor a day of living history, scholarly presentations and a slice of Bergen County’s rich history, in our backyard on November 24, 2019.
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New Bridge landing NJ, Todd Braisted is speaking this Sunday, 11/24/19, at 3:00 pm in the Steuben House at our event at HNBL.
Todd Braisted is an author and independent researcher specializing in Loyalist studies during the American Revolution. He has published over forty books and journal articles on a variety of period subjects, including the 2016 book Grand Forage 1778. His website, royalprovincial.com, is the leading site for Loyalist research since it debuted in 2000. Todd has likewise appeared as a guest historian in such television shows as History Detectives and Who Do You Think You Are?
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New Bridge Landing NJ, Enjoy Jersey Dutch holiday treats, refreshments and a visit with Sinter Klaas in the restored tavern in Campbell-Christie House, 1201 Main Street, River Edge, NJ 07661 from 1 to 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 8, 2019. See open-hearth cooking in authentic Jersey Dutch Out Kitchen. All three Jersey-Dutch sandstone houses are open for tours. For that special holiday gift, browse unique historical gift shop. We have a children’s pine cone bird feeder and ornament workshop throughout the afternoon.
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New Bridge Landing NJ, Make a Scarecrow to display at New Bridge, Pumpkin Picking and Painting!
Come Home to History: Harvest Homecoming at Historic New Bridge Landing
October 27th, 2019, 1:00 – 5:00 pm, Sunday
Photos from Beverly Hashimoto (Martha Washington), Carol Restivo and Senator Weinberg.
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New bridge Landing NJ, President Washington and First Lady, ‘Patsy’ (Martha) prepare to greet and congratulate 24 brand new American citizens. A joyful moving ceremony as usual in the Steuben House at Historic New Bridge Landing. September 13, 2019
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New Bridge Landing NJ, All roads lead to New Bridge and in the 18th century this was often the case! Due to its proximity in NJ to NYC and sitting at a strategic crossing on the banks of the Hackensack River, New Bridge Landing would be an active piquet post, HQ for George Washington, an information gathering post and the site of eleven skirmishes and engagements during the American Revolution.
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New bridge landing NJ, Lithographs, based largely upon eyewitness observations and sketches, record the growing popularity of baseball among soldiers, who played games in camp during leisurely interludes of the American Civil War. Baseball grew into a truly national pastime, as both an athletic competition and spectator sport, when returning veterans established the now standardized game in hometowns from coast to coast.
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New Bridge Landing NJ, Love baseball? Love history? Step back into yesteryear when the Bergen County Historical Society once again hosts an old-time game in the Meadow at Historic New Bridge Landing in River Edge. Featuring the Flemington Neshanocks versus the Enterprise Club of New Bridge! It is said that the Enterprise Club was the best base ball team in the County in the 1870’s, can they regain that form after a long lay off?
Experience the crack of wood against leather, the cheers and jeers of the crowd, and baseball the way great-grandpa saw it, when these reenactor teams play with 19th century rules, equipment, and uniforms in an open field. A great way for the family to enjoy America’s game and cap of their Fourth of July celebrations!
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New Bridge Landing NJ, Love baseball? Love history? Step back into yesteryear when the Bergen County Historical Society once again hosts an old-time game in the Meadow at Historic New Bridge Landing in River Edge. Featuring the Flemington Neshanocks versus the Enterprise Club of New Bridge! It is said that the Enterprise Club was the best base ball team in the County in the 1870’s, can they regain that form after a long lay off?
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