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Step Into the 1700s: The Pinkster Spring Festival Returns to River Edge Sunday May 17th

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Celebrate Spring Like It’s 1799: The “Pinkster” Festival Returns to River Edge

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River Edge NJ, Looking for a unique way to welcome spring this weekend? Forget the standard street fair and step back in time at Historic New Bridge Landing.

On Sunday, May 17, from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm, the Bergen County Historical Society invites you to Pinkster: A Jersey Dutch Celebration of Spring. This vibrant annual festival breathes life into 18th-century traditions through festive music, open-hearth cooking, and the iconic Maypole dance.

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George Washington is “Returning” to Bergen County This Sunday

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Forget the Mall: Step Back to 1776 This Sunday at Historic New Bridge Landing

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River Edge, NJ – Looking for a unique way to celebrate American history this weekend? On March 8, 2026, the Bergen County Historical Society is hosting a vibrant tribute to George Washington’s Birthday at the legendary Historic New Bridge Landing.

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Tonight Historic New Bridge Landing Takes Center Stage in Ken Burns’ ‘The American Revolution’!

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See History Unfold: Which Iconic Bergen County Landmark Will Appear in the Massive New Ken Burns Revolution Series?

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River Edge NJ, Get ready, history buffs! The epic story of America’s founding—the eight-year war for independence that forever changed the world—is about to hit screens in a landmark documentary event. Ken Burns’ six-part series, The American Revolution, premieres tomorrow, Sunday, November 16, 2025, at 8/7c on PBS.

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The Bergen County Historical Society Hosting Its Annual Summertime Social on Sunday, August 11th, 1 pm- 4:30 pm

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River Edge NJ , Museum site open for touring. Activities include the 18th century pastime of kite making and flying and ice cream making.

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Bergen County Historical Society: Retreat to Victory, Events of November of 1776

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Some visitors come dressed for the part too, like this student of history.
Come find out more at this year’s event Nov 18 & 19th.

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River Edge NJ, On the cold, drizzly morning of November 20, 1776, a mere four months after the Second Continental Congress declared us to be an independent nation, the mighty British army mounted an invasion of Bergen County. Their goal was the capture of the American garrison at Fort Lee; the garrison’s only means of escape lay across a small wooden drawbridge at New Bridge Landing in what is now River Edge and New Milford.

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Bergen County Historical Society Celebration of Pinkster Sunday, May 21, from 1-4:30 p.m. 

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River Edge NJ, spring is finally here and with it the 24th Year for BCHS celebration of Pinkster. This year’s festivities will include the Tricorne Dance Ensemble dancing to the fantastic music of the Enslows on fiddler and hammered dulcimer, with performances around the maypole & children’s maypole at 2:30pm.

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Bergen County Historical Society: Celebrate Brigid’s Day and Candlemas on Sunday January 29th, 1 pm- 4:30 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing

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River Edge NJ, Come celebrate Brigid’s Day and Candlemas with the Bergen County Historical Society on Sunday January 29th, 1 pm- 4:30 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing 1201 Main Street, River Edge NJ.

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Bergen County Historical Society Adding a Major Addition to Historic New Bridge Landing

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River Edge NJ, the Bergen County Historical Society is about to make a major step forward at Historic New Bridge Landing . A long planned addition to house their collection is about to get underway .

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Washington’s Birthday Celebration with the Bergen County Historical Society

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River Edge NJ, Historic New Bridge Landing is open for Washington’s Birthday, visit 3 Jersey-Dutch Sandstone Houses and come celebrate Washington’s Birthday with the Bergen County Historical Society on Sunday February 27th 1 pm- 4 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing. 1201 Main Street, River Edge NJ! Come home to history and walk in the footsteps where history was made.

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Pinkster, A Jersey Dutch Celebration of Spring

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New Bridge Landing  NJ, join the Bergen County Historical Society as we celebrate Pinkster, a Jersey Dutch Celebration of Spring on Sunday May 16th, 1 pm-4:30 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing 1201 Main St. River Edge NJ.

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Bergen County Historical Society : Chwame Gischuch, Under the Shad Moon at Historic New Bridge Landing

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River Edge NJ, Chwame Gischuch, Under the Shad Moon at Historic New Bridge Landing , If you get a chance to visit at our event tomorrow (5/2/21), notice what a unique experience this public private park is. It’s a miracle this richly complex and storied location survives in the most populated county in the most populated state in the country. Bergen County Historical Society is proud to have the vision and wherewithal to help provide leadership and peoplepower as stewards of the museum site and our headquarters, Historic New Bridge Landing. Bergen County Historical Society, 501c3 non-profit volunteer org, 100% of your donations go to our mission.

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Bergen County Historical Society Celebrate Brigid’s Day and Candlemas

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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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Bergen County Historical Society : The Bergen Dutch, A Lasting Legacy

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New Bridge Landing NJ, Join the Bergen County Historical Society School of Interpretation Event!

The Bergen Dutch, A Lasting Legacy
Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at 7:30 pm at Steuben House, River Edge, NJ

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Fire and Ice: Winter Festivals at New Bridge , Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 7:30 pm

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New Bridge landing NJ, the Bergen County Historical Society wants to know if you are interested in volunteering? Join us for our next School of Interpretation – — Fire and Ice: Winter Festivals at New Bridge . Wednesday, November 14, 2018, 7:30 pm

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The Nazi Spy from Glen Rock by James Calaski

photo Detective Sergeant with the Glen Rock Police Dept

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River Edge NJ, on Thursday, September 27, 2018 at 7:30 pm at Steuben House, River Edge, NJ ,Bergen County Historical Society presents James Calaski who will speak about Carl Schiphorst, who was the Bergen County unit of the German American Bund. Carl was investigated by the FBI suspected of being a Nazi spy. His presentation covers the German American Bund in general and then the investigation here in Bergen County and Glen Rock specifically. He is a Detective Sergeant with the Glen Rock Police Dept so has a unique viewpoint into the criminal investigation and the Glen Rock angle.

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