- Meet the British General William Howe*
- Take a boat ride on the Delaware & Raritan Canal
- See George Washington’s actual signature
- Participate in the Great American Race Through Time
- Celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Mercer Automobile Company by viewing the Mercer car
- See a 19th century dogcart
- Enjoy the tales & music of canal Captain “Cappy” Hummel*
- View the tiny performers of the Phydeux Flea Circus
- Take in the sights & smells of an open hearth cooking demonstration
- View the new “Ten Crucial Days” video
- Watch a 19th century baseball game
- Discover Quaker cooking in the Nelson House
- Learn about Titusville as a 18th & 19th century transportation center
- See a demonstration of traditional woodcarving
- Experience the site of Washington’s Historic Christmas Night Crossing
- Dig for history with BRAVO
- Learn the history of the 13 original colonies through postal stamps and covers
- Watch a skit of a Trial of King George for Tyranny
- Enjoy the traditional American tunes of the Longhill String Band
- Stroll among antique cars from the 1920s to the 1960s
- Learn about NJ’s most famous suffragist Alice Paul
- Learn about farming in Hunterdon County
- Play dress-up with 1830’s work attire
- Enjoy walking through a Revolutionary War military camp
- Meet the woman abolitionists called “Moses”*
- Watch a sidesaddle demonstration
- Discuss battle strategy with George Washington*
- Listen to Walt Whitman* recite his poetry
- Visit the 12th NJ, Co.K's Civil War camp
- Talk with Rev. Mott about the Underground Railroad*
- Meet Capt. James Lawrence of “Don’t Give Up the Ship” fame*
- Shovel “coal” into a steam locomotive boiler
- Tour the Johnson Ferry House
- Participate in a military drill
- Learn about the Battleship New Jersey
- Plow a furrow
- Find out the identity of the real Baby Ruth
- Play a game of Graces
- Pose for an Old Time Photographer
- Discover the historic resources at Sandy Hook & Fort Hancock
- Research your family roots
- “Visit” the New Jersey State House
- Get your family quilt appraised
- Watch and hear old time power equipment working
- View the daily life of a WWII infantryman
- Enjoy an exhibit on NJ’s transportation history
- Chat with Dr. Pitney, “Father of Atlantic City”*
- Get your Passport to Adventure
- Observe a display on NJ archaeology
- Enjoy the music of the 18th century
- Talk with Elizabeth White about her work in cultivating the 1st blueberry.
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- View an artist’s new interpretation of Washington Crossing the Delaware
- Discuss herbal treatments with Dr. James Still, known as the Dr. of the Pines*
- Meet a mule named Buster
- Play a game and learn how to build a bridge
- Learn about the historic preservation of the Stockton Borough School
- Meet a Confederate Cavalry soldier
- Experience the boom of cannon fire
- Discover Trenton’s namesake and the city’s oldest building
- Experience a live Quilting Bee
- Tour an exhibit of rare Revolutionary War artifacts in the Visitor Center Museum
- Play Jack Straws (pick-up sticks)
- Experience the snake oil seller with the Wahoo Medicine Show
- Watch the British 43rd regiment of Foot drill
- Watch a Lenape food & fishing demonstration
- Meet Mary Hayes McCauley, aka, Molly Pitcher*
- Discover the history of Batsto Village
- Work an iron separator or crank up a generator to power light
- Listen to fiddle music
- See Big Wheel Bicyclists
- Learn about the White Hill Mansion
- Enjoy songs of the sea with the Sea Dogs
- Master a Bilboquet
- Shop for a book at the Author’s tent
- Discover the history of Camden County
- Learn about the history of Sea Isle City
- Explore an exhibit on NJ’s canals
- Learn about the historic John Prall Jr. House
- Try out a hula hoop
- See a display of WWII uniforms and artifacts
- Collect a postal cancellation celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Delaware & Raritan Canal
- Try your hand at shelling corn
- Participate in sewing a quilt
- Hear a live performance of "War of the Worlds"
- Experience the winter encampments at Morristown in 1777 & 1779-80
- Watch the firing of a Civil War 24 pound mortar
- Learn about the role of African-Americans during the Revolutionary War
- Discover the history of the Vought House
- Assemble and test a telegraph kit
- Learn about the paranormal and its relation to historic buildings
- Sing along with the Long Hill String Band
- Talk with Rev. War surgeon Ludwig Wirtenberg
- Take a horse drawn wagon ride
- Learn about new museum plans at the Edison Memorial Tower & Museum
- See a display on Native American stone artifacts
- Learn about New Jersey’s Lighthouses
- Discover tools from the Roebling factories
- Learn how to use a spinning wheel
- Hear a debate on Temperance
- Learn the history of Cape May County
- Ask Mr. Edison about his many inventions.
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