Showing posts with label Crossroads of the American Revolution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Crossroads of the American Revolution. Show all posts
Tuesday, February 10, 2026

The Patriot on the Hill

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We have reached the final entry for the 2021 Union County Four Centuries in a Weekend. While at the Deserted Village, we walked up the hill ...
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Friday, February 6, 2026

Where'd Everybody Go?

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Welcome back to the Union County Four Centuries in a Weekend 2021 event. The last stop on our tour was called The Deserted Village. This loc...
Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Too Salty

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Welcome back to the 2021 Four Centuries in a Weekend series. The next visit was to the Salt Box House. Originally, salt boxes had a very ste...
Friday, January 30, 2026

Scrapbookers Unite!

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Welcome back to my 2021 Four Centuries in a Weekend trip. Our next stop was the Carter House. There is no significant reason this house is i...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

The Fighting Parson

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Welcome back to the 2021 Four Centuries in a weekend event. This layout focuses on the Caldwell Parsonage, which is a fancy way of saying ...
Friday, January 23, 2026

But It's Not IN Connecticut!

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Welcome back to the 2021 Four Centuries in a Weekend event for Union County, New Jersey. This blog picks up on Sunday morning, and my first ...
Tuesday, January 20, 2026

My Favorite People

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This post is the last in the Liberty Hall Meetup series from my October 2021 trip to the Four Centuries in a Weekend Event. The final photos...
Friday, January 16, 2026

The Gilded Age

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Welcome back to my tour of Liberty Hall in October 2021. Additional rooms downstairs included the parlor and game rooms. I love the decor in...
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Tuesday, January 13, 2026

Give Me Liberty

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Welcome back to the 2021 Union County Four Centuries in a Weekend event. My last stop for Saturday was Liberty Hall. I planned another meetu...
Friday, January 9, 2026

Stop Calling our House a Box

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OK, first I'll explain the post title. There is an internet meme in which a scrapbooker proudly states that all her supplies can fit in ...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2026

They Can't ALL be First

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Welcome back to the Four Centuries in a Weekend 2021 event. My next stop in Elizabeth, NJ, was the First Presbyterian Church. The congregati...
Friday, January 2, 2026

Four Centuries in one Site

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Happy New Year, everyone! Welcome back to my blog and to my Fall 2021 trip. The Union County Four Centuries in a Weekend theme meant that si...
Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Passport to Adventure

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Welcome back to my Fall 2021 extended vacation. On Saturday, October 16th, I started making the rounds of the Four Centuries in a Weekend lo...
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Friday, December 26, 2025

Highs of the Low House

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After leaving the East Jersey Olde Towne Village, I headed to the campus of Rutgers University. The entrance to the Cornelius Low House is j...
Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Lasting Impressions

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My last stop at the East Jersey Olde Towne was the print shop. I was delighted to find that the printer was a woman! In her period garb and ...
Friday, December 19, 2025

Good Old Golden Rule Days

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Another building I visited in the East Jersey Olde Town Village is a one-room schoolhouse. This one is of stone construction. I typically as...
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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Half a Door is Better Than None

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Welcome back to my tour of East Jersey Olde Towne Village. We finally come to the areas that were staffed. I enjoyed talking to this housewi...
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Friday, December 12, 2025

Horsing Around at the Blacksmith Shop

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Welcome back to my tour of East Jersey Olde Towne in October 2021. The next location I visited was also unstaffed — the blacksmith's sho...
Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Up a Steep and Very Narrow Stairway

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This blog post is a continuation of the Indian Queen Tavern tour. The upstairs is more reminiscent of family life than of an inn, but it sti...
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Friday, December 5, 2025

In the Inn

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Welcome back to my extended fall break from 2021. The first building I walked through in the East Jersey Olde Towne Village was this tavern....
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