New Jersey Weekend Historical Happenings
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Saturday, July 29 - Morristown, Morris County
Soldier's Knapsack
Children Friendly Event & Site
What items would a Continental Army soldier carry to help him to fight, eat, and pass the time? Join a park ranger at the Wick House to discover what things were so important to soldiers that they carried them throughout their service in the American Revolution. Program runs from 1:00 - 3:30 pm at the Wick House at Jockey Hollow, within Morristown National Historical Park, 580 Jockey Hollow Road (approximate), Morristown, NJ. Cost: Free. For more information, call 973-543-4030 or visit www.nps.gov/morr.
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Saturday, July 29 - Morristown, Morris County
Meet the Servants at the Willows and WWI Farmerette in the Garden
Children Friendly Event & Site
On Saturday at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm, learn about the domestic help at the Foster home, The Willows, during the WWI era on a special hands-on guided tour. Help the maid with some household chores, and assist in prepping of historic foods for the cook to bake in the wood-burning cook stove. Two tours times available: 1:00 - 2:00 pm and 2:00 - 3:00 pm.
From 10:30 am - 12:00 noon, help a Women’s Land Army Farmerette tend the garden and harvest vegetables.
Admission: $6/adult, $5/senior (65+), $4/child (ages 4 -16), $2/child (2 and 3). FREE for children under age 2 and Friends members, with a current membership card. Fosterfields Living Historical Farm is located at 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ. For more information, visit www.morrisparks.net.
Soldier's Knapsack
Children Friendly Event & Site
What items would a Continental Army soldier carry to help him to fight, eat, and pass the time? Join a park ranger at the Wick House to discover what things were so important to soldiers that they carried them throughout their service in the American Revolution. Program runs from 1:00 - 3:30 pm at the Wick House at Jockey Hollow, within Morristown National Historical Park, 580 Jockey Hollow Road (approximate), Morristown, NJ. Cost: Free. For more information, call 973-543-4030 or visit www.nps.gov/morr.
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Saturday, July 29 - Morristown, Morris County
Meet the Servants at the Willows and WWI Farmerette in the Garden
Children Friendly Event & Site

From 10:30 am - 12:00 noon, help a Women’s Land Army Farmerette tend the garden and harvest vegetables.
Admission: $6/adult, $5/senior (65+), $4/child (ages 4 -16), $2/child (2 and 3). FREE for children under age 2 and Friends members, with a current membership card. Fosterfields Living Historical Farm is located at 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ. For more information, visit www.morrisparks.net.