New Jersey Weekend Historical Happenings
A Weekly Feature on www.thehistorygirl.com
Saturday, February 26 - Holmdel, Monmouth County
Cutting, Splitting, and Hewing

Wood heated the farmer three times: once when they gathered the wood, once when the split the wood, and a final time when they burned the wood. On Saturday, visit Historic Longstreet Farm in Holmdel and get warmed up using a two-man saw and splitting wedge and learn how farmers used a froe to rive shingles or a broad ax to hew beams. This free events run from 12:00 noon - 2:30 pm.
Historic Longstreet Farm is located at 44 Longstreet Road, Holmdel, NJ. For more information, call 732-946-3758 or visit www.monmouthcountyparks.com.