Compilation of upcoming featured events for adults sponsored by non-profit organizations in the Hopewell Valley area in New Jersey.
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Event listings from Mon, Jan 18, 2021 to Thu, Apr 15, 2021
Updated Mon, Jan 18, 2021 - 04:05 AM
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Venue: Pennington Public Library - 30 North Main St, Pennington, NJ 08534
Descr: Thats Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family Tuesday, January 19 @ 7:00 pm via Zoom, Registration Required below. Featured Image: Seward Johnson,StainlessGirl (in process),stainlesssteel, 15 x 30 x 40 inches, 1969 The Seward Johnson Atelier, Inc. Program | Join Lynn DeClemente Losavio, Collection Manager of The Seward Johnson Atelier and Curator of the exhibitionThats Worth Celebrating: The Life and Work of the Johnson Family for a conversation about the Johnsons familys passion, their belief in the ---
Descr: The story of Princeton between 1774 and 1783 is a microcosm of the struggles faced by ordinary Americans during the Revolution. Life in Princeton connected to just about every aspect of the Revolution. Historian Larry Kidders live, online presentation gives us the stories of people who lived in Princeton during the Revolution and helps us better understand the untold importance of this town beyond the one, well-known, day of battle. Registration required.
Venue: Pennington Public Library - 30 North Main St, Pennington, NJ 08534
Descr: Sunday, January 31, @ 3 pm via Zoom Presenter: Rick Geffken, Author & Trustee of the Shrewsbury Historical Society Registration Required below. Many will probably surprised at the revelation that New Jersey, in 1866, was the last northern state to abolish slavery. Dutch and English settlers brought the first enslaved people to New Jersey in the seventeenth century. By the time of the Revolutionary War, slavery was an established practice on labor-intensive farms throughout what became known as the Garden ---
Venue: Pennington Public Library - 30 North Main St, Pennington, NJ 08534
Descr: A MONUMENT TO FALLEN ROYALTY: REDISCOVERING JOSEPH BONAPARTE'S POINT BREEZE ESTATE IN BORDENTOWN, NEW JERSEY Wednesday, February 10th, @ 7 pm via Zoom Registration Required: See below Recent archaeological excavations in Bordentown, New Jersey have unearthed the remains of Joseph Bonapartes palatial estate, Point Breeze. Joseph, the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and former King of Spain and Naples, fled to the United States in 1815. He lived in New Jersey from 1816 until 1839. During this period he built ---
Descr: Joseph Bonaparte was the elder brother of Napoleon Bonaparte and former King of Spain and Naples. He fled to the United States in 1815 and lived in New Jersey from 1816 until 1839. During this period, he built two palatial homes, and acted as an unofficial cultural attach. His home was a center for French refugees in America. At Point Breeze in Bordentown, he entertained many of the leading intellectuals, politicians, artists, and military figures of the day. Registration required.
Sun, Feb 14 - [Holiday] Valentine's Day
Mon, Feb 15 - [Holiday] Presidents' Day (regional holiday)