Kingston Locktender’s House Open House
Kingston Historical Society celebrates FIFTY YEARS the D&R Canal State Park and Canal Commission with a new display at the Kingston Lock. Sunday we will have an opening reception with demonstrations of canal and bridge operations as well as displays in our two rooms. Also, from 10-4 Kingston will be a stop on the D&R … Continue reading "Kingston Locktender’s House Open House"
KINGSTON: Mapleton Preserve Restoration
National Public Lands Day SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28Help Restore a Part of the Mapleton Preservecome help… Help plant 150 deer- and drought-resistant native plants and shrubs into Eagle Scout candidate Hamsika Y.’s prepared plot at the Mapleton Preserve. Learn about why these plants were selected, and the value of native plants for your garden. ... No experience … Continue reading "KINGSTON: Mapleton Preserve Restoration"
Kingston: Open House at Firehouse
Kingston Event: 2024 Fire Prevention Week is the time for the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company No. 1's community celebration on Heathcote Road, Kingston, New Jersey. Learn more about the Kingston VFC at: https://kingstonfireco.com/
South Brunswick “History Scavenger Hunt”- delayed
South Brunswick Historical Society has announced that the scavenger hunt is delayed.
Kingston: Natural Mandalas
The Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands will hold a workshop at the Mapleton Preserve on Mapleton Road in Kingston. In this workshop, natural materials such as acorns, small stones, grasses and colorful fall leaves will be used to design your own signature mandala. A mandala is a circular figure with a central focus and radiating … Continue reading "Kingston: Natural Mandalas"
Exploring the Kingston Lock Area
Locktender's House Kingston, NJ 39 Old Lincoln Highway, 08540, Kingston, New JerseyWalk the Lock! Exploring the Kingston Lock Area Join KHS officers Robert von Zumbusch and Charlie Dieterich on an easy Saturday Afternoon walk around the Kingston Lock, showing what is still there and what was once there. This easy stroll will focus on historic structures of the Delaware and Raritan Canal in the Kingston area. … Continue reading "Exploring the Kingston Lock Area"
D&R CANAL: Tour de Towpath (bike/run)
Event sponsored by D&R Canal Watch canalwatch.org From the Tour-de-towpath-2024 website:Cadwalader Park - Trenton Help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 70-mile-long D&R Canal State Park The canal towpath is hard-packed super flat gravel pathway, 6 ft. wide. Participate in a non-competitive, outdoor of varying lengths, up to 50 miles. In Kingston: The 50 mile … Continue reading "D&R CANAL: Tour de Towpath (bike/run)"
Rockingham: Preserving the Harvest
The Rockingham Association is planing a special event "Preserving the Harvest" Food preervation techizues & equipment of the 18th century with Suaan Plaisted of Heart to Harth Cookery. The event was held in the barn room, with demonstrations of pickling, drying and making hardtack, Rockingham State Historic Site is on Kingston-Rocky Hill Road, between Kingston … Continue reading "Rockingham: Preserving the Harvest"
D&R Canal: Aqueduct Loop Walk
Join members of the Kingston Greenways Association for an easy one-mile loop walk around the Millstone aqueduct off Mapleton Road for autumn tree appreciation and some canal history, too. Led by Karen Linder, the walk begins at the Aqueduct parking lock for the D&R Canal at 732 Mapleton Road Princeton (actually Plainsboro, NJ) Details at … Continue reading "D&R Canal: Aqueduct Loop Walk"
Canal: Geology walk and talk along the D&R Canal
Geology walk and talk along the D&R Canal east of Rocky Hill. Meet at the parking lot just south of the intersection of Kingston-Rocky Hill Road and Washington Street. Much of the walk will be along the tow path, however, the walk will include short hikes up and down steep hills to view diabase rock … Continue reading "Canal: Geology walk and talk along the D&R Canal"
KHS Annual Meeting and Talk
Kingston Fire House Heathcote Road, Kingston, NJ, United StatesD&R Canal Commission Executive Director John Hutchison to speak at Firehouse 2024 KHS Annual meeting at 7:30 pm on Tuesday November 12th at the Kingston Firehouse; our speaker will be D&R Canal Commission Executive Director John Hutchison, who will give an illustrated presentation including new drone photographs of the Canal. Read his Bio HERE Program … Continue reading "KHS Annual Meeting and Talk"
Kingston: UMC “Celebrating Our History”
The Kingston United Methodist Church is holding a special service. Shannon Katz-Dean, 4th year dual enrollment seminarian and member of K.U.M.C., will deliver the Sunday message centering on the history of the Kingston United Methodist Church. Will include a display of pictures. Church is located at 9 Church St., Kingston, NJ across from the cemetery … Continue reading "Kingston: UMC “Celebrating Our History”"