The Middlesex County Office of Culture and Heritage will present the latest installment of its event series honoring the centennial of the United States entering World War I with two sessions of the lecture “New Jersey and the Great War” at 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. on April 9 at the Indian Queen Tavern in East Jersey Old Town Village, 1050 River Rd. in Piscataway.
Joe Bilby, assistant curator of the New Jersey National Guard and Militia Museum in Sea Girt, will give an overview of the events leading up to the war, the war in Europe and the impact of the conflict on New Jersey and local communities.
This program is offered free of charge, but registration is required for either session. To register or for directions, call 732-745-3030, ext. 310 or email [email protected]. Persons with hearing disabilities may dial 732-745-3888 (TTY users only) or 711, the New Jersey Relay System.
East Jersey Old Town Village is an accessible site.
Funding for “New Jersey and the Great War” is provided in part by the Middlesex County Board of Chosen Freeholders and the New Jersey Historical Commission/New Jersey Department of State.