Tag: East Brunswick Historical Society
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East Brunswick Historical Society honors local Revolutionary War hero
EAST BRUNSWICK – On Oct. 22, the East Brunswick Historical Society hosted an honorary ceremony for Obadiah Norman, a Revolutionary War hero. Manny Alvarez, president of the East Brunswick Historical Society, hosted and emceed the event. Members of East Brunswick High School’s choral group sang the Star-Spangled Banner and “Taps” was performed via trumpet by…
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George Smith’s brick smokehouse is home to the East Brunswick Historical Society
Behind the old Smith farmhouse on 78 Milltown Road in East Brunswick is one of the few old smokehouses that are still standing in New Jersey. George Smith built the smokehouse around 1879 to cure and preserve his meats. The smokehouse is made of brick, and has a gabled roof covered with cedar shingles. There…
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East Brunswick Arts Coalition grants benefit new arts-based programming
The East Brunswick Arts Coalition (EBAC) distributed approximately $15,000 in grants to various arts and cultural groups based in the township. The monies awarded on March 5 are designated to be used in creating new arts, historical or culturally-themed programming within East Brunswick. During the evening, which took place at Carrabba’s Italian Grill in East…
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Local historian highlights mysterious rocks with carvings in East Brunswick
EAST BRUNSWICK–Equipped with slides, a board pointer and numerous photos, historian Ann Alvarez talked about the strange markings on four rocks and one tunnel that pervade the Middlesex County area. “The mystery began back in 1876 when two young men from New Brunswick traveled down along the Lawerence Brook and Raritan River and carved a…
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Learn about cyphers, cryptograms in East Brunswick on May 19
The East Brunswick Historical Society will present a program on the Mystery of the Inscribed Rocks, dating to 1876, at 2 p.m. on May 19 at the East Brunswick Historical Society Farmhouse, 78 Milltown Road, East Brunswick. Two young men from New Brunswick, Elias Suydam and Henry Monroe Danbury, traveled along the banks of the…
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East Brunswick Historical Society to hold talk on Central Jersey’s ‘Crime of the Century’
The East Brunswick Historical Society will hold a program about the famous Hall-Mills murder case at 2 p.m. Nov. on 18 at the society center, 78 Milltown Road, East Brunswick. In September of 1922, the bodies of two lovers were discovered on an abandoned farm at the outskirts of New Brunswick: the Rev. Edward Wheeler…
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East Brunswick mayor asks for members for East Brunswick Arts Coalition
Earlier this year, my administration and the council worked to create a nonprofit organization to promote and advance the arts in East Brunswick. We are now in search of artists, historians, business leaders and other residents with a strong interest in the arts and history of our township to serve as members of the inaugural…
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East Brunswick Library will hold Ulysses S. Grant performance
The East Brunswick Historical Society will present Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, portrayed by historian Richard Hill, at 2 p.m. on Oct. 14 at the Community Arts Center, 721 Cranbury Road, East Brunswick. For more information, contact Estelle Goldsmith, president of the East Brunswick Historical Society, at 732-249-3522.
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East Brunswick Historical Society presentation will discuss 1918 flu pandemic
The East Brunswick Historical Society will hold a discussion on the 1918 influenza pandemic in New Jersey at 2 p.m., March 11, at the society building, 78 Milltown Road, East Brunswick. Jennifer Harmsen will discuss her paper on one of the most severe outbreaks of the 20th century. She will examine the impact the pandemic left on…