Tag: Howell Living History Farm
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4-H club members showcase latest projects with return of annual fair
4-H club members throughout Mercer County will descend onto Howell Living History Farm to showcase their latest club work for the county’s annual 4-H Fair. The fair – entering its 103rd year – returns to Howell Living History Farm, Lambertville, which is owned by the county, on July 30-31. As a two-day event, the fair…
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Mercer County Park Commission wins record awards for programming, recreation, design
The Mercer County Park Commission received five awards at the New Jersey Recreation and Park Association (NJRPA) Annual Awards Ceremony. The Mercer County Wildlife Center, Howell Living History Farm, and Mercer County Stables received awards in programming, recreation, design, visual and cultural arts. The Mercer County Wildlife Center received the Gregory A. Marshall Parks and Historic Resources…
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Howell Farm annual plowing match returns for a 38th year
Howell Living History Farm held its 38th annual plowing match on Sept. 4. The annual plowing match marks the beginning of a crop production cycle. The competition began in 1984 and is designed to test the farmers and their horses. Each farmer and their horse team plow in a section of land on the farm,…
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Mercer County residents, businesses urged to register storm damage information
Mercer County Executive Brian M. Hughes is urging county residents and business owners impacted by Tropical Storm Ida to report damage they sustained last week at www.nj.gov/ida, the State of New Jersey’s data collection portal. Hughes said that while Mercer was not one of the six New Jersey counties for which FEMA has approved a Major…
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Mercer County 4-H Fair returns to Howell Living History Farm for its 102nd year
Creative projects by youth in Mercer County helped transform the Howell Living History Farm into the 102nd Mercer County 4-H Fair. Young people showcased their various talents, projects, activities and hobbies through their 4-H clubs during the 2021 Mercer County 4-H Fair. From July 31 to Aug. 1 visitors, Mercer County residents and families gathered…
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Indentured servant also served as soldier in Continental Army
The Hopewell Township Committee continued its Black History Month recognitions by discussing the life of Jacob Francis, a free Black man born in Amwell in 1754. Francis had a long history in the area, first as an indentured servant, and then as a soldier in the Continental Army, which was unusual at the time. Larry…
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Howell Farm Living History Farm continued its annual plowing match tradition
Plowing as a competition has been a tradition at the Howell Living History Farm for 37 years. The annual plowing match in Hopewell Township returned on Sept. 5. The match marks the beginning of a crop production cycle that is set to take 10 months with the land being sown with winter wheat in late…
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Howell Living History Farm produces crops for local food banks
Forced to cut back on programming due to COVID-19, Howell Living History Farm in Hopewell Township was able to shift more of its focus this spring and summer to the labor-intensive planting, weeding and harvesting involved in producing crops to help local food banks and pantries. The harvest is ongoing, but through the end of…