🎉 Join us in celebrating America’s 250th anniversary in Elizabeth, NJ in 2026!  #GoElizabethNJ250 🇺🇸

Elizabeth, NJ

 

Discover upcoming Elizabeth NJ events from GoElizabethNJ250, including historical programs, community celebrations, public tours, cultural experiences, and special activities tied to America’s 250th anniversary. This event calendar highlights ways for residents and visitors to experience Elizabeth, New Jersey through its history, culture, and public life.

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How the British Lost NJ: The Forage Wars

March 15, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

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Speakers & Presentations:

 

Dr. Michael Beck, “The Forage Wars: The Battle for New Jersey” (Video)

 

David Lang, “The Battle of Bound Brook”

 

Dr. Richard Veit, ‘The Archaeology of Middlebrook’

 

William Welsch, ‘The Two Middlebrook Armies’

 

Dan McCarthy, ‘The Hessians at Middlebrook’

 

Larry Kidder, ‘The New Jersey Militia’

 

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Funded in part with support from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the New Jersey Society, Sons of the American

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