The Jacobus
Vanderveer
House
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Journeys Through The Past
Somerset County-Wide History Groups Weekend
October 13 & 14, 2007
12 noon – 5 pmFree Admission
Journeys Through the Past is a Somerset county wide history tour for people of all ages. For two days, families, seniors, students and history lovers alike all receive a map guiding them from historic site to historic site through out the county, sampling all kinds of pieces from our great state’s past, from craft demonstrations to lectures.
There will be an exhibit of findings from the Historic Landscape Report on the Vanderveer property Saturday and Sunday.
Sunday @ 3pm free lecture by Dr. Ian Burrow, archaeologist, Hunter Research, Inc. and Dennis Bertland, historian on the HLR at the Vanderveer House.
Colonial Christmas at the Historic Jacobus Vanderveer House
Friday, November 30 – Sunday, December 2, 2007
10:00 am – 4:00 pm$10.00 general admission at door
Special Cocktail Reception Friday, Dec. 1st at 6:30 pm
With Colonial Balladeers Enslow & RidleyPatron: $95.00 Benefactor:$150.00. Call for tickets.
Colonial Christmas is a holiday fund raising event at the Vanderveer House. Celebrated interior and floral designers decorate the house in trimmings of the times for a festive and beautiful look into Christmas’ past.
Friday, Dec. 1st: Special Luncheon and Lecture on Decorating at the Holidays with floral designer
Laura Clare
Of Bernardsville, Mendham & Hoboken
11:00 am
$25.00 includes lunch & admission
Santa
Saturday and Sunday from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Gift Boutiques, Antiques, Holiday Trimmings & Greens are all for sale. Proceeds go to the next phase of restorations at the Vanderveer House.
Previous Events (2006)
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Dec. 1, 2 and 3
“COLONIAL CHRISTMAS”
at the Historic Jacobus Vanderveer House
Time: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday
Cocktail party with Caroling 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday
Saturday and Sunday - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
4th annual designer show house featuring decorative holiday interpretations of the times.
Boutique shopping, Dutch Father Christmas, antiques, choral groups, holiday greens.Special cocktail party “A Colonial Christmas Evening” Friday, Dec.1st from 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Meet General Henry Knox and his wife Lucy Knox!Location:
JVH House, Route 206 South before the River Road turnoff, Bedminster, NJ.
Admission: $10.00 admission at door. Children 12 and under FREE.
Benefactor and Patron tickets available, call 908-212-7000 Ext.611
Saturday, Sept. 17
Fall Fest
Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The historic Jacobus Vanderveer House will be open for tours, storytelling, and children's games in connection with Bedminster Township's Fall Fest.
Location:
JVH House, Route 206 South before the River Road turnoff, Bedminster, NJ.
Admission: FREE
For more information, (908) 212-7000, Ext. 611
Wednesday, Oct. 19
The Merry Wives of 1776
Time: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Luncheon to benefit the restoration of The Jacobus Vanderveer House and a talk by Carol Berkin, author of the book "Revolutionary Mothers."
Ms. Berkin's book will be sold at the luncheon.Gourmet and designer basket auction.
Location:The Bernards Inn, Route 202, Bernardsville, NJ 07924 Tickets are $95 pp
For more information, (908) 212-7000, Ext. 611
