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Fall Fest Celebration
& JVH Walking Tour
Saturday, Sept 20, 2008
12-5PM

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Bedminster's Annual Fall Fest Must include a Visit to the Vanderveer House!

Bedminster Fallfest at the Vanderveer HouseBedminster Township’s Fall Fest – Free Public Event

Saturday, September 20, 2008 12-5PM
(Rain date Sunday, September 21, 2008)

Now in its’ 8th year, Fall Fest is Bedminster Township’s premier community celebration coordinated by the municipality and held annually outdoors at the Township’s River Road Park.  This year’s Fall Fest is Saturday, September 20th from 12 Noon to 5 p.m. with a rain date scheduled for the following day on Sunday, September 21st.  The event features family and adult activities, contests, delicious food, demonstrations, exhibits and live entertainment

Visitors to JVH will take self-guided tours with several docent volunteers (board members) to greet and answer questions. Now in its’ 8th year, Fall Fest is Bedminster Township’s premier community celebration coordinated by the municipality and held annually outdoors at the Township’s River Road Park. The event features family and adult activities, contests, delicious food, demonstrations, exhibits and live entertainment.

About Fall Fest

Fall Fest is open to all Bedminster businesses, community groups, schools, service organization and Somerset Hills and Somerset County organizations that support Bedminster residents and their families.

RESTAURANTS/CATERERS

There is a “Food Court” at Fall Fest featuring delicious prepared foods by Bedminster’s finest restaurants and caterers.  Food and beverages will be available for purchase.  Food vendors are required to submit a complete menu with prices.

SPONSORS

Fall Fest is made possible by the generosity of our wonderful sponsors.  We truly appreciate their continued support making Fall Fest a free event for residents to enjoy.  Fall Fest sponsors are advertised in the event program, our website, as well as other promotional information shared with the public

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About the Vanderveer/Knox House & Museum
& the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment

For over two centuries, the Jacobus Vanderveer House has been at the center of Bedminster Township’s rich and colorful history. The house is the last surviving building in Bedminster associated with the Vanderveer's, a family prominent in Bedminster Township history from its earliest settlement through the mid 19th century.

The Vanderveer house served as headquarters for General Henry Knox during the winter of 1778-79, when the Continental Army artillery was located in the village of Pluckemin during the Revolutionary War's Second Middlebrook Encampment. The house is the only known building still standing that was associated with the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment. The artillery park and military academy is considered to be the first installation in America to train officers in engineering and artillery and predates the United States Military Academy at West Point (est.1802) by twenty four years.

The Vanderveer family house was later enlarged with two additions in the nineteenth century, remodeled in the twentieth century, and subsequently abandoned. The Township of Bedminster purchased the home and the surrounding area as part of River Road Park in 1989. The home has been restored by The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House, a non-profit group of inspired volunteers dedicated to use the home as a museum and educational center.

Vanderveer/Knox Museum and the Friend of the Jacobus Vanderveer House in Bedminster/Pluckemin New Jersey - Home to early Dutch colonial farming, The Vanderveer family, and the Pluckemin Artillery Encampment - America's First Artillery Training Facility - the precursor to the West Point Military Academy
The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House
P.O. Box 723, Bedminster, New Jersey 07921-0723
908 - 212 - 7000 ext. 611
www.jvanderveerhouse.com info@jvanderveerhouse.com
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The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, division of the Department of State.

 

 

 

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