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Discover History Center Opening At Morristown National Park

Just in time for President's Day, explore the new center at the Morristown National Historic Park.

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MORRISTOWN, NJ - From Morristown National Historic Park: Morristown National Historical Park and the Washington Association of New Jersey announce the Schedule of Events for the Grand Opening of the park’s Discover History Center, February 17-20, 2018.

All events will begin or occur at the Washington’s Headquarters Museum, 30 Washington Place, Morristown, New Jersey.

There will be a variety of talks, walks, and performances by artists such as Linda Russell and Gordon Thomas Ward. The Museum of Early Trades and Crafts will conduct presentations; the 2nd New Jersey Regiment, Helms’ Company will display re-enactor equipment; and the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area and Morris County Tourism Bureau will host exhibits. Feel free to visit each day!

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Please note that on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, visitors must obtain FREE timed tickets for the Discover History Center at the museum’s information desk.

Saturday, February 17th

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9:30 am Ford Mansion opens- Self Guided tours, Colonial games on second floor
10 am Grand Opening Ceremony- Auditorium
11 am Hammered Dulcimer performance by Linda Russell- Auditorium
12 pm Museum of Early Trades and Crafts - Auditorium
1 pm Gallery Walk: Dialogic Artifacts: Exploring Exhibit Planning
2 pm Gallery Walk: “George Washington’s Headquarters” by photographer Xiomaro
3 pm George Washington: Fact or Fiction”- Auditorium
4 pm Equipment of the Continental Soldier- Auditorium

Sunday, February 18th

9:30 amFord Mansion opens- Self Guided tours, Colonial games on second floor
10 amGallery Walk: Dialogic Artifacts: Exploring Exhibit Planning
11 amHammered Dulcimer performance by Linda Russell- Auditorium
12 pmMuseum of Early Trades and Crafts - Auditorium
1 pmGallery Walk: Dialogic Artifacts: Exploring Exhibit Planning
2 pmGallery Walk: “George Washington’s Headquarters” by photographer Xiomaro
3 pm“George Washington: Fact or Fiction”- Auditorium
4 pmEquipment of the Continental Soldier- Auditorium

Monday, February 19th

9:30 am Ford Mansion opens- Self Guided tours, Colonial games on second floor
10 amGallery Walk: Dialogic Artifacts: Exploring Exhibit Planning
11 amHammered Dulcimer performance by Linda Russell-Auditorium
12 pmMuseum of Early Trades and Crafts - Auditorium
1 pmGallery Walk: Dialogic Artifacts: Exploring Exhibit Planning
2 pmGallery Walk: “George Washington’s Headquarters” by photographer Xiomaro
3 pm“Four Winters at Morristown”- Auditorium

Tuesday, February 20th

9:30 am Museum opens
10 amFirst tour of the Ford Mansion (every hour, until 4 pm)
11 amMusical performance by Gordon Ward- “Story-Songs of History”- Auditorium
1 pm Musical performance by Gordon Ward-“Story-Songs of History”- Auditorium

For more information, please call 973-539-2016 ext. 260 or visit our website at www.nps.gov/morr.

The Washington Association of New Jersey was incorporated in the State of New Jersey in 1874 and is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. The Association was founded to preserve the Ford Mansion, where George Washington made his Morristown headquarters, and to protect historic documents and artifacts associated with General Washington and the Continental Army’s activities in Morristown.

Morristown National Historical Park was established in 1933 to preserve and commemorate the story of the Continental Army struggling to survive in and around Morristown, New Jersey during the American Revolution. The park interprets the history and subsequent commemoration of these encampments and the extraordinary fortitude of the officers and enlisted men under Washington’s leadership.

Photo courtesy of Morristown National Historic Park

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