Come Celebrate On Watchung History Day

Celebrate the history of our area at Watchung History Day on Saturday, September 26, from 11 a.m.- 4p.m. at the Village Green and Texier Museum on the Watchung circle.
The Union Army is coming! The Reenactor/Living History organization, the 3^rd New Jersey Volunteer Infantry, Company A  will camp overnight on the Village Green once again. The regiment portrays an 1863 “post Gettysburg” recruiting encampment, where Company A has returned, tired and depleted, to their home state to recruit, rest and refit.  Visitors can travel back in time and visit the various stations in the camp with demonstrations of soldiers’ life.    The kind and gentle Sergeants of the 3^rd NJ will turn the children into trained marching “soldiers” for “Uncle Abe” Lincoln. The encampment will be open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for “new recruits”.
The Texier House Museum will be open for tours sponsored by the Watchung Historical Committee of  many displays of life in early Watchung, including Moldenke’s Castle, ice cutting on the lakes, a photo display by Justin Scalera of historic homes, entitled “Watchung: Then and Now,  Watchung’s sports champions, the Great Flood of 1973, Watchung in WWII and more.  Many local service groups will participate: the Watchung Fire Department will bring its 1949 fire truck, a vintage ice cream truck will sell frozen treats, and more.  The film “Reflections of Watchung”, produced by Christopher VanderFliet will be shown. Boy Scout Troop 32 will be selling hot dogs and homemade apple crisp. Folk music by the Good earth Revue will entertain.  Please contact Susan Tucker at susancoletucker@gmail.com with any questions about Watchung History Day.