Morris County Events

Scavenger Hunt: Early American Botanists

It’s America’s 250th Anniversary, and what better way to celebrate than by finding out about some of our earliest Botanists! Explore the garden with your family and see how many you can find. Complete the hunt and get a prize.

01 - 31 Jan

9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

353 E Hanover Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960

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Founding Flavors: An Adult Cooking Workshop

Explore the history of American cuisine, cooking methods, and food customs over an open-hearth fire. Each month focuses on a new century with dishes from popular cookbooks of the period. Our morning session is intended for adults with some cooking experience.

17 Jan

9:30 am - 11:00 am

Historic Speedwell

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Founding Flavors: Kids and Families Mini-Workshop

Get a new taste for history during this hearth cooking workshop for the whole family! The kids will love staying warm near our open hearth as we re-create surprisingly delicious historic recipes. This workshop is intended for children over 8 with an accompanying adult.

17 Jan

12:30 pm - 2:00 pm

Historic Speedwell

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Fermenting a Communal Spirit

Fermenting a Communal Spirit: Morris County Taverns, Speakeasies & Social Clubs Journey through Morris County’s past with the Morris County Historical Society’s new program, “Fermenting a Communal Spirit.” This engaging event will take you back in time to explore the vital social hubs that shaped the region: its historic taverns, speakeasies, and clubs. We’ll examine […]

18 Jan

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Morris County Historical Society

68 Morris Avenue, Morristown, NJ

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Fermenting a Communal Spirit

Fermenting a Communal Spirit: Morris County Taverns, Speakeasies & Social Clubs Journey through Morris County’s past with the Morris County Historical Society’s new program, “Fermenting a Communal Spirit.” This engaging event will take you back in time to explore the vital social hubs that shaped the region: its historic taverns, speakeasies, and clubs. We’ll examine […]

20 Jan

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Morris County Historical Society

68 Morris Avenue, Morristown, NJ

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Fermenting a Communal Spirit

Fermenting a Communal Spirit: Morris County Taverns, Speakeasies & Social Clubs Journey through Morris County’s past with the Morris County Historical Society’s new program, “Fermenting a Communal Spirit.” This engaging event will take you back in time to explore the vital social hubs that shaped the region: its historic taverns, speakeasies, and clubs. We’ll examine […]

21 Jan

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Morris County Historical Society

68 Morris Avenue, Morristown, NJ

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Betsy Schuyler & Alexander Hamilton, a Morristown Love Story

Morris County Historical Society and Morris County Heritage Commission are pleased to present a Revolutionary Lecture Series to celebrate the rich and vast history that makes Morris County so special. Join us for a series of 12 lectures that will cover topics from our local role in the American Revolution to the early engineering marvels […]

21 Jan

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Morris County Library

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Fermenting a Communal Spirit

Fermenting a Communal Spirit: Morris County Taverns, Speakeasies & Social Clubs Journey through Morris County’s past with the Morris County Historical Society’s new program, “Fermenting a Communal Spirit.” This engaging event will take you back in time to explore the vital social hubs that shaped the region: its historic taverns, speakeasies, and clubs. We’ll examine […]

22 Jan

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Morris County Historical Society

68 Morris Avenue, Morristown, NJ

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Homeschool Days: Histories Mysteries

Do you have what it takes to think like a historian? Examine antique items and try to deduce what their purpose was on the farm or in the house.

22 Jan

1:30 pm - 2:30 pm

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm

Fosterfields Living Historical Farm 73 Kahdena Road, Morristown, NJ 07960

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Fermenting a Communal Spirit

Fermenting a Communal Spirit: Morris County Taverns, Speakeasies & Social Clubs Journey through Morris County’s past with the Morris County Historical Society’s new program, “Fermenting a Communal Spirit.” This engaging event will take you back in time to explore the vital social hubs that shaped the region: its historic taverns, speakeasies, and clubs. We’ll examine […]

25 Jan

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Morris County Historical Society

68 Morris Avenue, Morristown, NJ

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Fermenting a Communal Spirit

Fermenting a Communal Spirit: Morris County Taverns, Speakeasies & Social Clubs Journey through Morris County’s past with the Morris County Historical Society’s new program, “Fermenting a Communal Spirit.” This engaging event will take you back in time to explore the vital social hubs that shaped the region: its historic taverns, speakeasies, and clubs. We’ll examine […]

27 Jan

11:00 am - 4:00 pm

Morris County Historical Society

68 Morris Avenue, Morristown, NJ

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Celebrate 250: Music of the American Revolution

Join Anne and Ridley Enslow who will entertain with 18th-century songs about the struggle for American independence, including “liberty songs,” ballads, drinking songs and dance tunes. As always, they will have their little dancing man called a limberjack who pleases audience members from 9 to 90! Come prepared to join in some entertaining toasts, too, […]

27 Jan

7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Morris County Library

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