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In Nature's Realm: The New Jersey Art of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh
Open May 29, 2020

Opening Reception, Thursday, May 28 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. 
Reception is free and open to the public



Image credit: Grouse, 1885. Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh (1856–1915), oil on canvas. Private Collection.  

In line with its mission of celebrating the art of New Jersey, Morven Museum & Garden is proud to present the first exhibition examining the work of Gerard Rutgers Hardenbergh (1856–1915). Born in New Brunswick, the great-great-grandson of Reverend Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (1736–1790), the first president of Queens College (Rutgers University), Hardenbergh was a self-taught artist and ornithologist.  As a young man, he spent time at Chadwick House, the Jersey Shore’s most famous sporting club located just south of present-day Mantoloking. His early love of wildlife became a lifelong passion for the study of birds. Splitting his time between New Brunswick and the Jersey Shore, Hardenbergh collect…

Fine Feathered Friends: Birds as Mainstay and Muse
Opening January 4, 2020

They occupy our forests, fields, parks, beaches, farms, backyards and even our homes. Indeed, birds are everywhere. But many New Jerseyans remain largely unaware of the profound natural and cultural significance of these ubiquitous avian creatures.

This exhibition brings together a wide assortment of artifacts and specimens to explore two concepts about our fine feathered friends – their status as an important ecological mainstay and their historical role as a design-inspiring force – or muse – for New Jersey artisans in the decorative arts.



Museum Hours:

Tuesday – Sunday 
9 am to 4:45 pm 
Galleries begin closing 

at 4:30 pm

Music at the Mansion hosted by Audra Mariel featuring Trio Joe
Thursday, December 26, 2019

$15 at the door
Bring a dish or drink to share
Strauss Mansion Museum 27 Prospect Circle Atlantic Highlands, NJ, 07716

AXCBT presents The Nutcracker ROCKS

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35th Annual Holiday Weekend and Craft Sale
Saturday, December 7, 2019 - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
Eden Woolley House, 703 Deal Road, Ocean, NJ 07712​

Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony

December 4, 2019, 6:30 pm
Greate Egg Harbor Historical Society Museum and Library
6647 West Jersey Avenue, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234

Free Event

Join us as we welcome Santa Claus and local talent to help light our Christmas Tree.  Free desserts and fun for the whole family. 

Events presented by:
Greate Egg Harbor Historical Society Museum and Library
6647 West Jersey Avenue, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234

609-813-2002 - E-mail - GEHTHSMuseum@aol.com

Visit Us: 1st Saturday of the Month and Sundays Throughout the Month 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm or by appointment.

http://www.GEHTHSMuseum.org

GUYS AND DOLLS

Journey Through Time

November 1, 2019, 7:00 pm
Egg Harbor Township Community Center
5045 English Creek Road, Egg Harbor, NJ

Adults - $2.00 Donation; Members and Students - Free

Presented by June Sheridan and Lynn Wood. Video presentation of early Egg Harbor Township.

Events presented by:
Greate Egg Harbor Historical Society Museum and Library
6647 West Jersey Avenue, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234

609-813-2002 - E-mail - GEHTHSMuseum@aol.com

Visit Us: 1st Saturday of the Month and Sundays Throughout the Month 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm or by appointment.

http://www.GEHTHSMuseum.org

Music at the Mansion hosted by Audra Mariel featuring Mike Flannery Thursday, October 31, 2019

$15 at the door
Bring a dish or drink to share
Strauss Mansion Museum 27 Prospect Circle Atlantic Highlands, NJ, 07716

Nosferatu with live music





















Strauss Mansion Museum 27 Prospect Circle Atlantic Highlands, NJ, 07716

Growing-Up in Bargaintown

October 4, 2019, 7:00 pm
Egg Harbor Township Community Center
5045 English Creek Road, Egg Harbor, NJ

Adults - $2.00 Donation; Members and Students - Free

Presented by John Dilles.  The "Lake" adventures and stories

Events presented by:
Greate Egg Harbor Historical Society Museum and Library
6647 West Jersey Avenue, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234

609-813-2002 - E-mail - GEHTHSMuseum@aol.com

Visit Us: 1st Saturday of the Month and Sundays Throughout the Month 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm or by appointment.

http://www.GEHTHSMuseum.org

About the Portraits

Thomas Gainsborough’s 1776 oil painting of a teenaged St. George depicts him just before he shipped out for New York to fight against the growing American Revolution. The portrait is on loan to the Museum from Australia’s National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne).

Hugh Douglas Hamilton’s 1795 oil painting shows a grief-stricken St. George mourning at his wife’s tomb. Hamilton painted this portrait as a movement for Irish independence, which St. George opposed, was on the rise. The portrait is on loan to the Museum from National Gallery of Ireland in Dublin.

Portraits Loaned By
National Gallery of Ireland
National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne)


Redcoat & Revolutions: Richard St. George in America and Ireland
Opens September 28, 2019, through February 17, 2020
Free with Museum Admission

Join us this fall for the Museum's first international loan exhibition and follow Richard St. George on his dramatic personal journey through the Age of Revolution.

As a young Irish off…

Canoe Rentals at Thompson Park
Thompson Park, Marlu Lake
805 Newman Springs Rd, Lincroft, NJ 07738
Saturday and Sunday, September 28 & 29, 2019, 10:00 AM-3:00 PM
(ages 3 and up, under 18 with adult)

Rent a canoe for a relaxing paddle on Marlu Lake.

All equipment provided; a limited number of canoes available.

Cost: $15 per boat for 1-3 people for 2 hours of canoeing (cash or check only). Rental Available from 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. All rentals must be returned by 3:00 PM.

Museum Day and Ye Ole Flea Market

September 28, 2019, 8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Greate Egg Harbor Historical Society Museum and Library
6647 West Jersey Avenue, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234

Free Admission

See our Museum treasures and/or sell some of yours.  To purchase a table or for more information call 609-813-2002 or e-mail us at GEHTHSMuseum@aol.com


Events presented by:
Greate Egg Harbor Historical Society Museum and Library
6647 West Jersey Avenue, Egg Harbor Twp, NJ 08234

609-813-2002 - E-mail - GEHTHSMuseum@aol.com

Visit Us: 1st Saturday of the Month and Sundays Throughout the Month 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm or by appointment.

http://www.GEHTHSMuseum.org

Music at the Mansion hosted by Audra Mariel featuring Daimon Santamaria presents Sounds Of India
Thursday, September 26, 2019

$15 at the door
Bring a dish or drink to share
Strauss Mansion Museum 27 Prospect Circle Atlantic Highlands, NJ, 07716

At Peachfield, Burlington County: Rescheduled for September 15 New Jersey: Where Ideas Grow
Sunday, January 20 – Burlington County
New Jersey: Where Ideas Grow Something for Sunday 2:00 pm – 4:00 p.m.
  From Thomas Edison’s phonograph to Les Paul’s electric guitar, submarines, Band-Aids, movies, color TV, ice cream cones, bar codes, Bubble Wrap, solar panels, flexible film and transistors – all of these things began in New Jersey. Why?
 Join author Linda Barth as she explains why and how New Jersey became the great state of inventions.
    Admission is $10 per person for everyone. Seating is limited; prepaid reservations are required to guarantee seating. Please call 609/267-6996, or email at colonialdamesnj@comcast.net.
  This event takes place at Peachfield, the Headquarters of The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The State of New Jersey, 180 Burrs Road, Westampton, NJ 08060.
  Funding has been made possible in part by the New Jersey Historical Commission, Department of St…