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December 9, 2023 – Order by November 30, 2023
Holiday Cookie Sale
The Brick Township Historical Society will be having its 3rd Annual Holiday Cookie Sale at its Havens Homestead Museum, 521 Herbertsville Rd., Brick. A one-pound decorated box of homemade cookies is $10. Cookies need to be pre-ordered by calling 732-458-6266 by Nov. 30. They can be picked up on Saturday, Dec. 9 at the museum between 10 am and Noon. They will be packed on Friday, Dec. 8, so if you call the museum (732-785-2500) that morning, it may be possible to pick them up on Friday.
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November 14, 2023
Meeting
The Brick Township Historical Society will hold a meeting 7:30 pm Nov. 14 at the Herbertsville Firehouse, 601 Herbertsville Rd. A traditional bluegrass band, “The Last Whippoorwill” will perform and present a program incorporating the history of bluegrass music. This Brick-based band includes Harry Chadwick, guitar; Jeff Propert, mandolin; Dave MacDonald, bass; Carl Baron, banjo; and Joe Fili, fiddle. They perform in the tri-state area and appeared at the Ocean County Fair on July 14th. The title of their CD, “In The Tradition,” says it all.
Admission is free, and the public is welcome. Please park in the rear of the firehouse and enter by the door on the right on ground level.
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October 7, 2023
LIBERTY HALL MUSEUM
The Brick Township Historical Society will sponsor a trip to LIBERTY HALL MUSEUM at Kean University on Oct. 7. This museum is a historic home where many influential people lived. It was originally a fourteen-room Georgian-style house built in 1772. Today it is a fifty-room Victorian Italianate mansion with an array of horticulture and some of the oldest trees in NJ. Cost is $75 which includes transportation, driver gratuity and admission. Lunch is on your own at the famous HAROLD’S DELI in Edison. The bus departs and returns to Laurel Square Shopping Center, 1930 Rt. 88 in Brick. For a reservation call 732-785-2500 and leave your name and number clearly. You will be called back.
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September 12, 2023
Meeting
The Brick Township Historical Society will hold a meeting Sept.12 at 7:30 pm at the Herbertsville Firehouse, 601 Herbertsville Rd. Mr. John Stewart will portray President Thomas Jefferson in clothing, language and ideas. He will be speaking on the events leading up to the Louisiana Purchase which could be considered Jefferson’s greatest achievement while president. An important part of the presentation will be Stewart’s answering questions from the audience while entertaining with his convincing portrayal. Admission is free and the public is welcome. Please park in the rear of the firehouse and enter by the door on the right on ground level.
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September 9, 2023 Rain Date September 10, 2023
ICE CREAM SOCIAL
The Brick Township Historical Social will hold an ice cream social on Sept. 9 from Noon to 3 pm. If it rains, it will be Sept. 10, same hours. SUNDAES on Rt. 88 in Point Pleasant is graciously donating the ice cream. Guests are invited to join in for an afternoon enjoying sundaes, root beer floats and ice cream sodas. Donation for each is $4.00. Tables and chairs will be set up. You are invited to bring your lunch (but no grilling). If you wish to reserve a table, please call the museum at 732-785-2500 and leave your name and number clearly. You will be called back.
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August 5 and 6, 2023
CIVIL WAR ENCAMPMENT – FREE ADMISSION
The Brick Township Historical Society will host the 61st New York Regiment for a Civil War Encampment on its Havens Homestead Museum Property, 521 Herbertsville Rd., Brick. The soldiers will camp out for the weekend, marching, firing guns, interacting with the public and explaining what life was like during an encampment. They sleep in tents and make their own food over a fire pit.
The historical society will be grilling and selling hamburgers and hot dogs, soft drinks, and also, have a homemade bake sale. The Lizzie Herbert Gift Shop will feature specials and a large array of costume jewelry. Tours of the museum are available. Admission to all is free and donations are greatly appreciated.
There will be a licensed New Jersey gold/silver dealer available to buy your unwanted metals on the first day of the Encampment, August 5. This gentleman has been at the society’s yard sales for many years.
Visiting hours for the public to the Encampment are 10 am to 3 pm on August 5 and 10 am to 2 pm on August 6.
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June 16, 2023
DAIRY FARM TOUR & DAY IN THE AMISH COUNTRY
The Brick Historical Society will sponsor a day trip to visit Kreider’s Dairy Farm, a high-tech operation in the heart of the Amish country. The bus will drive down the middle of a Titanic-sized loafing barn, and a guide will take us around providing facts and anecdotes. Cost is $100 and includes transportation, tour, smorgasbord at Bird-in-Hand and all gratuities. There will be time for shopping at a market and stores. For a reservation call the museum at 732-785-2500 and leave your name and number slowly and clearly for a call back.
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ANNUAL GIANT YARD SALE
The Brick Township Historical Society will hold its Annual Giant Yard Sale April 22 (rain date April 23) from 8 am to 2 pm at its Havens Homestead Museum property, 521 Herbertsville Rd., Brick.
There will be a vast array of reasonably priced merchandise, household goods, and jewelry. The Lizzie Herbert Gift Shop will feature specials and the Society will hold a homemade bake sale.
Parking is in a lot 150 ft. east of the museum, accessed by a driveway with a blue sign that says “Havens Farm.”
Proceeds benefit the Society for the upkeep of its three main buildings and its outbuildings. No outside vendors.
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March 14th, 2023
Meeting of the Brick Township Historical society
T.J. Fallon of Jackson will present a program at the March 14, 2023 meeting of the Brick Township Historical Society at 7:30 pm at the Herbertsville Firehouse, 601 Herbertsville Rd. Fallon is the founder of the Dead History You Tube channel. The program will feature images and commentary about the gravesites of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence and the 39 signers of the U.S. Constitution. Fallon visited all of these, plus the gravesites of the presidents and vice-presidents during 2020.
Admission is free and the public is welcome. Please park in the lot behind the firehouse and enter by the door on ground level on the right.