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101 Things To Do At The 2007 NJ State History Fair

  1. Take a boat ride on the Delaware & Raritan Canal
  2. See George Washington’s actual signature
  3. Ask Albert Einstein* about his theory of relativity
  4. See a 19th century dogcart
  5. View the tiny performers of the Phydeux Flea Circus
  6. Talk with Honest Abe*
  7. Shop till you drop at The MarketPlace
  8. Take in the sights and smells of a Dutch food cooking demonstration
  9. Meet NJN Producer Lou Presti & view the new “Ten Crucial Days” video
  10. Watch a 19th century baseball game
  11. Discover Quaker cooking in the Nelson House
  12. Learn about Titusville as a 18th & 19th century transportation center
  13. See a demonstration of traditional woodcarving
  14. Experience the site of Washington’s Historic Christmas Night Crossing
  15. Compete in the Albert Einstein Look-a-Alike Contest.
  16. Meet NJ Governor Olden*
  17. Dig for history with BRAVO
  18. Dress up in historical garb & march in the Fair’s Kick-off Parade.
  19. Meet the Inspector General of the Continental Army, General Von Steuben*
  20. Learn the history of the 13 original colonies through postal stamps and covers
  21. Learn about farming in Hunterdon County
  22. Enjoy the traditional American tunes of the Longhill String Band
  23. Observe an authentic Civil War medical field hospital
  24. Stroll among antique cars from the 1920s to the 1960s
  25. Play dress-up with 1830’s work attire
  26. Meet the lady who tamed the wild blueberry: Horticulture expert Elizabeth White*
  27. Watch a sidesaddle demonstration
  28. Discuss battle strategy with George Washington*
  29. Listen to Walt Whitman* recite his poetry
  30. Enjoy an 18th century kitchen garden
  31. Work a telegraph and send a message in Morse Code
  32. Buy a special postal cachet featuring President Grover Cleveland
  33. Enjoy a parlor song from the 19th century
  34. Shovel “coal” into a steam locomotive boiler
  35. Tour the Johnson Ferry House
  36. Chat with Julia Grant* about life during the Civil War
  37. See an exhibit on African-Americans, past & present
  38. Participate in a military drill
  39. Watch a film about aviator Emilio Carranza
  40. Hear a debate on Temperance
  41. Plow a furrow
  42. Buy a memento of NJ’s state historic sites
  43. Converse with Reverend Jonathan Edwards*
  44. Experience Native American culture
  45. Find out the identity of the real Baby Ruth
  46. Play a game of Graces
  47. Try your hand at marbling paper
  48. Pose for an Old Time Photographer
  49. Discover the historic resources at Sandy Hook & Fort Hancock
  50. Experience the winter encampments at Morristown in 1777 & 1779-80
  51. Research your family roots
  1. Try your hand at shelling corn
  2. Hear Captain James Lawrence* shout, “Don’t give up the ship”!
  3. Discover the many inventions of Thomas A. Edison
  4. Watch an 18th century dance performance
  5. Attend a live performance of 3 radio plays
  6. Hear a strolling minstrel sing songs from America’s past
  7. Get your family quilt appraised
  8. See old time power equipment working
  9. Observe daily life in a WWII combat squad
  10. Chat with Dr. James Still*, Black Doctor of the Pines
  11. See an exhibit on NJ’s transportation history
  12. Get your Passport to Adventure
  13. Meet a Daughter of the American Revolution
  14. See a display on NJ archaeology
  15. Learn about the history of the Borough of Avalon
  16. Participate in a bucket brigade
  17. Play a game of bocce
  18. View an artist’s new interpretation of Washington Crossing the Delaware
  19. Enjoy a stroll along the Continental Lane
  20. Discover Trenton’s namesake and the city’s oldest building
  21. Attend a Civil War era Fashion Show
  22. Identify people in the Who’s Who in History scavenger hunt
  23. Play Jack Straws (pick-up sticks)
  24. Experience the snake oil seller with the Wahoo Medicine Show
  25. Enjoy the sights and sounds of a Native American food demonstration
  26. Meet Mary Hayes McCauley, aka, Molly Pitcher*
  27. Discover the oldest house in Atlantic County
  28. Watch a beach apparatus drill
  29. Chat with author James Fenimore Cooper*
  30. Learn how a sailor lived on board ship during the 1800s
  31. Write with a quill pen
  32. Listen to fiddle music
  33. See Big Wheel Bicyclists
  34. Enjoy songs of the sea with the Sea Dogs
  35. Learn about women’s suffrage
  36. Master a Bilboquet
  37. Meet Rev. Mott*, a leader of the Underground Railroad
  38. Discover Paterson’s Lambert Castle
  39. Discuss the Battle of Gettysburg with General George Meade*
  40. Learn about new museum plans at the Edison Memorial Tower & Museum
  41. Learn why the blueberry is NJ's wonder fruit
  42. See an exhibit on the historic Hackensack Water Works
  43. Listen to music of Ridley & Ann Enslow
  44. Discover the history of Salem County
  45. Try out a hula hoop
  46. Watch the historic craft of lace making
  47. Learn about the oldest 3-room schoolhouse in NJ
  48. See a display of WWII artifacts
  49. Experience the boom of cannon fire
  50. Tour an exhibit of rare Revolutionary War artifacts in the Visitor Center Museum


    *actor portrayal

 

 

 

 

 

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