Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites

03/25/2026

The Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage Association kick off "Liberty Lives Here" in Downtown Somerville with George Washington: In High Spirits by History on the Hoof Sunday, March 29, 2026, 12 p.m. at Mannion's Pub & Restaurant. ⭐️ Revolution NJ

March 29, 2026, Noon - 1 PM: George Washington: In High SpiritsThrough a first-person portrayal, Dave Emerson of History on the Hoof, brings General George Washington to life as he reflects on how...

03/25/2026

03/23/2026

FULL TIME JOB OPPORTUNITY - Resource Interpretive Specialist Trainee
📍Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites – Somerville, Somerset County

Help preserve history and educate future generations about the Wallace House, which served as General George Washington’s headquarters at Camp Middlebrook during the American Revolutionary War, and the Old Dutch Parsonage, home to delegates of the Provincial Congress of New Jersey. This entry-level position will be trained to develop publications and promote site information through programming, guided tours, public outreach and more.

💰 Starting Salary: $56,253.35

Applications are due by 4 p.m. on April 6, 2026. The application is open to New Jersey residents that have the necessary education requirements and experience as outlined in the job description.

Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree in history, American History, art history, architectural history, American Studies, American Literature, anthropology, archaeology, museum studies, or a closely related historical or museum studies field; or with a bachelor’s degree in education, or English that includes or is supplemented by eighteen (18) credits in any combination of the previously listed areas.

🔗 Learn more and apply today: https://njdepartmentofenvironmentalprotection.applytojob.com/apply/tvp1DhAVjH/SPFHS20268-Resource-Interpretive-Specialist-Trainee

03/20/2026

[ ] 250 years ago March 20, 1776 the British Evacuation of Boston continued. ⭐️ Revolution NJ

03/18/2026

Somerset County Library System of New Jersey's Somerville Library hosts the next "Down the Brook" Community Workshop tomorrow Thursday, March 19, 2026, 6 p.m. at the Somerset County Business Hub on Division Street in Downtown Somerville New Jersey.

⭐️ Learn about the Revitalization of Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites for Revolution NJ and contribute your comments and interests to New Jersey State Parks, and the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage Association.

Presented by Paul Soltis, Resource Interpretive Specialist, N.J. Department of Environmental Protection, Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites . Event starts at March 19, 2026 6:30 PM EDT

03/18/2026

Since the besieged British soldiers in Boston under General William Howe’s command awoke on the morning of March 5, 1776, and saw American cannon overlooking the city from Dorchester Heights,…

03/18/2026

The Township of Bedminster’s Historic Jacobus Vanderveer House & Museum River Road Park, 3055 River Road, Bedminster

03/17/2026

Following the Revolutionary War, George Washington ordered firebacks from the Batsto Ironworks for his home at Mount Vernon.

03/17/2026

[ ] 250 years ago March 17, 1776 the British Army evacuated Boston, ending the Patriot siege of Boston that began following the Battles of Lexington and Concord April 17, 1775. In the meantime the New England Militia had been adopted and supplemented as a Continental Army and George Washington had taken command. ⭐️ Revolution NJ

Have you heard of Evacuation Day? in 1776, the Continental Army won the Siege of Boston in 1776, after an intense 11-month siege. The event is still commemorated in Massachusetts. But it was also an important moment in Virginia.

While Boston was celebrating, the atmosphere in Virginia was tense. Colonial leaders like George Washington knew that Virginia’s royal governor Lord Dunmore was trying to convince British military leaders to “transplant the War to the Southern Colonies,” and retake Virginia. But the British troops leaving Boston decided to sail to Nova Scotia, and then New York City, stranding Dunmore in the Chesapeake. The ghosted Dunmore gave up and soon left for Great Britain. The war only returned to Virginia in 1781, with the Yorktown campaign.



📷: Lord Howe evacuating Boston March. , ca. 1861., Library of Congress.

03/17/2026

AmeriCorps NJ Watershed Ambassadors Program hosts all month long including Sowing Seeds at Wallace House, Sunday, March 22, 2026.