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Kingston, New Jersey

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  • July 2024

  • Sat 27
    July 27, 2024

    Kingston: Fire Engine Motorcade

    Kingston Event: Kingston Fire Company and Monmouth Junction Fire Company will jointly celebrate their 100th anniversaries with a motorcade from Kingston to Monmouth Junction. More details as the date approaches … Continue reading "Kingston: Fire Engine Motorcade"

  • August 2024

  • Sat 3
    August 3, 2024 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm

    Kingston: BUG SAFARI at MAPLETON PRESERVE

    Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands are sponsoring a... Bug Safari in Kingston! Sat. Aug 3, 2024 10:30 am - noon behind D&R Canal Headquarters 145 Mapleton Rd, Kingston, NJ (go … Continue reading "Kingston: BUG SAFARI at MAPLETON PRESERVE"

  • Sun 25
    August 25, 2024

    MVPC “Walk n Roll”

    Sunday Afternoon Event on Canal Road, Rocky Hill to Bunker Hill Road celebrates Rochambeau's march to Yorktown, the final battle of the American Revolution. This is an event of the … Continue reading "MVPC “Walk n Roll”"

  • September 2024

  • Sat 14
    September 14, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    D&R CANAL STATE PARK & COMMISSION’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT PRALLSVILLE MILLS

    From dandrcanal.org: Mark your calendars and plan to help us celebrate the D&R Canal State Park and Commission's 50th Anniversary! This public event will be held at Prallsville Mills located … Continue reading "D&R CANAL STATE PARK & COMMISSION’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION AT PRALLSVILLE MILLS"

  • Sun 15
    September 15, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

    “D&R Canal House Challenge”

    Come on down to the Kingston Locktender's House!!! Kingston Historical Society will be participating in a special event organized by D&R Canal Watch. From their website: Five of the historic … Continue reading "“D&R Canal House Challenge”"

  • Sun 15
    September 15, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

    Kingston Locktender’s House Open House

    Kingston Historical Society celebrates FIFTY YEARS the D&R Canal State Park and Canal Commission with a new display at the Kingston Lock. Sunday we will have an opening reception with … Continue reading "Kingston Locktender’s House Open House"

  • Sat 28
    September 28, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

    KINGSTON: Mapleton Preserve Restoration

    National Public Lands Day SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28Help Restore a Part of the Mapleton Preservecome help… Help plant 150 deer- and drought-resistant native plants and shrubs into Eagle Scout candidate Hamsika … Continue reading "KINGSTON: Mapleton Preserve Restoration"

  • October 2024

  • Sat 5
    October 5, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Kingston: Open House at Firehouse

    Kingston Event: 2024 Fire Prevention Week is the time for the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company No. 1's community celebration on Heathcote Road, Kingston, New Jersey. Learn more about the Kingston … Continue reading "Kingston: Open House at Firehouse"

  • Sat 12
    October 12, 2024

    South Brunswick “History Scavenger Hunt”- delayed

    South Brunswick Historical Society has announced that the scavenger hunt is delayed.

  • Sun 13
    October 13, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    Kingston: Natural Mandalas

    The Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands will hold a workshop at the Mapleton Preserve on Mapleton Road in Kingston. In this workshop, natural materials such as acorns, small stones, grasses … Continue reading "Kingston: Natural Mandalas"

  • Sat 19
    October 19, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

    Exploring the Kingston Lock Area

    Locktender's House Kingston, NJ 39 Old Lincoln Highway, 08540, Kingston, New Jersey

    Walk the Lock! Exploring the Kingston Lock Area Join KHS officers Robert von Zumbusch and Charlie Dieterich on an easy Saturday Afternoon walk around the Kingston Lock, showing what is … Continue reading "Exploring the Kingston Lock Area"

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  • Sat 26
    October 26, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

    D&R CANAL: Tour de Towpath (bike/run)

    Event sponsored by D&R Canal Watch canalwatch.org From the Tour-de-towpath-2024 website:Cadwalader Park - Trenton Help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 70-mile-long D&R Canal State Park The canal towpath is … Continue reading "D&R CANAL: Tour de Towpath (bike/run)"

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PO Box 323  Kingston, NJ 08528-0323

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Locktender’s House, D&R Canal State Park
GPS:
40°22’25.9″N 74°37’06.7″W
South Brunswick Township, New Jersey
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10am-4pm Weekends April through November

 

About KHS

The Kingston Historical Society (KHS) was formed in 1997 as a non-partisan, non-profit organization to preserve, enhance and promote the history of the village of Kingston, New Jersey.
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Kingston Locktender's House open on weekends April-November (Closed to Public in Winter)

Recent Posts:

  • 2025 Annual Meeting Videos November 16, 2025
  • Laptop Computer Donation Program October 3, 2025
  • Five Canal House Open House a Success! September 24, 2025
  • Spring Talk Video: Carrie Fellows July 9, 2025
  • Kingston in the American Revolution begins… June 18, 2025
  • Spring Kingston Historian ready for download June 9, 2025
  • Tea Time Videos 2025 April 10, 2025

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    • Talk: Why is Kingston Here? 2/8/22 (with video)
    • New World Dutch Barns
    • Kingston’s Businesses 2018
    • Kingston Schools Video 2016
    • D&R Canal Videos with commentary
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Resource Links

Regional Civic Associations
  • Kingston Greenways Association
  • Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands
  • Kingston Volunteer Fire Co
Regional Nature Conservation and Historical Groups
  • Delaware and Raritan Canal Watch
  • Millstone Valley Preservation Coalition
  • Millstone Valley Scenic Byway
  • Preservation New Jersey
  • Crossroads of the American Revolution
  • The Watershed Institute
  • New Jersey Conservation Foundation
  • D & R Greenway Land Trust
  • Historical Society of Princeton
Regional Government Organizations
  • Delaware & Raritan Canal State Park
  • Delaware & Raritan Canal Commission
  • NJ Historic Preservation Office
  • Franklin Township
  • South Brunswick Township
  • Plainsboro Township
  • Princeton (municipality)
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