The Kingston Historical Society

Kingston: Good Friday Service
2025-04-18 20:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | Kingston United Methodist Church, 9 Church Street, Kingston, New Jersey, 08528, United States
Good Friday Service at Kingston United Methodist Church.

This is a Kingston Community Event.

Kingston: Earth Day Cleanups-Franklin
2025-04-19 09:00 - 11:00 | New Jersey
Annual event organized by the Kingston Greenways Association, all are welcome to join in.

Morning Session–9 to 11 AM: Cleanup of Laurel Avenue and vicinity of Rockingham Historic Site, from just north of the village of Kingston up to Route 518. Meet at the Rockingham parking lot, 84 Laurel Avenue.

KGA provides grabbers, gloves, orange vests, and garbage bags. Please wear sturdy clothing and boots! Rain or shine.

There is also an afternoon session in South Brunswick.

This Kingston Community Event is posted for your information. For updates see the Kingston Greenways Association website

Kingston: Earth Day Cleanups- South Brunswick
2025-04-19 14:00 - 16:00 | New Jersey
Annual event organized by the Kingston Greenways Association, all are welcome to join in.

Afternoon Session–2 to 4 PM: Gather at the Mapleton Preserve at 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston. We’ll focus on picking up trash in the Preserve and along Mapleton Road.

KGA provides grabbers, gloves, orange vests, and garbage bags. Please wear sturdy clothing and boots! Rain or shine.

There is also a morning session in Franklin Township.

This Kingston Community Event is posted for your information. For updates see the Kingston Greenways Association website

Kingston: Easter Sunrise Service
2025-04-20 06:30 - 07:00 | New Jersey
Easter Sunrise Service at the Lake Carnegie Dam in Kingston, just south of the Kingston Mill. Parking off Princeton-Kingston Road (NJ Route 27) by the boat dock.

This is a Kingston community event, organized by KPC and KUMC

Kingston: Easter Breakfast Continental
2025-04-20 07:00 - 08:00 | Kingston Presbyterian Church, 4565 Route 27, Kingston, New Jersey, 08528, United States
At the Kingston Presbyterian Church, following the sunrise service, times approximate. More details as the day approaches.

This is a Kingston community event

Kingston: Easter Worship and Easter Egg Hunt
2025-04-20 10:30 - 12:00 | Kingston United Methodist Church, 9 Church Street, Kingston, New Jersey, 08528, United States
This is a Kingston Community Event. The Kingston United Methodist Church website should have details as the event date approaches.

Kingston: Arbor Day Celebrating Native Plants (FPNL)
2025-04-26 14:00 - 16:00 | Mapleton Preserve, 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston
Sat. 4.26.25: Arbor Day – Celebrating Native Plants. 2-4 pm. Mapleton Preserve, 145 Mapleton Road, Kingston, NJ. Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands celebrates Arbor day with a grand opening of the new Eagle Scout Native Plant Installations at Mapleton Preserve. Learn about native plants and shrubs, composting, invasive plants, help to plant a tree for Arbor Day and MORE! Refreshments. Free and all are welcome.

This Kingston community event is organized by Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands https://fpnl.org/

Postponed: Pancake Breakfast
2025-04-27 08:00 - 12:30 | New Jersey
The Kingston Volunteer Fire Company has postponed their pancake breakfast. Please check with them regarding any new date.

This is a Kingston community event, not associated with the Kingston Historical Society. It is posted for community interest.

History Day -Middlesex County
2025-05-17 10:00 - 16:00 | New Jersey
This county sponsored event is being held in Piscataway, NJ. Save the date! History Day at East Jersey Old Town Village is on May 17, 10am-4pm.

EJOTV is a collection of historic houses along the north bank of the Raritan River, west (up stream) of Highland Park along River road. This is across the river from Franklin Township, Somerset County.

1050 River Road Piscataway, NJ 08854

http://www.middlesexcountynj.gov/history

We post this county-sponsored event because it occurs near the D&R Canal.

Rockingham: George and Martha...
2025-06-01 14:00 - 17:00 | New Jersey
We have heard that this event is SOLD OUT, with a waiting list.

https://www.rockingham.net/special-events

Kingston: Kingston Women's Chorus Concert
2025-06-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Kingston United Methodist Church, 9 Church Street, Kingston, New Jersey, 08528, United States
The Kingston Women’s Chorus presents “We can’t keep from singing” a concert celebrating our 20th season with favorites from our history. June 1, 7 pm at the Kingston United Methodist Church

Posted as a Kingston Community event

Spring Kingston Talk: Carrie Fellows
2025-06-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Kingston Fire House, 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston, NJ, 08528, United States
Kingston Historical Society welcomes Carrie Fellows, Executive Director of New Jersey’s Crossroads of the American Revolution Assoc. Inc.

Crossroads of the American Revolution Association was founded in 2002 as the only state-wide non-profit organization established to offer a forum for new citizen initiatives on education, historical interpretation, site use and heritage tourism, and to raise popular appreciation of the historical significance of the American Revolution in New Jersey.

Congress established the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area in 2006. The Association was designated as the coordinating entity for the Heritage Area.

Kingston Firehouse, 8 Heathcote Rd. Kingston, NJ, and via Zoom.

You may attend this meeting using Zoom.us, but you must register. Go to https://khsnj.org/talk to fill out the registration form. Attending in person is free and does not require registration.

For more about our speaker, see:https://revolutionarynj.org/crossroads-welcomes-carrie-fellows-as-new-executive-director/and https://revolutionarynj.org/carrie-fellows/

Kingston: United Methodist Church Art and Music Fair!
2025-08-23 10:00 - 14:00 | Kingston United Methodist Church, 9 Church Street, Kingston, New Jersey, 08528, United States
The Kingston United Methodist Church is hosting a community-wide art and music fair on August 23rd from 10am-2pm.

Live Music, Vendors, Games, and Food!9 Church St, Kingston, NJ 08528

This is a Kingston Community event, of community interest. It is not sponsored by the Historical Society.

Reception for Lady Washington (Rockingham)
2025-08-23 13:30 - 15:30 | Rockingham State Historic Site, 84 Laurel Avenue, Kingston, NJ, 08528, United States
Rockingham Association is sponsoring an event at Rockingham State Historic Site. They write:

Our new mannequin of Martha Washington finally joins the General at Rockingham after 20 years.Please stop by and see her in the blue parlor, learn more about her life and time at Rockingham and meet the seamstress who crafted her detailed clothing! Light Refreshments — Donations Welcome!

This is a Kingston Community event, not sponsored by the Kingston Historical Society. For more information, see Rockingham.net.

Canal Road Walk & Roll (Franklin)
2025-08-31 10:00 - 16:00 | New Jersey
Canal Road Walk and RollAugust 31 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Canal Road closed from Griggstown Causeway to Route 518 in Rocky Hill. Enjoy a day with friends and family along the scenic D&R Canal with no cars!

Canal Road is at the end of Kingston-Rocky Hill Road. Alternative are:

Route 518 East to Route 27 North to Bunkerhill Road west to Griggstownor Route 518 West to US 206 north to River Road/Route 533 north to Griggstown Causeway

This is a Canal-related community event. Details at canalwatch.org

Five Canal House Challenge '25
2025-09-14 10:00 - 16:00 | New Jersey
The Kingston Lock will be part of a three-county history adventure.

Get your motor (or bicycle) running! D&R Canal Watch is coordinating a “scavenger hunt” for a Sunday afternoon. The goal is to visit five of the remaining D&R canal houses from Lawrence Township to northern Franklin Township. Some were bridgetender houses, some were locktender houses, and Kingston’s was both. Get your “Canal Passport” stamped at each House to win a small prize.

Participating Locations and Organizations :

East Millstone Bridgetender’s House

Blackwells Mills Bridgetender’s House (Blackwells Mills Canal House Association)

Griggstown Bridgetender’s House (The Raritan-Millstone Heritage Alliance)

Kingston Locktender’s House (Kingston Historical Society)

Port Mercer Bridgetender’s House (Lawrence Historical Society)

From the Lawrence Historical Society’s Website:

The Canal House Challenge is an annual event held in September at which all five historic homes along the Delaware & Raritan Canal are open to the public. It is the only time of the year that all are open at the same time.

Participants are challenged to visit all homes in a single day. While visiting each site, participants can learn about the history of the home. Participants who visit all sites win a prize.

The event, which is free, helps to promote New Jersey’s canal heritage. Donations are purely voluntary, but gratefully accepted at each house;

these funds go toward the preservation of our historic homes along the D&R Canal.

Here’s a post about last year’s Canal House Challenge

FPNL Scavenger Hunt
2025-09-20 10:00 - 11:30 | Mapleton Preserve, 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston
From the FPNL.ORG Website:

Join Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands (FPNL) for a nature- and history-themed scavenger hunt at Mapleton Preserve/D&R Canal State Park. Find list items while exploring the fields and trails of the Preserve. The event is FREE. All ages are welcome but kids under 10 should be accompanied by an adult…

This is a Kingston Community Event, not sponsored by the Kingston Historical Society. See the FPNL website for details.

FPNL: National Public Lands Day
2025-09-27 14:00 - 16:00 | Mapleton Preserve, 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston
National Public Lands Day Work SessionSaturday, September 27, 2025, 2 — 4 PM

The Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands (fpnl.org) invites you for an afternoon of service at Mapleton Preserve–removal of invasives, trail enhancement, butterfly garden maintenance, litter pickup, and more. Service hours available. All are welcome. Tools and gloves are provided, or bring your own.

This is a Kingston Community Event, contact the Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands directly for details and updates. (fpnl.org)

PRACTITIONERS OF MUSICK CONCERT (Community Event)
2025-09-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Kingston Presbyterian Church, 4565 Route 27, Kingston, New Jersey, 08528, United States
This is a community event, not sponsored by the Kingston Historical Society. Contact the sponsoring organization for details, registration and costs

Rockingham State Historic Site is hosting a concert by Practitioners of Musick at the Kingston Presbyterian Church on Rte. 27 in Kingston, NJ. Saturday, September 27th, 2025, 4:00 p.m.

From https://www.rockingham.net/special-events:

“This concert will celebrate Rockingham and the evolution of the historic house through local and international music reflecting the period of its 18th- and early 19th-century owners, the Higgins, the Berriens and the Crusers. Musicians performing will be:John Burkhalter on English and Small Flutes, Donovan Klotzbeacher on harpsichord and Rebecca Mariman,soprano.REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for attendance at this program and will open on AUGUST 30. Check back on this page then or thereafter for the email to register. The event is open to ages 12 and up and there is a suggested donation of $10/person at the door. The event is sponsored by The Rockingham Association and NJ State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites. For further information, please call the site, 609-683-7132.”

FOR DETAILS AND TO REGISTER: https://www.rockingham.net/special-events

KHS Volunteer Night
2025-10-01 19:00 - 20:30 | New Jersey
The Historical Society is looking to form volunteer community teams to work on:Kingston and America’s 250th Celebration (Learning, Assisting Celebrations, etc.)D&R Kingston Lock (showing off and improving our historic canal lock)Archiving Team (organizing our collection)KHS Electronics Team (and web, and social media)

To register attend, fill our our volunteer form at https://www.khsnj.org/help/ and tell us a bit about you.

Come a few minutes early if you haven’t seen the displays, and bring a flashlight, as there are no lights in the parking lots.

Kingston Fire-- Pancakes
2025-10-05 08:00 - 13:00 | Kingston Fire House, 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston, NJ, 08528, United States
2025 Annual All-You-Can-Eat Pancake Breakfast SUNDAY October 5, 2025 8AM – 1PM at the Kingston Fire House on Heathcote Road.This is a not-to-be-missed community event!!

This event is sponsored by the Kingston Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, and is posted here as a community service.

Somerset County: Journey Through the Past
2025-10-11 08:00 - 2025-10-12 17:00 | New Jersey
Somerset County’s 20th annual Journey Through the Past will be held on October 11th and 12th, 2025! Kingston is at the extreme southern tip of Somerset County, though sometimes we are a part of this county-wide celebration.

Here’s the county’s annoucement

This year’s events are north of Kingston (as we are in Somerset County’s southern most point!) The closest canal related sites are in Griggstown and East Millstone.

D&R Canal Watch’s Saturday 10-5 Event

Sunday Event 12-4

Kingston: KGA Fall Foliage Walk
2025-10-12 14:00 - 16:00 | New Jersey
“Kingston Greenways Association invites the public to join our annual Fall Foliage walk on Sunday, October 12th from 2 to 4 pm. This year’s walk will be at Heathcote Park in Kingston, NJ.

The walk leader, Jeff Cramer, is the South Brunswick Township arborist and a New Jersey Licensed Tree Expert with extensive background in urban forestry.

The walk will be on flat ground and will be at a slow pace, followed by refreshments and socializing. All are welcome.” (from their announcement)

This is a Kingston Community event, posted for community interest. For more details and updates, see the Kingston Greenways Association website https://kingstongreenways.org

Canal: Tour de Towpath 2025
2025-10-25 09:00 - 15:00 | New Jersey
D&R Canal Watch is presenting a variety of tours/runs/bike rides along the Delaware and Raritan Canal. While most of the activity is near Trenton, a 50 mile bike ride will come through Kingston on their way to Somerset. Details at https://www.bikereg.com/tour-de-towpath25

Kingston: New Jersey’s Changing Climate
2025-11-05 19:30 - 21:00 | Kingston Fire House, 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston, NJ, 08528, United States
Kingston Greenways Association presents: New Jersey’s Changing ClimateA talk by David Robinson, PH.D, New Jersey’s State Climatologist

Wednesday. November 5th at 7:30PM.In person at the Kingston Firehouse, or on Zoom (see kingstongreenways.org for how to register)

This Kingston Community event is posted for public information. See the organization’s website for updates and corrections.

Kingston: FPNL- Birds of Prey
2025-11-09 13:00 - 15:00 | Mapleton Preserve, 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston
The Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands will host a lecture on raptors with Master Falconer Gregory Martel on Sunday, Nov. 9th at 1 PM. Check the FPNL Website for details and to register (open registration)

Maps: HERE

KHS Annual Meeting & Talks
2025-11-11 19:30 - 21:00 | Kingston Fire House, 8 Heathcote Road, Kingston, NJ, 08528, United States
Central NJ prior to 1776 and

New Plans for Princeton Battlefield Park

William Krakower, curator of Princeton Battlefield State Park, will give an illustrated program on events and issues in central NJ prior to 1776 that led to American Revolution. He will also discuss his role as curator and the new plans for Princeton Battlefield Park.

The meeting will be hybrid, and open to the public. Attend at the Kingston Fire House or via Zoom. Register for a Zoom Link, visit: www.khsnj.org/talk

Kingston Fire House on local map

To attend via Zoom.us please register HERE.

Kingston: Online Hearing NESE permit
2025-11-13 17:30 - 19:00 | New Jersey
Nov 13 5:30PM Online Hearing: NorthEast Supply Enhancement permit (seekingstongreenways.org)

This Kingston event is not sponsored by KHS, but is posted for community interest.

SBT: Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
2025-11-23 19:00 - 21:00 | New Jersey
For details see:https://kingstonpresbyterian.org/events/sunday-november-23rd-at-7pm-everyone-is-invited-to-the-south-brunswick-interfaith-association-thanksgiving-service-at-dayton-presbyterian-church-362-georges-rd-dayton-nj-08810-we-hope-you-will-j/

This Kingston Community event is posted for public information. See the organization’s website for updates and corrections.

Kingston: Thanksgiving Day Walk
2025-11-27 10:00 - 11:30 | New Jersey
Thursday November 27, 2024 @ 10:00 am – 11:30 am

From https://fpnl.org/events Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands:

Seeds, Nuts and Fruits. We will take an easy walk through the fields. Meet at Mapleton Preserve, 145 Mapleton Road in Kingston. Free and all are welcome!

The Thanksgiving morning walk is an annual, family friendly event!

This non-KHS event is posted for community interest.
