BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//The Kingston Historical Society - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:The Kingston Historical Society X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.khsnj.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for The Kingston Historical Society REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20231105T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240406T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240406T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T112145 CREATED:20231202T152643Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T200945Z UID:1918-1712397600-1712422800@www.khsnj.org SUMMARY:Open House at Lock-tender's House Celebrates Re-opening DESCRIPTION:On Saturday and Sunday\, April 6th and 7th\, we will hold an Open House at the Kingston Lock-tender’s House as part of our celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the D&R Canal State Park and the D&R Canal Commission. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe Open House will feature a new display: “Kingston’s Lock: History Preserved– Photos and Drawings from 1936 re-interpreted for the 21st Century”\, which celebrates the preservation of drawings and photographs of canal structures created during the Great Depression by the Historic American Building Survey (HABS)\, with a new display\, making these formal drawings accessible to modern viewers. \n\n\n\nDuring the Open House\, members of the Society be on hand and will demonstrate models of the Kingston Lock and Kingston’s former A-Frame bridge which carried road traffic across the canal. The north display room has recently been repaired and both display rooms will be open. \n\n\n\nThe Open House will be from 10 am – 5 pm on both Saturday and Sunday; the Kingston Lock-tender’s House is on the D&R Canal just off Route 27\, Kingston\, New Jersey. \n\n\n\nWe hope you will join us at the Open House. It is an opportunity to engage with KHS members and learn more about the exhibits\, the D&R Canal\, Kingston’s history and KHS. \n\n\n\n\nThe New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection\, Division of Parks and Forestry\, State Park Service owns and manages the Delaware and Raritan (D&R) Canal and towpath as a state park. The D&R Canal Commission\, legislated in 1974\, assists with the development of the park and regulates land use in the park’s 400-square-mile watershed. \nhttps://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/drcanalstatepark.html\n\n\n\n Free and open to the public. \n\n\n\nThe Kingston Lock parking lot is just southeast of NJ Route 27 at the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Address was once 39 Old Lincoln Highway\, Princeton\, but this may not work in your GPS. \n\n\n\nMap of Kingston and Canal Area with Locktender’s House (arrow)\n\n\n\nWant to help celebrate? Join the Archivist Team here at the Kingston Historical Society! Click HERE to contact the team. \n\n\n\n\nNew Exhibit coming April 6\, 2024 URL:https://www.khsnj.org/event/locktenders-house-re-opens/ CATEGORIES:kingston,public event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T130000 DTSTAMP:20260418T112145 CREATED:20240301T172742Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T172743Z UID:1978-1712476800-1712494800@www.khsnj.org SUMMARY:Kingston: Pancake Breakfast DESCRIPTION:ANNUAL PANCAKE BREAKFAST Returns! Serving from 8 AM to 1 PM Kingston Volunteer Fire Company No. 1(Celebrating 100 Years in 2024)8 Heathcote Brook Road\, Kingston\, NJ \n\n\n\nhttps://kingstonfireco.com/ URL:https://www.khsnj.org/event/kingston-pancake-breakfast/ CATEGORIES:kingston,public event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240407T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T112145 CREATED:20240321T181637Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T200557Z UID:2012-1712484000-1712509200@www.khsnj.org SUMMARY:KHS Open House- Sunday DESCRIPTION:Open House weekend continues! \n\n\n\nOn Saturday and Sunday\, April 6th and 7th\, we will hold an Open House at the Kingston Lock-tender’s House as part of our celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the D&R Canal State Park and the D&R Canal Commission. \n\n\n\nThe Open House will feature a new display: “Kingston’s Lock: History Preserved– Photos and Drawings from 1936 re-interpreted for the 21st Century”\, which celebrates the preservation of drawings and photographs of canal structures created during the Great Depression by the Historic American Building Survey (HABS)\, with a new display\, making these formal drawings accessible to modern viewers. \n\n\n\nDuring the Open House\, members of the Society be on hand and will demonstrate models of the Kingston Lock and Kingston’s former A-Frame bridge which carried road traffic across the canal. The north display room has recently been repaired and both display rooms will be open. \n\n\n\nThe Open House will be from 10 am – 5 pm on both Saturday and Sunday; the Kingston Lock-tender’s House is on the D&R Canal just off Route 27\, Kingston\, New Jersey. \n\n\n\nWe hope you will join us at the Open House. It is an opportunity to engage with KHS members and learn more about the exhibits\, the D&R Canal\, Kingston’s history and KHS. \n\n\n\n\nThe New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection\, Division of Parks and Forestry\, State Park Service owns and manages the Delaware and Raritan (D&R) Canal and towpath as a state park. The D&R Canal Commission\, legislated in 1974\, assists with the development of the park and regulates land use in the park’s 400-square-mile watershed. \nhttps://nj.gov/dep/parksandforests/parks/drcanalstatepark.html\n\n\n\n Free and open to the public. \n\n\n\nThe Kingston Lock parking lot is just east of NJ Route 27 at the Delaware and Raritan Canal. Address was once 39 Old Lincoln Highway\, Princeton\, but this may not work in your GPS. \n\n\n\nMap of Kingston and Canal Area with Locktender’s House (arrow)\n\n\n\nWant to help celebrate? Join the Archivist Team here at the Kingston Historical Society! Click HERE to contact the team. URL:https://www.khsnj.org/event/opening-open-house-sunday/ CATEGORIES:kingston,public event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T110000 DTSTAMP:20260418T112145 CREATED:20240301T173159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T173200Z UID:1980-1713603600-1713610800@www.khsnj.org SUMMARY:Kingston: Earth Day Cleanup- Morning DESCRIPTION:Kingston Event: the Kingston Greenways Association is organizing their annual Earth Day cleanup\, and you are invited! \n\n\n\nSee their website for details https://kingstongreenways.org The cleanup has two sessions\, attend either one or both:Franklin Side — 9 to 11 AMSouth Brunswick side – 2 to 4 PM URL:https://www.khsnj.org/event/kingston-earth-day-cleanup-morning/ CATEGORIES:kingston,public event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240420T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T112145 CREATED:20240301T173341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240301T173341Z UID:1982-1713621600-1713628800@www.khsnj.org SUMMARY:Kingston Earth Day Cleanup - Afternoon DESCRIPTION:Kingston Event: the Kingston Greenways Association is organizing their annual Earth Day cleanup\, and you are invited! \n\n\n\nSee their website for details https://kingstongreenways.org The cleanup has two sessions\, attend either one or both:Franklin Side — 9 to 11 AMSouth Brunswick side – 2 to 4 PM URL:https://www.khsnj.org/event/kingston-earth-day-cleanup-afternoon/ CATEGORIES:kingston,public event END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240427T160000 DTSTAMP:20260418T112145 CREATED:20240416T002827Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240416T002935Z UID:2056-1714226400-1714233600@www.khsnj.org SUMMARY:Kingston: Arbor Day DESCRIPTION:Kingston Event: Friends of Princeton Nursery Lands (www.fpnl.org) will celebrate Arbor Day by establishing a new colony of Virginia bluebells\, transplanting wildlife-friendly native tree- and wildflower seedlings\, and planting this year’s Arbor Day tree\, a beautiful ‘Snow Queen’ Oakleaf hydrangea at the Mapleton Preserve\, D & R Canal State Park Headquarters145 Mapleton Road\, Kingston \n\n\n\nPre-registration is requested at www.fpnl.org \n\n\n\nRain date April 28 from 2-4 pm.  URL:https://www.khsnj.org/event/kingston-arbor-day/ CATEGORIES:kingston,public event END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR