Kingston Public Events

South Brunswick Library described REVCON 250 as follows: “Dive into South Brunswick’s Revolutionary past at this all-ages festival of all things Colonial. Enjoy food trucks, beer garden, kids activities, reenactments, history talks, crafts, and more” Local historical organizations had tables in the air-conditioned new wing of the library. (outside temperature 90F) We concentrated on Kingston … Continue reading “KHS DISPLAY AT REVCON250”

The weather was cool and windy, but the Kingston Historical Society archivist crew was able to welcome visitors from Highland Park to Arizona as we demonstrated how a D&R Canal lock worked and how the first swing bridge worked. This year’s innovation was to bring the model of the canal lock outdoors so visitors could … Continue reading “May 2nd Open House Welcomes Visitors.”

https://archive.org/details/kingston-1999-parade Lots of Kingston fire departments, bands and dignitaries!!George is preparing a tea time talk for January, 2026 about the overall K1999 effort.

The third event of Sunday, January 4th was a reenactment of Washington’s Conference on Horseback, as announced (with background information) HERE. The event followed “Lunch with Washington and his Generals” held at Eno Terra, by the bridge in Kingston, and the morning battle reenactment on Princeton Pike in Princeton, NJ. While the generals were lunching, … Continue reading “Conference on Horseback 2026 photos”

The Kingston Locktender’s House was decorated, and ready for guests…. Members of the community assembled… The kids got front row seats… And the Kingston Women’s Chorus sang “O Christmas Tree”… And led the crowd in several sing-alongs… As the crowd listened and enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies. But some kids would rather see the fire … Continue reading “Holiday Tree Lighting Photos 2025”