1983 - King Hassan II of Morocco purchases the Natirar Estate in Peapack (Raritan spelled backwards) for $7.5 million, setting a record for a home purchase in New Jersey.
1933 - Upon Walter Graeme Ladd's death of pneumonia on May 21, noted that after his wife Kate Macy's death (1945) the Natirar Estate in Peapack would become a convalescent home for women until May 21, 1983 - 50 years from his death, which is why the estate was sold in 1983.
Hours of Operation: Museum Open Sundays 2-4pm
(except Summer
and Holidays) Library Open
First & Third Wednesdays
9:30am-12pm
or by appointment.
Street Address:
15 West Oak Street,
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Telephone: (908) 221-1770
Association Memberships
THSSH is a member of the following organizations:
BERNARDS TWP
CHARTER DAY STREET FAIR & FESTIVAL
MAY 16, 2009
Thanks so much to the supporters, event coordinators, volunteers, and participants!
Plans are already underway for the 2010 Bernards Twp 250th Celebration including Charter Day.
Please help by offering your financial support to THSSH's efforts to support and promote the area's history including events like Charter Day - the birthday of Bernards Township.
Above: Governor Francis Bernard, Governor of New Jersey sits below a replica of the official Charter of Bernardston. Click on each image to learn more.
Come Celebrate Bernards Twp's 249th Birthday
and
The Brick Academy's 200th Birthday
HISTORY, THE ARTS,
MUSIC, & FUN
Rain or Shine
Close down the streets - it's time for a festival!
Bernards Township's 15th
Annual Charter Day Festival promises to be
a fun and festive day with food, games, rides for the kids, local vendors, art displays, service groups
and reminders of history all joined together at this annual street fair and festival right in the heart of the Bernards Twp section of downtown Basking Ridge.
The Brick Academy will be open from 11am-5pm. Stop by to see new exhibits, the new schoolhouse top floor. New gifts and keepsakes for the kids. Just off the Town Green.
Street Fair 11am-5pm
Entertainment – 11am-10pm
Local businesses, community groups, service organizations, food vendors and more!
Rides, games and attractions for children of all ages on the Oak Street Field.
Two stages: Battle of the Bands
Main Stage:Performances,demonstrations and live music all day and into the evening.
Concert at 7pm on the main stage
Expect visitors to the downtown Basking Ridge section of Bernards Twp celebration to reach over 10,000 as the festivities commence with the Town Crier conducting the opening ceremonies on the downtown green at 11am. Bernards Twp includes the areas including Basking Ridge, Lyons, Liberty Corner, and West Millington.
Charter Day commemorates the anniversary of the May 24, 1760 granting of a township Charter by King George II of England, establishing Bernardston
Township. This act was as a courtesy and in appreciation for the
services of Sir Francis Bernard, Royal Governor of New Jersey. From January 27, 1758 to July 4, 1760 Sir Francis Bernard, son of a British Reverend was appointed for two years as Royal Governor of New Jersey.
The Brick Academy, home to the Historical Society of theSomerset Hills will be open for the entire day celebrating its 200th bicentennial birthday in 2009. We hope you'll stop by for a visit. We are just off the town green.
Musical entertainment will include musical groups
performing on two stages and will include a local "Battle of the Bands" event at the Henry Street stage from 1-4pm.
The nearby Oak Street school field will be the place for kiddie rides, attractions,
moon bounces, slides, and other various rides for kids young and old.
The day promises to be one filled with crafts, games, rides, music,
art, food, vendors, historical displays, local school and organizations'
participation.
What better way to celebrate the Township's history than
by living it? Happy birthday, Bernards Township!
Musical entertainment will include musical groups
performing on two stages and will include a local "Battle of the Bands" event at the Henry Street stage from 1-4pm.
