{"id":288,"date":"2026-07-07T14:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/?page_id=288"},"modified":"2026-07-07T14:11:06","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T14:11:06","slug":"colonial-family-fun-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/colonial-family-fun-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Colonial Family Fun Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Colonial Family Fun Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In celebration of America\u2019s 250th Anniversary, the Union County Board of County Commissioners, through the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, invites residents to attend Colonial Family Fun Day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Free, family-friendly event<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday, July 18<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9:00 am to 12:00 pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deserted Village, 13 Cataract Hollow Road in Berkeley Heights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Register Online<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

This event is funded in part through a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the New Jersey Department of State. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program is organized by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs. For additional information, please call 908-558-2550<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The day\u2019s events will feature a variety of interactive activities and educational programs highlighting colonial life and local Revolutionary War history<\/strong>:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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  • Lace-making demonstration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Lenape life and culture exhibit<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Displays and discussions about the Battle of Short Hills<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Groundwork Elizabeth will provide a program on \u201cThe Three Sisters,\u201d the traditional Native American crops of corn, beans, and squash \u2014 and children will be able to plant these vegetables to take home<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Photo op station with George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary War soldier Oliver Cromwell and more<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    • Photo op station with George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary War soldier Oliver Cromwell and more <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Meet other historical figures like Hannah Caldwell <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Quill pen writing, silhouette making, coloring stations, and whirligig construction <\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Traditional colonial games such as trundle hoops, graces, pins, and pick-up sticks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Colonial Family Fun Day In celebration of America\u2019s 250th Anniversary, the Union County Board of County Commissioners, through the Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs, invites residents to attend Colonial Family Fun Day Free, family-friendly event Saturday, July 18 9:00 am to 12:00 pm Deserted Village, 13 Cataract Hollow Road in Berkeley Heights This event…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"tw-no-title.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-288","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"1970-01-01 00:00:00","action":"","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","browser_timezone_offset":0},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=288"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":310,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/288\/revisions\/310"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=288"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}