{"id":407,"date":"2026-10-07T14:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-10-07T14:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/?page_id=407"},"modified":"2026-10-14T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T13:36:08","slug":"women-of-congress-1776","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/women-of-congress-1776\/","title":{"rendered":"Women of Congress: 1776"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide tw-mt-0 tw-mb-2 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Wednesday November 18, 2026<br><\/strong><em>6:30 pm to 8:00 pm<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Trailside Nature and Science Center Auditorium<br><\/strong><em>452 New Providence Road in Mountainside<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/10\/image-1-819x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/10\/image-1-819x1024.png 819w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/10\/image-1-240x300.png 240w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/10\/image-1-768x960.png 768w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/10\/image-1-1229x1536.png 1229w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/10\/image-1-1200x1500.png 1200w, https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/52\/2026\/10\/image-1.png 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"#register\">Online registration below<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to attend \u201cThe Women of Congress 1776,\u201d a musical dramatization of the debate surrounding the Declaration of Independence, on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at Trailside Nature &amp; Science Center, located at 452 New Providence Road in Mountainside.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, this performance offers residents an engaging way to connect with the history behind it,\u201d said Union County Commissioner Chairman Joseph C. Bodek. \u201cWe invite the community to join us at Trailside for an evening that brings together the performing arts and the ideas that helped shape our nation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Presented by the Union County Department of Parks &amp; Recreation, the performance features an all-female cast from Offbook Productions portraying the congressional delegates of 1776. Through music and dramatic storytelling, the production brings audiences into the debates behind one of the most influential documents in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn all-female cast portraying the delegates of 1776 gives audiences a fresh way to experience this familiar chapter of history,\u201d said Union County Commissioner Vice Chair Rebecca L. Williams. \u201cIt also invites us to consider whose voices were heard at our nation\u2019s founding and the generations of women who worked to make their voices count. We are pleased to welcome Offbook Productions for an evening that encourages both reflection and appreciation of the arts.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"register\" class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/form.jotform.com\/jsform\/262793685759177\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The program is organized by the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs and is funded in part by grants from the New Jersey Historical Commission and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, both divisions of the New Jersey Department of State.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event is open to the public. For more information, please contact the Union County Office of Cultural and Heritage Affairs at 908-558-2550 or email Culturalinfo@ucnj.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wednesday November 18, 20266:30 pm to 8:00 pm Trailside Nature and Science Center Auditorium452 New Providence Road in Mountainside Online registration below The Union County Board of County Commissioners invites residents to attend \u201cThe Women of Congress 1776,\u201d a musical dramatization of the debate surrounding the Declaration of Independence, on Wednesday, November 18, 2026, from&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-407","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\/407","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=407"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/407\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ucnj.org\/250-Anniversary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=407"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}