Tonight, I am going to discuss a sculpture that I call the Goddess Of Willendorf. In years past, it was mockingly referred to as the Venus Of Willendorf. The sculpture, which is made from oolite, or oolitic, limestone, was discovered near the village of Willendorf in the year 1908. It dates to around 27,000 years ago to 30,000 years ago. There are several theories as to what this sculpture represents. It may have been a representation of a female deity, it may have been a fertility object, it may have been a child's toy or it may have been a pornographic object.
This video briefly discusses the sculpture:
I have several representations of the Willendorf statue: pendant necklace, earrings, Austrian stamps that commemorated the 100th anniversary of the archeological discovery, magnet, reproduction statue and a clay statue that I, myself, made in 2009.
The following photographs were taken when I was making the statue in August of 2009. In some photos, I am working on the arms and using a pin to make precise details.
The following two photographs were taken in a museum that I visited in Mexico in February of 2007. The example here is a reproduction.
In the future, I will be discussing similar prehistoric statues.
Hello everyone. It is January 2014. Some of you will remember a video that I posted last month. It pertained to the Nazi Third Reich's Winterhilfswerk Winter Charity Campaign as part of my Historic Soldiers Christmas Series. The winter season extends into the month of January, and, as you will see in the upcoming video, it was snowing as I was filming the introduction. One can imagine wintertime in Germany during World War II ... an individual collecting for the WHW Campaign holding a can such as the one I am holding while citizens place one pfennig coins inside of the can. I tried to recreate that moment: The Third Reich organized several charities. One, as I had mentioned, was WHW, another was the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz (the German Red Cross), and one involving the Hitler Jugend (Hitler Youth) was another. I have six souvenirs to present in the upcoming video and jpeg collage. They were distributed to people who donated to these three charities. This video was filmed yesterday and prepared today ... it will give you details about these three German charity campaigns:
The url for the above video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJuwdENj0I4 Here is the collage: A description is as follows ... First is Winterhilfswerk (WHW). The first souvenir is Mittel Deutschland. That translates as Middle Germany. The other is Oberdonau. That translates as Upper Danube ... that is from the Upper Danube region of Germany. These two are part of the Wooden German Farmhouses series and they were sold on the 21st and 22nd of November 1942. The next two are part of the Deutsches Rotes Kreuz Campaign. These are city gates. The first is Danzig Krantor. It translates into Danzig Great Crane Gateway. The next one - Augsburg Rotes Tor. My Mother was born and raised in Augsburg, and this gate right here, the Red Gate, was close to where my Grandmother lived. I am not completely sure as to the dates these souvenirs were sold. I do know that there were very similar souvenirs that were sold on the 27th and 28th of June 1942. The final two items are from the DJH: Deutsches Jugendherbergwerk. This translates into the German Youth Hostel Association. This Association was merged with the Hitler Jungen, the Hitler Youth, in 1933. You see a dagger and a bugle with a banner featuring the letter S ... very similar to the SS. These were sold on the 10th and 11th of May in 1941. When I was working on my video and blog entry for the WHW topic, I discovered that not all of these souvenirs are from the WHW Campaign. This is why I sought to make another video and blog entry showing the other charity campaigns that were organized and run by the Nazi Third Reich. No one should be upset if they purchase what they think are WHW items and they turn out to be from the DRK or the DJH because they are from the World War II Era. They are authentic German World War II artifacts.
On Tuesday, I acquired a Thomas Edison Amberola Cylinder Phonograph. It is specifically an Amberola BVI or VI-B. This phonograph was sold in 1913 and 1914. In this video, the Amberola is playing an Edison Blue Amberol Record - Catalog Number 1989. The band is Edison Light Opera Company and the song is "Anvil Chorus" from Giuseppe Verdi's Opera titled "IL Trovatore". This cylinder record was released in 1913.
It initially sounded fantastic - very loud and prominent. Toward the end of the song the record skips. The seller threw the record in so it is fine. I will have to dig up some records that I already have to see how they play. Plus, there are two other people on youtube who posted this same cylinder so better copies are available for your listening pleasure. As a matter of fact, I discovered it is very common - plenty are out there. I wanted to make a video asap so I can show people, mainly people whom I know personally, the Amberola and how it operates.
Here is a video [I chose to use photobucket instead of youtube (due to a copyright issue), and, in decreasing the size of the file in order for photobucket to accept it, a lot of quality was lost unfortunately]. Note: It takes a very long time for the video to get started, and to remain playing throughout, due to incessant buffering. I suppose it would be best to pause it and then go back to it in a few minutes. Hard to believe that we still have these kinds of problems in 2014.
*Video removed due to old flash technology.*
The front decal is not centered. It is either a reproduction decal or someone in the production line way back then did not place it on evenly. It appears as if this Amberola was serviced at some point. Neither the seller nor the restorer bothered to clean it or dust it off.
The seller has been very secretive about this Amberola. He is not giving me any information about it. I think that he is clueless rather than deceptive. So far so good though. I just want a working player for my cylinders, and it is doing the trick so far.
Here are some photographs of the Amberola VI-B and the cylinder ...
As you can see, it is dusty and dirty, and that is fine because I merely want a working phonograph that does, in fact, show the signs of age. I want it to remain in its natural time-weathered state with all of the scars of aging as opposed to an example that has had work done in order to make it aesthetically pleasing.
Hello everyone. This is my Tribute to John aka "Jay" Traynor, the first and original vocalist of Jay And The Americans. He passed away on January 2 of this year. I saw Jay in concert with Jay Siegel's version of The Tokens four times in concert and I got to speak with him three times. When Jay performed their Top 5 Hit "She Cried", more than 50 years after its release as a single, he hit it out of the park. He did an excellent job.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1q12ll8rOE
I recorded a video of Jay performing "She Cried" live in concert in August of last year. Here is the url so you can see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z-g4hFvfYU
Here is my list devoted to Early Music Events (Early Music being the Medieval, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical Eras) for the year 2014. There are many fine performances for you to attend including and especially a program dedicated to the 200th Anniversary of the writing of the Star Spangled Banner. January 10 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4 in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4615 11 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4 in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4615 12 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's Symphony #4 in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4615 16 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Serenade in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4616 17 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Serenade in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4616 18 Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Serenade in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4616 February 07 Renaissance Canndlemas in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/master/schedulecomplete.php 13 The Music Of Sergei Rachmaninoff in Philadelphia, PA. Info:http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4621 14 The Music Of Sergei Rachmaninoff in Philadelphia, PA. Info:http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4621 15 The Music Of Sergei Rachmaninoff in Philadelphia, PA. Info:http://www.kimmelcenter.org/events/index.php?id=4621 March 02 Johann Sebastian Bach Gala in Gladwyne, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/master/schedulecomplete.php 07 O Say Can You See - Music Of The War Of 1812 in Lancaster, PA. Info: http://www.1812music.org/performancschedule.htm 22 O Say Can You See - Music Of The War Of 1812 in Annapolis, MD. Info: http://www.1812music.org/performancschedule.htm April 06 Italian And English Music From 1690 To 1730 in Solebury, PA. Info: http://lafiocco.org 18 The Music Of Gioacchino Rossini And Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in Wayne, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/master/schedulecomplete.php May 16 The Music Of Ludwig Von Beethoven in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/master/schedulecomplete.php August 24 Britannia And America: Music Of London And Philadelphia From 1730 To 1800 in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://lafiocco.org September 14 Musical Program In Honor Of The 200th Anniversary Of The Writing Of The Star Spangled Banner in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://www.1812music.org/performancschedule.htm
October 17 The Music Of Antonio Vivaldi in Chestnut Hill, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/master/schedulecomplete.php 19 The Music Of Antonio Vivaldi in Bryn Mawr, PA. Info: http://voxamadeus.org/master/schedulecomplete.php
2014 ... another year. Once again, I have an incredibly diverse list of offerings for you to partake in. This year, we have three massive observances: the 100th Anniversary of the start of World War I, the 750th Anniversary of the Battle Of Lewes, the 450th Birthday of William Shakespeare and the 350th Birthday of the State Of New Jersey. 2014 will also see the continuance of the 200th Anniversary of the War Of 1812 and the 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War. I hope that many of you come out to these extraordinary events. January 01-30 Christmas Toys And Thomas Nast Art in Morristown, NJ. Info: http://www.maccullochhall.org/events 11 Militaria Convention in Carlstadt, NJ. Info: http://www.americangunshows.com/GunShows/MilitaryShows.htm 12 Militaria Convention in Newark, DE. Info: http://www.americangunshows.com/GunShows/MilitaryShows.htm 18 Gun Show in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.americangunshows.com/GunShows/PA-GunShows2.htm 19 Guns Across America Demonstration in Philadelphia, PA. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/182262651979155
February 01 Battle Of The Bulge World War II Reenactment in Fort Indiantown Gap, PA. Info: http://www.wwiifederation.org 08 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 15 19th Century Dining: Hearth Cooking, Table Setting and Manners in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us 16 Revolutionary War Artillery Demonstrations And George Washington Lecture in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/events.htm 17 George Washington's 282nd Birthday Celebration in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/events.htm 22 Three Centuries Of African American Soldiers in Trenton, NJ. Info: https://sites.google.com/site/6thregimental/home/upcoming-events 23 Three Centuries Of African American Soldiers in Trenton, NJ. Info: https://sites.google.com/site/6thregimental/home/upcoming-events
March 01 World War I Remembrance Event in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us 01 Revolutionary War Continental Army Program in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/events.htm 01 Northeast Record And CD Fair in Berlin, NJ. Info: http://nyrecordfairs.com 07 O Say Can You See - Music Of The War Of 1812 in Lancaster, PA. Info: http://www.1812music.org/performancschedule.htm 08 Million Woman Rise March Against Violence. Info: http://www.millionwomenrise.com 08 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 09 1681 Charter Of Pennsylvania On Display in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 09 1830s Saint Patrick's Day Reenactment in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/events.html 15 1681 Charter Of Pennsylvania On Display in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 16 1681 Charter Of Pennsylvania On Display in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 22 O Say Can You See - Music Of The War Of 1812 in Annapolis, MD. Info: http://www.1812music.org/performancschedule.htm 15 Gun Show in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.americangunshows.com/GunShows/PA-GunShows2.htm 16 Gun Show in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.americangunshows.com/GunShows/PA-GunShows2.htm 23 A Tour Of Sites Claimed To Be The Location Of Molly Pitcher's Well in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://friendsofmonmouth.org/schedule14.html 23 1836 Temperance Rally Reenactment in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/events.html 30 Punk Rock Flea Market in Trenton, NJ. Info: http://trentonprfm.com April 05 World War II Encampment in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 05 Colored Troops Civil War Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: https://sites.google.com/site/6thregimental/home/upcoming-events & http://fortmifflin.us 05 25th Annual Neshaminy State Park Civil War Reenactment in Bensalem, PA. Info: http://www.neshaminycwevent.org 06 25th Annual Neshaminy State Park Civil War Reenactment in Bensalem, PA. Info: http://www.neshaminycwevent.org06 Colored Troops Civil War Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: https://sites.google.com/site/6thregimental/home/upcoming-events & http://fortmifflin.us 06 World War II Encampment in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 06 Historic Trades in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 12 The British At Princeton in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.com/0000-2014%20Calendar-6-FIN.pdf 12 Spring Wagon Ride in Howell, NJ. Info: http://howellfarm.org/cal.aspx?CalDate=4/1/2014 12 World War II Western Front Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us 12 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 13 Mechanical Music Extravaganza Convention (With Phonograph Players, Cylinder Records, 78 RPM Records And More) in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.victor-victrola.com/Shows%20and%20Auctions.htm & http://antique-sound.com 13 The British At Princeton in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.com/0000-2014%20Calendar-6-FIN.pdf 13 1702 Funeral Of Phineas Pemberton Reenactment (With William Penn) in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 23 The 450th Birthday Of William Shakespeare. Info: I am organizing this event. 26 Confederate Memorial Day 26 Spring Thynge in Middletown, DE. Info: http://www.eastkingdom.org/EventDetails.html?eid=2593 26 Revolutionary War Event in Haddonfield, NJ. Info: http://www.indiankingfriends.org/category/events 26 Revolutionary War Event in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://friendsofmonmouth.org/schedule14.html 26-27 MTA Spring Swap Meet Militaria Convention And Military Vehicle Show in Augusta, NJ. Info: http://www.mtaswapmeet.us 27 Revolutionary War Event in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://friendsofmonmouth.org/schedule14.html
May 02 Lecture: Pleasant Valley In The American Revolution in Howell, NJ. Info: http://howellfarm.org/cal.aspx?CalDate=5/1/2014 03 War Of 1812 Commemoration Event in Havre De Grace, MD. Info: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org/events_calendar_lockhouse_museum.html 03 Sherlock Holmes Performance in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 04 Historic Trades in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events10 New Jersey State History Fair in Titusville, NJ. Info: http://www.state.nj.us/dep/parksandforests/historic/centennial/fairindex.htm 10 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 14 750th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Lewes. Info: I am organizing this event. 17 1864 Baseball Game Reenactment in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 17 Italian American Festival in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.italianmarketfestival.com/index.html 17 West Windsor Renaissance Faire in West Windsor, NJ. Info: http://festivalnet.com/29969/West-Windsor-New-Jersey/Renaissance-Medieval-Fairs/West-Windsor-Renaissance-Faire & http://www.mercercountyparks.org/calendar/?month=5&year=2014&park= 18 West Windsor Renaissance Faire in West Windsor, NJ. Info: http://festivalnet.com/29969/West-Windsor-New-Jersey/Renaissance-Medieval-Fairs/West-Windsor-Renaissance-Faire & http://www.mercercountyparks.org/calendar/?month=5&year=2014&park= 18 Italian American Festival in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.italianmarketfestival.com/index.html 24 Revolutionary War Event in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.com/0000-2014%20Calendar-6-FIN.pdf 24 Spring Hayride in Howell, NJ. Info: http://howellfarm.org/cal.aspx?CalDate=5/1/2014 24 The Third March Against Monsanto in Philadelphia, PA. Info: https://www.facebook.com/events/1435575726656376 24 Second Northern War 17th Century Reenactment in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 25 Second Northern War 17th Century Reenactment in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 31 Civil War Reenactment in Whitehall, PA. Info: http://www.campgeiger.org 31 Commemoration For Alberta Martin, A 21st Century Confederate Civil War Widow, On The Ten Year Anniversary Of Her Passing 31 Revolutionary War Encampment in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://friendsofmonmouth.org/schedule14.html 31 Civil War Reenactment in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/events.html June 01 Civil War Reenactment in Whitehall, PA. Info: http://www.campgeiger.org 01 Revolutionary War Encampment in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://friendsofmonmouth.org/schedule14.html 01 Civil War Reenactment in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/events.html 06-08 World War II Weekend (Reenactment, Music, Airplane Rides, Veterans) in Reading, PA. Info: http://www.maam.org/maamwwii.html 07 War Of 1812 Bicentennial Event in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us 07 Revolutionary War Reenactment in Haddonfield, NJ. Info: http://www.indiankingfriends.org/category/events 08 Historic Trades in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 08 School Days In The 1830s in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 14 Seven Years War Reenactment in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 14 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 15 Military Timeline Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.hcsv.org/events 21 Battle Of Monmouth Reenactment in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://friendsofmonmouth.org/schedule14.html 22 Battle Of Monmouth Reenactment in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://friendsofmonmouth.org/schedule14.html 22 1830s Wedding Reenactment in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 24 New Jersey's 350th Birthday. Info: I am organizing this event. 28 A Visit To The Grave Of Frank Woodruff Buckles, The Last Surviving American Veteran Of World War I, On The 100th Anniversary Of The Start Of World War I in Arlington, VA. Info: I am organizing this event (Link of interest: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=27677330) 29 1830s Independence Day Celebration Reenactment in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html July 04 Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence (In An 18th Century Setting) in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 04 Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence (In An 18th Century Setting) in Haddonfield, NJ. Info: http://www.indiankingfriends.org/category/events 05 Revolutionary War Encampment in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://friendsofmonmouth.org/schedule14.html 05 Reading Of The Declaration Of Independence (In An 18th Century Setting) in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 06 Revolutionary War Encampment in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://friendsofmonmouth.org/schedule14.html 06 Historic Trades in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 12 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 12 Summer Evening Hayride in Howell, NJ. Info: http://howellfarm.org/cal.aspx?CalDate=7/1/2014 13 1688 Germantown Quaker Petition Against Slavery (The First Documented Protest Against Slavery In America) Reenactment in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 15-20 Burlington Fair in Springfield Township, NJ. Info: http://www.burlingtoncountyfarmfair.com 19 Summer Evening Hayride in Howell, NJ. Info: http://howellfarm.org/cal.aspx?CalDate=7/1/2014 26 Summer Evening Hayride in Howell, NJ. Info: http://howellfarm.org/cal.aspx?CalDate=7/1/2014 August 01-10 New Jersey State Fair in East Rutherford, NJ. Info: http://www.newjerseystatefair.org 09 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 23 Fiddle Contest in Howell, NJ. Info: http://howellfarm.org/cal.aspx?CalDate=8/1/2014 25 A Visit To The Grave Of James Sherwin Stratton (Who Was Killed In The Second Battle Of Ream's Station As Part Of The American Civil War 150 Years Ago On This Date) in Mullica Hill, NJ. Info: I am organizing this event (Links of interest: http://www.lyoncamp.org/Stratton82.htm & http://www.nj.com/gloucester-county/index.ssf/2013/07/wall_of_heroes_1st_lt_james_s_stratton.html) 28 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 30 Musket Firing Demonstration in Titusville, NJ. Info: http://www.revolutionarynj.org/events 30 Indo-American Festival In West Windsor, NJ. Info: http://www.indoamericanfair.com 30 Cannstatter Volksfest Oktoberfest in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://cvvphilly.com 31 Cannstatter Volksfest Oktoberfest in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://cvvphilly.com 31 Indo-American Festival In West Windsor, NJ. Info: http://www.indoamericanfair.com September 01 Cannstatter Volksfest Oktoberfest in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://cvvphilly.com 01 Musket Firing Demonstration in Titusville, NJ. Info: http://www.revolutionarynj.org/events 06 Revolutionary War Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.hcsv.org/event & http://www.lambsartillery.org/events.html 06 Roar To The Shore Motorcycle Rally in Wildwood, NJ. Info: http://roartotheshoreonline.com & http://www.lightningcustoms.com/roartotheshore.html 11 Lecture: Black Loyalists In The American Revolution in Morristown, NJ. Info: http://www.southerncampaign.org/calendar-of-events 11 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 13 Musket Firing Demonstration in Titusville, NJ. Info: http://www.revolutionarynj.org/events 13 Civil War Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.hcsv.org/events 13 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 13 Civil War Encampment and Reenactment in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 14 Musical Program In Honor Of The 200th Anniversary Of The Writing Of The Star Spangled Banner in Baltimore, MD. Info: http://www.1812music.org/performancschedule.htm 14 1701 William Penn Reenactment in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 17 Constitution Day Celebration in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://independencehallfoundation.com 20 Musket Firing Demonstration in Titusville, NJ. Info: http://www.revolutionarynj.org/events 20 Revolutionary War Encampment Day in Kingston, NJ. Info: http://rockingham.net 20 Lakewood Renaissance Faire in Lakewood, NJ. Info: http://www.lakewoodrenfaire.com 21 A Visit To Francis Hopkinson's Home On His 275th Birth Anniversary in Bordentown, NJ. Info: http://michaeltheresearcher.blogspot.com 21 Deutscher Tag (German Day) in Clark, NJ. Info: http://www.deutscherclub.us 21 Program: Confederates In Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org/index.php?m=4&id=121 23 Revolutionary War Campfire Presentation: They Passed Through This Way in Valley forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?eventID=544857-232573 25 Freedom For Iran Demonstration in Manhattan, NY. Info: http://www.oiac.org/events-template/iranian-americans-say-iranian-president-hassan-rouhani-rally-outside-u-n & http://origin.library.constantcontact.com/download/get/file/1101592375768-16/No+to+Rouhani+092514.pdf & http://iranfreedom.org 25 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 26-8 Italian American Festival in West Windsor, NJ. Info: http://festivalnet.com/61291/West-Windsor-New-Jersey/Festivals/Mercer-County-Italian-American-Festival & http://www.italianamericanfestival.com 26-8 New Jersey 350th Anniversary Event in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.com 26 Order Sons Of Italy Olde Time Italian Festival in Wildwood, NJ. Info: http://www.sonsofitalywildwood.org/Upcoming_Events.html & http://www.visitnjshore.com/wildwood/events/2014/wildwood-nj-events-201425037.aspx 27 Italian Festival in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 27 Order Sons Of Italy Olde Time Italian Festival in Wildwood, NJ. Info: http://www.sonsofitalywildwood.org/Upcoming_Events.html & http://www.visitnjshore.com/wildwood/events//2014/wildwood-nj-events-201425038.aspx 27-8 Historic Soldiers Weekend in Pennsville, NJ. Info: http://www.9thdivision.com/events.htm & http://historicsoldiersweekend.com 27 Musket Firing Demonstration in Titusville, NJ. Info: http://www.revolutionarynj.org/events 27 Fall Flax And Textile Day in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 27 1830s Fall Festival in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 27 Autumn Wagon Tour in Howell, NJ. Info: http://howellfarm.org/cal.aspx?CalDate=9/1/201427 Revolutionary War Era Tea Party in Kingston, NJ. Info: http://rockingham.net 28 Early Dutch Music Concert in Kingston, NJ. Info: http://rockingham.net October 02 Lecture: Vicksburg in Hamilton, NJ. Info: http://campolden.org 03 An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 04 Vietnam Veterans Appreciation Day in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us/upcoming-events/events-calendar 04 Battle Of Germantown Reenactment in Germantown, PA. Info: http://www.cliveden.org/rgf-2014 & http://www.revolutionarygermantown.org & http://musketsofthecrown.homestead.com/EventPage.html & http://www.1nj.org & http://www.24thcmr.org 04 An Evening With Edgar Allan Poe in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 05 Slavery At Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Philaelphia, PA. Info: http://constitutioncenter.org/calendar 05 1770s Festival in Basking Ridge, NJ. Info: http://www.somersetcountyparks.org/eventsPrograms/calendar/Events.html#October & http://www.newjerseymilitia.org/events.htm 08 Lecture: The Roles Of Alexander Hamilton And Aaron Burr During The Battle Of Monmouth in Manalapan, NJ. Info: http://friendsofmonmouth.org/schedule14.html 09 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 10 Halloween Happenings in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.capemaymac.org/october.html 10 The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Event in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 11 The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow Event in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 11 Civil War Reenactment in Mullica Hill, NJ. Info: http://mullicahill.com/mullica-hill-new-jersey-calendar.html 11 Medieval Days in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 11 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 11 The Witches Ball in Mount Holly, NJ. Info: http://thewitchesball.com 11 18th Century Journey Into the Past Program in Bound Brook, NJ. Info: http://www.staatshouse.org/Events.htm 11-15 Victorian Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.capemaymac.org/october.html 12 Mechanical Music Extravaganza Convention (With Phonograph Players, Cylinder Records, 78 RPM Records And More) in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.victor-victrola.com/Shows%20and%20Auctions.htm & http://antique-sound.com 12 Civil War Reenactment in Allentown, NJ. Info: http://www.eventcrazy.com/Allentown-NJ/events/details/472694-Allentown-Fall-Festival & http://www.allentownnj.com/events 12 Medieval Days in Media, PA. Info: http://colonialplantation.org/eventsandactivities.html 12 17th Century Quaker Wedding Reenactment in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 18 Blacksmithing And Horseshoeing Demonstration in Howell, NJ. Info: http://www.howellfarm.org/ShowProgram.aspx?Program=80 18 Revolutionary War Event in Union, NJ. Info: http://www.lambsartillery.org/events.html & http://www.kean.edu/libertyhall/calendar/october.html 19 Commemoration Of The 150th Anniversary Of The Battle Of Cedar Creek Aka Battle Of Belle Grove Aka Sheridan's Ride As Part Of The American Civil War. Info: I am organizing this event. 19 Assault On Fort Mercer Reenactment in National Park, NJ. Info: http://www.24thcmr.org/page3.php & http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/depts/p/parks/events/18thcentury.asp & http://www.revolutionarynj.org/events/18th-century-field-day-at-red-bank-battlefield & https://www.facebook.com/whitallhouse 19 Revolutionary War Event in Union, NJ. Info: http://www.lambsartillery.org/events.html & http://www.kean.edu/libertyhall/calendar/october.html 19 Revolutionary War Event in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.com 20 50th Anniversary Of Herbert Hoover's Death. Info: I am organizing this event. 23 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 25 Oktoberfest in Atlantic City, NJ. Info: http://www.bayrische7.com/termine/details/54-usa-atlantic-city-oktoberfest & http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/events/Oktoberfest-at-Trump-Taj-Mahal-62674407.html & http://www.trumpcasinos.com/d/trumpcasinos/media/PDFs/OctoberPromotions.pdf 26 Oktoberfest in Atlantic City, NJ. Info:http://www.bayrische7.com/termine/details/54-usa-atlantic-city-oktoberfest & http://www.atlanticcityweekly.com/events/Oktoberfest-at-Trump-Taj-Mahal-62674407.html & http://www.trumpcasinos.com/d/trumpcasinos/media/PDFs/OctoberPromotions.pdf 26 1683/1684 Witch Trial Reenactment in Morrisville, PA. Info: http://www.pennsburymanor.org/events 31 Dracula's Ball in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.draculasball.com November 01 Model Train Show in Burlington, NJ. Info: http://www.burlington32.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Train-show-flyer.pdf & http://www.railserve.com/events/train_shows.html & http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx?page=list&type=1&cat=6 01 World War II Lookout Tower in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.capemaymac.org/attractions/worldwariilookouttower.php 02 1836 Presidential Election And Women's Suffrage Reenactment in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/events.html 06 Lecture: American Civil War Broadsides in Hamilton, NJ. Info: http://campolden.org 06 Observance For General George Meade in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://michaeltheresearcher.blogspot.com 07 Lecture: Old Postcards Of South Jersey in Egg Harbor, NJ. Info: http://www.gehthsmuseum.org/calendar.html 07-9 Sherlock Holmes Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.capemaymac.org/toursevents/sherlockholmesweekend.html 08 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 08 Siege Of Fort Mifflin Revolutionary War Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us & http://musketsofthecrown.homestead.com/EventPage.html & http://www.24thcmr.org/page3.php & http://www.1nj.org 08-09 ATMA Train Show in Allentown, PA. Info: http://www.allentowntrainmeet.com & http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx?page=info&eventid=19211 & http://www.tinplatetimes.com/shows%20and%20events/atma/atma.htm 09 Siege Of Fort Mifflin Revolutionary War Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://fortmifflin.us & http://musketsofthecrown.homestead.com/EventPage.html & http://www.24thcmr.org/page3.php & http://www.1nj.org 09 Punk Rock Flea Market in Trenton, NJ. Info: http://trentonprfm.com 11 Veterans Day Event in Princeton, NJ. Info: http://www.theprincetonbattlefieldsociety.com/0000-2014%20Calendar-6-FIN.pdf 13 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 16 A Visit To The Grave Of Hiram Cronk, The Last Surviving Veteran Of The War Of 1812, On The 200th Anniversary Of His Discharge From The Military in Brooklyn, NY. Info: I am organizing this event (Link of interest: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=4080) 21 "Christmas In Cape May" in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.capemaymac.org/november.html 21-3 Holiday Preview Weekend in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.capemaymac.org/november.html 22 VFW Post 676 Toys For Tots Train Show in Glenside, PA. Info: http://trc.trains.com/events.aspx?page=info&eventid=19348 22 Birth Anniversary Of Lafayette Sabine Foster (Pall-bearer of Abraham Lincoln and someone who would have been President if Andrew Johnson was assassinated) - Location to be announced. Info: http://michaeltheresearcher.blogspot.com 22 Revolutionary War Reenactment in Fort Lee, NJ. Info: http://www.brigade.org/barcal.html & http://www.lambsartillery.org/events.html 23 1830s Thanksgiving Reenactment in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/events.html 23 Christkindlmarkt in Clark, NJ. Info: http://deutscherclub.us/DCC_Calendar 27 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 29 The Nürnberg Christkind Visits The Christmas Village in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.philachristmas.com/211-0-Weekend-Events.html 29 A Soldier's Christmas (Reenactors Portray How Soldiers Celebrated Christmas During Various Wars) in Willow Grove, PA. Info: http://www.graemepark.org/Events.htm (Note: The reenactors usually leave early at Christmas Soldiers events ... sometimes an hour or earlier before the scheduled closing time. If any of you run historic sites and you want someone whom you can count on, I am available to work this kind of event. I have plenty of artifacts for several exhibits.) 29 Colonial Christmas With Revolutionary War Reenactors in Bedminster, NJ. Info: http://www.jvanderveerhouse.com & http://www.lambsartillery.org/events.html 29-30 Greenburg's Train And Toy Show in Edison, NJ. Info: http://greenbergshows.com/shows/2014/2014-11-29.html & http://www.ocsmr.com/pages/upcoming-events 30 Colonial Christmas in Bedminster, NJ. Info: http://www.jvanderveerhouse.com December 01 "Christmas In Cape May" in Cape May, NJ. Info: http://www.capemaymac.org/toursevents/christmasincapemay.html 04 Lecture: Two American Civil War Soldiers From New Jersey (Robert Aitkin and Matthew Austin) in Hamilton, NJ. Info: http://campolden.org 04-8 Colonial Christmas in Bedminster, NJ. Info: http://www.jvanderveerhouse.com 05 A Christmas Carol Performance in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 06 Battle Of Saint Vith World War II Reenactment in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://78thinfantry.org/Missions.htm & http://fortmifflin.us 06 Christmas On The Farm in Howell, NJ. Info: http://www.howellfarm.org/ShowProgram.aspx?Program=87 06 Candlelight Shopping in Mullica Hill, NJ. Info: http://www.mullicahill.com/mullica-hill-new-jersey-calendar.html?Page_ID=1111 06-07 Ocean City Train Show in Ocean City, NJ. Info: http://www.ocnj.us/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.eventCalendar & http://www.hollybeachtraindepot.com/showschedule.php & http://www.capemaycountychamber.com/mobile/visitors-tourism/events/events-oceancity-nj.htm & http://www.oceancityvacation.com/details/1459-train-show.html 06-7 Weihnachtsmarkt in Sparta, NJ. Info: http://lakemohawkgermanchristmasmarket.com 11 Candlelight Shopping in Haddonfield, NJ. Info: http://haddonfieldnj.org & http://www.downtownhaddonfield.com 11 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 12 Candlelight Tour - A Hessian Christmas (Revolutionary War Event) in National Park, NJ. Info: http://www.gloucestercountynj.gov/depts/p/parks/events/ctrb.asp 12 A Christmas Carol Performance in Farmingdale, NJ. Info: http://allairevillage.org/tickets.html 13 Historic Holly Day And Battle Of Iron Works Hill Reenactment in Mount Holly, NJ. Info: http://www.ironworkshill.org & http://www.24thcmr.org 13 Krampuslauf Krampus Parade in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://krampuslaufphiladelphia.com 13 Punk Rock Flea Market in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.r5productions.com/event/650493-punk-rock-flea-market-philadelphia 13 Philadelphia Record Riot in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://irisrecordsjc.com/philadelphia 13 Historic Soldiers Christmas in Pennsville, NJ. Info: http://www.9thdivision.com/events.htm (Note: The reenactors usually leave early at Christmas Soldiers events ... sometimes an hour or earlier before the scheduled closing time. If any of you run historic sites and you want someone whom you can count on, I am available to work this kind of event. I have plenty of artifacts for several exhibits.) 13 Wayne Record And CD Collector's Expo/Convention in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.showsandexpos.com/rswayne.htm 13 Christmas House Tour in Mullica Hill, NJ. Info: http://www.mullicahill.com/mullica-hill-new-jersey-calendar.html?Page_ID=1111 13-4 Historic Homes And Buildings Holiday Candlelight Tour in Havre De Grace, MD. Info: http://www.thelockhousemuseum.org/events_calendar_lockhouse_museum.html 13-14 Greenburg's Train And Toy Show in Oaks, PA. Info: http://www.greenbergshows.com/shows/2014/2014-12-13.html 14 Christmas Train Ride in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 14 Punk Rock Flea Market in Philadelphia, PA. Info: http://www.r5productions.com/event/650513-punk-rock-flea-market-philadelphia 18 Candlelight Shopping in Haddonfield, NJ. Info: http://haddonfieldnj.org & http://www.downtownhaddonfield.com 19 Annual March In Of The Continental Army Commemoration in Valley Forge, PA. Info: http://www.nps.gov/vafo/planyourvisit/event-details.htm?eventID=347823-232573 20 Christmas Train Ride in Smithville, NJ. Info: http://www.colonialinnsmithville.com/towneevents/index.htm 21 Christkindlmarkt in Bethlehem, PA. Info: http://www.christmascity.org/event/124/christkindlmarkt-bethlehem 25 Washington's Crossing Reenactment in Titusville, NJ & Washington Crossing, PA. Info: http://www.washingtoncrossingpark.org/events 25 Sky-Viewing Event (with a 20-Inch Telescope) in Piscataway, NJ. Info: http://www.physics.rutgers.edu/ast/ast-serin.html 27 Battle Of Trenton Revolutionary War Reenactment in Trenton, NJ. Info: http://patriotsweek.com 28 Wayne Train Show in Wayne, NJ. Info: http://www.eastcoasttrainparts.com/wayne.htm
