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A Sesquicentennial Celebration!
 of the
Mercer County, New Jersey Township
Now Known as
Robbinsville

July 30, 2010
Background
News

One hundred and fifty years ago, the New Jersey Legislature enacted the law setting off a portion of East Windsor Township to then be known as the township of Washington, which included Robbinsville, Windsor, New Sharon and New Canton.  One year later, on the second Tuesday of March 1860, the annual town meeting was held in Windsor to elect township, state and county officers, and approve the amount of money to be raised for public purposes.

.Can you help with any of these needs? If so, please contact us using the form at the bottom of the page.

We need help with:
-Artistic Designers for posters, flyers, brochures, booklets, etc.
-Design and print programs
-Photographers
-Someone needed to collect memorabilia, photograph events, and record the history of the celebration
-Organize our history material
-Research/Archiving our townships history
-Memorabilia Collecting
-Creating Artifact Displays
-Creating Historic Displays
-Seamstresses/Tailors
-General Researchers

February 13th
Ice Cream Social
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(Info - click here)


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(Flier - click here)

Sesquicentennial Celebration’s
Closing Ceremonies!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
(Snow date March 20, 2010)
closing
(Info - click here)


Village of Windsor
United Methodist Church,
51 Church St. Windsor

8:00 AM—11:00 AM
Windsor Post office has a special cancellation stamp
that commemorates our Sesquicentennial Day.
Bring your Mail

Presented at the United Methodist Church
Old Fashioned Church Breakfast and Bake Sale
Cost $5.00 per person, Church Cook Books $10.00

11:30 AM -1:30 PM
Closing Ceremonies, Presentations, Closing of the Time Capsule, Community Choir, and dances from 1860.

1:30-2:30 PM
A walking Tour of the Village of Windsor

1:00 PM
A special opening at Amarone’s Restaurant, formerly a Stage Coach Stop.

Joey’s Boardwalk Pizza will open at 11:00 AM.

Special Celebration: Mike Moreken will be broadcasting a special amateur radio event with call sign W2R.
9:00 AM-6:00 PM, March 3, 2010-March 13, 2010

 

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The Sesquicentennial
Community Choir rehearsals recommenced on Monday, 14 September at 6pm at
the Senior Center.  All are welcome. No vocal experience required.

Rehearsals will follow for the remaining Monday evenings at 7pm at the Senior Center until the
performance at the Robbins House for the Gingerbread House competition on 5 December.

As you can see, we have an ambitious schedule of events.  To cover some of the costs, we need to ask for your financial support.  If you can help out, it will be deeply appreciated.  The donations we receive will be acknowledged in the program for the closing ceremonies and will be placed in the time capsule.
 
Make checks out to F&HS Sesquicentennial Celebration and mail to the same name, PO Box 349,
Windsor, NJ  08561.  
 
We thank you for your generosity and interest in our events.
 
Sincerely,
The Friends and Historical Society of Robbinsville

Sesquicentennial Calendar of Events
Details(click)
Date
Event Description
March 15, 2009

Opening Ceremonies - High School Walk Down Memory Lane
Welcoming ceremony to include Boy and Girl Scout Flag Ceremony, Robbinsville Community Singers, Historic Displays, Introduction of Officials, Ham Radio Operator and Dioramas at Robbinsville Branch MCL Library

 

Postponed

Robbinsville Sesquicentennial Celebration Parade
-This event has been postponed until further notice

(flier) April 19, 2009 Presentation by John Kilbride - Camden & Amboy RR Historical Group President - 2 PM at the Robbins House
(flier)

May 17, 2009

Ladies Tea at the Senior Center with special guest Barbara Darlin presenting “Unlacing the Victorian Women” Hosted by Girl Scout Troop 70411, a Bronze Award Project - Tickets sold in advance

 

June 13, 2009
(Rain date June 14th)

Community Festival with an 1859 theme, market place, pony rides,
old fashion games and…..

 

August 4, 2009

Night Out - Display only

(program)
(website)

August 8, 2009
(Rain date August 9th)

Planes, Trains and Automobiles Event at the Robbinsville Airport

(flier)

September 26, 2009 (Rain Date September 27th)

Lenape Indian Presentation at Windsor Farms - an all day event  exploring the history of the Lenape in our area.
Hosted by Windsor Farm and Boy Scouts

(flier)

December 5, 2009

Christmas at the Robbins House with a Gingerbread House Competition
Hosted by The Women’s Club of Robbinsville Township

(flier)

January 31, 2010

Taste of Robbinsville at Grainger’s Hall
Invite all the restaurants in town to bring in samples of their food to share.

(flier)
(more)

February 2010

Library Display of Towns History pictures and artifacts
Little Red School House open to public
Old Fashion Ice Cream Social

(flier)

March 2010

Closing Ceremonies and the burying of the Time Capsule and cancellation of  Postage Stamp. Possible walking tour of Windsor.

 

 

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