Every year, the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield, in collaboration with the DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) of the State of New Jersey, co-sponsors an annual reenactment of the battlefield. This is an exciting living history weekend celebrating the 248th Anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth. Travel back in time to the American Revolution and the […]
Crossbow to Cartridge is a 15th-17th century living history event showcasing the great revolution in military technology, the adoption of gunpowder. Experience crossbow and gunpowder demonstrations, enjoy lively engagement with the warriors and campfollowers of distant Europe and Early America, and explore their military camps.
Step back into 1774 for a weekend of battles, demonstrations and immersive learning. Watch the fort come to life with blacksmithing, gun making, and even a church service on Sunday.
Come to Independence National Historic Park and hear the Philadelphia Tour Guides Association tell the under-emphasized history and the history that the Trump Adminstration hopes to censor. We are telling the stories of black patriots, Jewish patriots, women patriots, and others who made our nation great.
Every year, the Friends of Monmouth Battlefield, in collaboration with the DEP (Department of Environmental Protection) of the State of New Jersey, co-sponsors an annual reenactment of the battlefield. This is an exciting living history weekend celebrating the 248th Anniversary of the Battle of Monmouth. Travel back in time to the American Revolution and the […]
We are all familiar with the impact of Enlightenment thinking on the politics of the American Revolutions. Overtures or Locke and Rousseau are found in debates leading to the Declaration of Independence and the Federalist Papers debating the Constitution. Thomas Pane forcefully renounces the ideas of hereditary rule (Common Sense) and Patrick Henry literally screams […]
Join us this July 4th, 2026 for our largest artillery demonstration of the year! Our historic interpreters are recreating the 18 shot National Salute that soldiers fired here on Independence Day in 1813. The site will be open from 12 p.m.-5 p.m. The 18 Gun Salute takes place at 2:00 p.m.
