Clinton Township Newsletter

2 1 O c t O b e r 2 0 1 8 n Reach Over 14,000 Local Consumers Monthly n Change Your Message Monthly n Have Your Ad Designed – Free! n Run a Small Article (about 150 words) – Free! n Have your ad linked to your website at: www.ClintonTwpNewsletter.com email us at: Want your message seen by over 14,000 readers? When you advertise in the Clinton Township Newsletter you can: ctnl@comcast.net Multiple New Dealers! c a l l i n g a l l b o Y s c o u T m u s i c i a n s ! ScoutFest 2018 is coming up in late October and the ScoutFest Stage Band is looking for Scout musicians who want to perform with the band! The band is comprised of Boy Scouts from 5th grade through high school seniors from all over west/central New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. If you play trumpet, trombone, French horn, tuba, baritone, clarinet, sax, flute, oboe, percussion, come join us at ScoutFest 2018! We will have one rehearsal – Sunday, October 21 in Clinton – and then perform on Saturday, October 27 at ScoutFest at Mercer County Park. If you are interested in playing with the band, contact band director Mark Dau at: mark.j.dau@ comcast.net or: 908.619.6289. m o m s a n d k i d s o F H u n T e r d o n c o u n T Y m e e T a n d g r e e T ! Hosted by the MOMS Club of North Hunterdon Thursday, October 4 from 4:00 pm-6:00 pm At Gebhardt Field Playground (adjacent to the North County Branch Library) 65 Halstead Street, Clinton, NJ 08809 Park play date with complimentary craft and snacks open to all Hunterdon County moms and their kids! In case of inclement weather, we have reserved the large room at the adjacent North County Branch Library (hclibrary.us). Please email momsclubhbgg@yahoo.com, the day of the event, if the weather looks iffy, to confirm the venue location. Bring a non-perishable food item to enter a raffle for a $100 ShopRite gift card (generously donated by Clinton ShopRite!) Items will be donated to a local food pantry. We hope to see you there! o c T o b e r e v e n T s a T T H e H i s T o r i c 1 7 6 0 T u r n e r H o u s e m u s e u m VICTORIAN MOURNING CUSTOMS During the Victorian era from 1837 to 1901, grieving families often engaged in elaborate, and what might be regarded as macabre, customs to commemorate their dearly departed. Please visit the 1760 Turner House Museum on October 12 and 13 for illustrated talks and a presentation of period artifacts which explore the arts and culture of Victorian mourning customs. The parlor of the historic 1760 Turner House at 117 VanSyckles Road will be set up as it would have been for a Victorian mourning. Costumed docents will be on hand to greet visitors. Some of the topics will include widows weeds and weeping veils, postmortem photography, hair jewelry and other mourning accessories, the social expectations of a family in mourning in Victorian times, gravestone motifs and other related topics. The tours will include some artifacts from the collection at Turner House and antique items on loan from other sources. Some of these items include a "toe pincher" coffin from long time local resident Doug Martin, a retired funeral director, a hair wreath, hair and jet jewelry, cabinet cards and other items. Admission is $5 per person. Tours are 7:00 pm-8:00 pm and 8-9:00 pm on Oct. 12 and 1-2:00 pm and 2:00 pm-3:00 pm on October 13. Reservations are required. Please contact: UFHAevents@hotmail.com or call: 908.209.4201 to make reservations. HEARTH & HOME EVENT Come and enjoy the sights and smells of our very first authentic colonial hearth cooking demonstration at the historic Joseph Turner House and Museum. Watch as our professional demonstration specialist Beverly Altrath prepares colonial fare and discusses 250 year old cooking techniques that colonial women would have used at our newly restored 1760 kitchen fireplace. Next explore our formal parlor for a unique display of vintage women's fashion from our recently acquired vintage garment collection dating from the 1830s through the 1920s. Admission is $7 per person at the door, 12:00 pm-4:00 pm, October 20. Please contact the Union Forge Heritage Association at: UFHAevents@ hotmail.com for more information.

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