Celebrate Arbor Day with Liberty Hall Museum, and join us for our monthly Third Thursday Lecture! Liberty Hall’s 12 beautifully landscaped acres, which were designed so that plants are blooming from April to the first frost, are evidence of a more than 200-year-old tradition of the Livingston and Kean families. Learn the story that interweaves […]
The 2018 wedding between British Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle captured the hearts and minds of people around the world, garnering both admiration and criticism; but did you know marriages between American women and European nobles have been a popular, and controversial, trend since the Gilded Age? During the tail end of the […]
The 2018 wedding between British Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle captured the hearts and minds of people around the world, but did you know marriages between American women and European nobles have been a popular, and controversial, trend since the Gilded Age? During the tail end of the 19th century, wealthy American heiresses […]
*As of April 12th, this event has reached capacity* Join us as well celebrate the opening of N.J.’s newest Arboretum with our 1st Annual Arbor Day Event. We invite you to come to the Arboretum for a highlights tour with Arboretum Director, Megan Couch, enjoy some light refreshments, and take home a tree. This event […]
Help Liberty Hall Museum celebrate our 21st birthday! Join us for our monthly Third Thursday Lecture for a fun, virtual, behind the scenes tour of Liberty Hall! Discover the former residents, explore the many rooms of the mansion, and enjoy the mysteries and wonders of this incredible 250 year-old home. This is a virtual program, […]
To kick off our summer series in the garden, join us for Uncork History: The Arboretum at Liberty Hall. Did you know Liberty Hall is now an accredited Arboretum? Come listen to how we became an arboretum with our Arboretum Director Megan Couch in our historic gardens while you relax with wine and finger foods. […]
Back by popular demand, enjoy our tremendously popular tea service outside in our beautiful gardens! In the grand tradition of Mary Alice (Barney) Kean, the last lady of the house, join Liberty Hall for its exquisite Afternoon Tea. The tea includes a sumptuous selection of scones, assorted pastries, traditional finger sandwiches, and the freshest of […]
In June of 1780 a vital, but often forgotten, battle of the American Revolution took place right here in Union, New Jersey! During this battle a woman named Hannah Caldwell was shot and killed! Was it an accident? Was it on purpose? Join Liberty Hall Museum for our Third Thursday Lecture as we separate the […]
Enjoy our summer series in the garden and join us for Uncork History: Weddings of Liberty Hall. The museum’s 1st wedding took place on April 28, 1774 and we’ve hosted much more since! Learn more about weddings and wedding traditions throughout history. Afterwards, relax in our historic gardens with wine and finger foods. It’s perfect […]
Just as the nation’s Founding Fathers had great plans for a new country, discover how early colonists had great plans for a new colony between the Staten Island Sound and the Delaware River (New Jersey)! Join Liberty Hall Museum for our Third Thursday Lecture and learn how and why colonists chose this land in particular […]