Liberty Hall Museum

Third Thursday Virtual Lecture Series: Uncovering the History of the Enslaved
2022-02-17 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Join Liberty Hall Museum’s Third Thursday Lecture series and learn about the history of slavery at Liberty Hall. Explore the historic resources that document the lives of the enslaved people who lived and worked at Liberty Hall. Learn about the ongoing research of Liberty Hall and Kean University. Listen to stories and narratives as we uncover the voices of the enslaved people.
Zoom links will be emailed to ticket holders.

Lectures & Lagers: Shakespeare Fact and Fiction
2022-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Shakespeare Fact and Fiction: A Playwright and His Shrew(d) Play presented by Dr. Corey Abate. The lecture takes the myths and misreading’s about Shakespeare that still persist about him today, and applies them to what Dr. Abate refers to as one of Shakespeare’s “most misunderstood plays, The Taming of the Shrew. It’s a complicated love story but a love story nevertheless”. Learn how she re-frames the main character Katherine as much less victimized and much more empowered female character than is often considered.
Light refreshments will be served. Must be 21 years or older to attend.

After School Adventures: Life on the Farm at Liberty Hall
2022-03-08 15:30 - 17:00 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Discover the lives of children and animals who once lived on Liberty Hall’s farm. Try your hand at colonial-era chores, explore the jobs of the animals who resided here, and design your own farm from recycled materials. Drop-off program is designed for students grades 1st – 5th and includes a snack.
Reservations required.

Third Thursday Virtual Lecture Series: The Fight for the Right to Vote!
2022-03-17 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Join Liberty Hall’s Third Thursday Lecture series and learn about the history of the women’s suffrage campaign through the eyes of Liberty Hall’s ladies. Explore how anti-suffragette movements worked to prevent the passage of the 19th amendment. Learn about how the abolitionist movement of the 1860s inspired the suffrage movement of the early 20th century. Enjoy this lively talk filled with images, documents, and stories from inspiring and trailblazing women.
Links will be emailed to ticket holders.

Family Fun Day: Women's History Celebration
2022-03-19 13:00 - 14:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Come meet some of the remarkable women in the Livingston and Kean family as we celebrate Women’s History Month! Women have been making history at Liberty Hall for centuries, leaving their individual mark on the property and community at large. Visitors will have the opportunity to connect with some of the previous female residents of Liberty Hall, discussing how their lives joined with the figures around them as they chat about the house they know and love.
Reservations required.

Lectures & Lagers: Hello Girls, Female Telephone Operators of WWI
2022-03-30 19:00 - 21:00 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Join Monmouth University Specialist Professor of Public History and former US Army Fort Monmouth Command Historian Melissa Ziobro for a talk on how the US Army Signal Corps employed women as telephone switchboard operators during WW1. The “Hello Girls” worked long hours to ensure battlefield communications. Their Chief Operator, Grace Banker, hailed from New Jersey. After the war, the women fought for veteran status, and they are being considered for a Congressional Gold Medal today.
Light refreshments will be served. Must be 21 years or older to attend. Reservations Required.

After School Adventures: Natural Numbers in Nature
2022-04-12 15:30 - 17:00 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Go on a treasure hunt around Liberty Hall’s 11 acres and discover how numbers are all around us in nature! Measure the age of a tree, study the shape of a beehive, and discover the types and sizes of Liberty Hall’s bird populations. Finally, make a bird feeder from recycled materials that you can bring home!
Drop off Program designed for students in grades 1st – 5th and includes a snack.
Reservations Required.

Virtual Third Thursday Lecture Series: High Tea at Liberty Hall
2022-04-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Join Liberty Hall’s Third Thursday lecture, and in the grand tradition of Mary Alice’s high teas at her historic home, enjoy a delectable lecture that covers 4,000 years of tea history. Discover how tea was accidentally discovered in early China. Explore how the influence of two British Queens made tea a popular drink around the world. Learn the stories of the famous high teas served at Liberty Hall, and get an up-close and personal look at some of the most incredible tea service pieces in the museum’s china collection.
Zoom links will be emailed to ticket holders.

Family Fun Day: Arbor(etum) Day!
2022-04-23 13:00 - 14:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Liberty Hall enjoys the benefit of lots of trees–even before William Livingston moved to the property, he was ordering trees to be planted for enjoyment and study. Although so much has changed at the property over the last 250 years, our love of trees has not! Join us for activities, games, and crafts at our arboretum and continue what the Livingston family began!
Reservations Required.

Lectures & Lagers: Nancy Thompson WWII Scrapbook!
2022-04-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
In the 1940s, Kean University was called The New Jersey State Teachers College at Newark. It was located on Broadway and Newark Avenue, and students earned a B.S. in different types of Education. After the United States entered World War II in 1941, librarian Nancy Thompson reached out to students and alumni in the armed services. Many wrote back. The letters and other materials were compiled in a scrapbook that we call the Nancy Thompson WWII Scrapbook Letter Collection. Kean’s Head Archivist, Erin Cral Alghandoor, will visually share the re-discovery of this unique collection, describe the campus response to the war, highlight a variety of letters in the collection, and share how recent Kean students are using it to make lesson plans and write research papers.
Reservations required. Light refreshments.
Must be 21 years or older to attend.

Afterschool Adventures: Outdoor Art Nature
2022-05-10 15:30 - 17:00 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Explore the natural beauty of the outdoors by studying landscape paintings, completed by Liberty Hall’s former residents. Conduct leaf prints and bark rubbings and take a nature walk around Liberty Hall’s grounds to find natural objects to design your own masterpiece.
The Program is designed for students in grades 1st to 5th and includes a snack. Reservations Required.

Third Thursday Virtual Lecture Series: Liberty Hall's Best Kept Secret, The Firehouse
2022-05-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Did you know that Liberty Hall houses a collection of three antique firetrucks, as well as firefighting gear, toys, equipment, and memorabilia?! Join Liberty Hall for our May Third Thursday lecture to discover the secrets of Liberty Hall’s Firehouse Museum! Enjoy a virtual tour of the museum, explore how and why Stewart Barney Kean built his firefighting collection, and discover the curious history of firefighting in the United States and New Jersey.
Zoom link will be emailed to ticket holders. Reservations required.

Uncork History: Behind the Camera Lens
2022-05-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Enjoy our summer series in the garden and join us for Uncork History: Behind the Camera Lens. Learn about our array of cameras in our collection featured in our latest Popup Exhibit. After your VIP tour, relax in our historic gardens with wine and finger foods, as the sunsets. It’s perfect for a summer date night or a night out with friends!
Reservations Required. Must be 21 years or older to attend.

Virtual Third Thursday Series: Bon Voyage, 200 Years of Luxury Travel
2022-06-16 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
June is the perfect time to join Liberty Hall’s Third Thursday lecture and travel with us to someplace sunny! Through this talk, we’ll bring to life several trips and vacations which the Livingston and Kean families took between 1780 and 1950. With the help of personal diaries and letters from family members, you’ll hear the stories of people who traveled over the span of 200 years and we’ll take you on a journey of luxury that you’ll never forget!
Reservations required.
Zoom links will be emailed to ticket holders.

Encanto Fiesta at Liberty Hall!
2022-06-18 13:00 - 15:00 | 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
We don’t talk about Bruno, but you certainly will be talking about this Encanto-themed fiesta! Join us to make charming crafts, play games, dance, and find your own magic powers with some tasty treats! A special guest will also make an appearance, so come dressed as your favorite character! Remember “there is a little magic in all of us!”
Recommended for ages 3 to 10.
Light Refreshments. Reservations Required.

Alexander Hamilton Tours
2022-07-11 14:30 - 15:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
My name is Alexander Hamilton! Explore Elizabeth, New Jersey, and celebrate the city that shaped Alexander Hamilton! Discover Liberty Hall, home to New Jersey’s first elected governor, William Livingston, and frequented often by Alexander Hamilton. Come learn about the colonial history of Liberty Hall and Alexander Hamilton’s relationships with the Governor and the Kean family. Liberty Hall will be the last site on this program-filled day, where you will also be able to visit First Presbyterian Church and Boxwood Hall.
More information at www.GoElizabethNJ.com/HamiltonTour
Reservations Required.

Third Thursday Virtual Lecture Series: American Revolution at Liberty Hall
2022-07-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Help Liberty Hall celebrate Independence Day with our July Third Thursday lecture, all about the American Revolution at Liberty Hall! Where did the Livingstons go when they had to flee the British? What did Livingston’s children do to support the war effort? Was John Lawrence Livingston really lost at sea? Discover the answers to all your Revolution-era questions and more with this lively talk full of images, documents, letters, and stories from the past!
Reservations required.
Zoom links will be emailed to ticket holders.

Uncork History: The Real Kean Sisters of New Jersey
2022-07-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Enjoy our summer series in the garden and join us for Uncork History: The Real Sisters of New Jersey. Sisters can fight, “borrow” each other’s clothes, and can be the most annoying people you live with, but sometimes they can also be the ones who you trust most. During the late 19th century, the Kean sisters; Elizabeth, Lucy, and Susan were like any other sisters until their home transformed before them and so did the world outside. Tasked with finding their place in the world, the Kean sisters would have to decide if they should stick together or split apart. Join us as we uncover the dynamic of the Real Kean Sisters of NJ. Afterward, relax in our historic gardens with wine and finger foods. It’s perfect for a summer date night or a night with friends!
Must be 21 years or older to attend.
Reservations required. Light refreshments will be served.

Summer Adventures: A Bite of History
2022-08-02 11:00 - 12:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Is anyone hungry for history? This program will introduce students to social history by looking at different recipes from different eras. Students will examine how recipes and cooking have evolved over time from the colonial period to the 1950s and even design their own recipes, predicting what people might eat 100 years in the future! At the end, students will enjoy a small snack based on the recipes they explored at the museum.
The program includes a snack. Reservations required.
Adult + Child program is designed for students in grades K-5

Summer Adventures: A Bite of History!
2022-08-02 14:00 - 15:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Is anyone hungry for history? This program will introduce students to social history by looking at different recipes from different eras. Students will examine how recipes and cooking have evolved over time from the colonial period to the 1950s and even design their own recipes, predicting what people might eat 100 years in the future! At the end, students will enjoy a small snack based on the recipes they explored at the museum.
The program includes a snack. Reservations required.
Drop off program is designed for students grades 1 to 5.

Summer Adventures: Life on the Farm
2022-08-09 11:00 - 12:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Discover the lives of children and animals who once lived on Liberty Hall’s farm. Try your hand at colonial-era chores, explore the jobs of the animals who resided here, and design your own farm from recycled materials.
The program includes a snack. Reservations required.
Adult + Child program is designed for students in grades K-5.

Summer Adventures: Life on the Farm
2022-08-09 14:00 - 15:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Discover the lives of children and animals who once lived on Liberty Hall’s farm. Try your hand at colonial-era chores, explore the jobs of the animals who resided here, and design your own farm from recycled materials.
The program includes a snack. Reservations required.
Drop off program is designed for students grades 1 to 5.

Ladies Night Out: A Night of Vintage Fashion
2022-08-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Grab some of your closest friends and join us for a fashion-forward ladies’ night at Liberty Hall! You’ll be treated to wine and cheese while enjoying an exclusive viewing of Liberty Hall Museum’s exquisite collection of vintage clothing. You will also have the opportunity to visit our latest exhibit, Elegantly Embellished: A Timeless Collection of Fashion Accessories. Next, stick around for an informative and entertaining talk on the fashion collection at Liberty Hall!
Reservations Required.
Must be 21 or older to attend. Light refreshments.

Summer Adventures: Leaf it to Me
2022-08-16 11:00 - 12:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
The Arboretum at Liberty Hall is the setting for this tree-mendous program where we’ll learn all about the vital role of trees in our world. We’ll get up close and personal with some of Liberty Hall’s Champion and Heritage trees and learn how to identify different tree species by their leaves.
The program includes a snack. Reservations required.
Adult + Child program is designed for students in grades K-5.

Summer Adventures: Leaf it to Me
2022-08-16 14:00 - 15:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
The Arboretum at Liberty Hall is the setting for this tree-mendous program where we’ll learn all about the vital role of trees in our world. We’ll get up close and personal with some of Liberty Hall’s Champion and Heritage trees and learn how to identify different tree species by their leaves.
The program includes a snack. Reservations required.
Drop off program is designed for students grades 1 to 5.

Summer Adventures: Fun in the Firehouse
2022-08-23 11:00 - 12:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Explore the Firehouse Museum at Liberty Hall. Enjoy an immersive fire safety experience through various fun activities inside and outside the firehouse. Learn the history of the Firehouse Museum at Liberty Hall and discover the fascinating history of firefighting.
The program includes a snack. Reservations required.
Adult + Child program is designed for students in grades K-5.

Summer Adventures: Fun in the Firehouse
2022-08-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Explore the Firehouse Museum at Liberty Hall. Enjoy an immersive fire safety experience through various fun activities inside and outside the firehouse. Learn the history of the Firehouse Museum at Liberty Hall and discover the fascinating history of firefighting.
Program includes a snack. Reservations Required.
Drop off program designed for students grades 1 through 5.

Summer Adventures: Games Galore!
2022-08-30 11:00 - 12:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Board games have occupied children and adults alike for thousands of years. We’ll learn about the history of board games and take a look at some 20th-century games left behind at Liberty Hall by the Kean children. Students will use a variety of materials to craft their own original board game.
The program includes a snack. Reservations required.
Adult + Child program is designed for students in grades K-5.

Uncork History: A Livingston from Home, Count Julian & the Polish Connection to Liberty Hall
2022-08-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Enjoy our summer series in the garden and join us for Uncork History: A Livingston from Home: Count Julian & the Polish Connection to Liberty Hall. The Livingston-Kean family, like many American families, was fascinated by Polish culture. In this talk, we will explore how the marriage of Susan Livingston Kean and Polish Noble Count Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz brought together the history of Poland and the American nation in a unique and unorthodox way. Afterward, relax in our historic gardens with wine and finger foods. It’s perfect for a summer date night or a night with friends!
Must be 21 years or older to attend.
Reservations required. Light refreshments will be served.

Afterschool Adventures: Photo Fun!
2022-09-13 16:00 - 17:30 | Liberty Hall Museum, 1003 Morris Ave., Union, NJ, 07083, United States
Visit our pop-up photography exhibit, Behind the Camera Lens, examine old-fashioned cameras and lenses, and learn how the technology of photographs has changed through time. Listen to a story, have a snack, and make an “old-timey” photo craft!
The program is designed for students in grades 1st to 5th and includes a snack.
Drop off program. Reservations Required.
