Port Colden History Day

October 4, 2003
10am-4pm

Groups involved:
  • Washington Township School District
  • Washington Township Committee
  • Washington Township Historic Commission (WTHC)
  • Warren County Morris Canal Committee (WCMCC)
  • Washington Township PTA
  • Canal Society of New Jersey (CSNJ)
  • The Highlands Community Service Project (HCSP)
  • Port Colden Methodist Church
  • Warren County Historic Society (WCHS)
  • Washington Township Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts
  • Washington Township Teachers' Association (WTEA)
  • Friends of the Morris Canal
  • New Jersey Historic Trust - awarded the grant making the schoolhouse restoration project possible
Activities:
  • "Ribbon Cutting" Ceremony & Children's Program at 12:00 noon
    Old Port Colden Schoolhouse
    (WT Mayor, NJ Historic Trust and WT School District)
  • Book signing of "A Full Hand" by author Tom Yezerski (HCSP)
  • Canal singer/storyteller - Roy Justice (CSNJ & WCMCC)
  • Children's period games (Girl Scouts)
  • Working model of a Morris Canal lock (HCSP)
  • Historic Port Colden walking tour brochure (Myra Snook)
  • Tour of Port Colden Manor (WT School District and owner of the manor)
  • Tour of the old schoolhouse & ringing of the old bell (WT School District)
  • Old schoolhouse future restoration plan display (WT School District & project historian/engineer)
  • Engraved bricks sale (WT School District)
  • Washington Township Historic display (WTHC)
  • Display of church history (PC Methodist Church)
  • Morris Canal Committee display (WCMCC)
  • Morris Canal slide show and display (CSNJ)
  • Jim Lee's canal paintings by Schisler on display (WCMCC)
  • Folk Art print of Port Colden Schoolhouse display/sale (artist - Ann Reeves)
  • Native American artifacts and storyteller (WCHS)
  • Old schoolhouse artifacts and registers display (WT School District)
  • Easton-Washington Traction Co. (trolley) display (HCSP)
  • Lunch (Methodist Church Women's Society)
  • Snacks (WTPTA)

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