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Hors d’œuvres to Preserve 6:00 pm
Hors d’œuvres to Preserve @ Burlington County Agricultural Center
May 1 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
An evening to celebrate history and preservation. More details to come! Proceeds support the organization’s capital campaign for local landmark restoration. Saving Historic Moorestown
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House Tours, Gift Shop, Library & Archives Open 1:00 pm
House Tours, Gift Shop, Library & Archives Open @ Smith-Cadbury Mansion
May 5 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Smith-Cadbury Mansion is open for tours and use of the library and archives. Please email us to set up an appointment if you’d like to visit us at another time.
Origins of the Historic Preservation Movement 7:00 pm
Origins of the Historic Preservation Movement @ Moorestown Library
May 5 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
May is National Historic Preservation month. In recognition, come learn how we as a nation and as a state began to recognize, preserve, and appreciate our irreplaceable historic landmarks. Some think the 1966 passage of the National Historic Preservation Act
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Closed @ Smith-Cadbury Mansion
May 10 all-day
 
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House Tours, Gift Shop, Library & Archives Open 1:00 pm
House Tours, Gift Shop, Library & Archives Open @ Smith-Cadbury Mansion
May 12 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Smith-Cadbury Mansion is open for tours and use of the library and archives. Please email us to set up an appointment if you’d like to visit us at another time.
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George Washington & his Horse at Percheron Park! 3:30 pm
George Washington & his Horse at Percheron Park! @ Percheron Park
May 15 @ 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
George Washington and his horse Nelson will visit the Diligence statue at Percheron Park on Main Street. Bring the whole family for a photo op with the General himself: John Koopman III (star of Ken Burns’ The American Revolution) will
Cocktails & Carrots! 6:00 pm
Cocktails & Carrots! @ Van Meter Hall
May 15 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Cocktails & Carrots! @ Van Meter Hall
Cocktail reception and fundraiser with George Washington and his horse, Nelson, at Van Meter Hall! Enjoy Washington’s beer recipe as brewed by Double Nickel Brewing Co. Sample a variety of Madeira wines, another of George’s favorite libations Taste other spirits and
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Washington’s Tent Comes to Moorestown! 10:00 am
Washington’s Tent Comes to Moorestown! @ Locust Street Park
May 16 @ 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Washington's Tent Comes to Moorestown! @ Locust Street Park
Step into Washington’s Command Center in Historic Moorestown! For the first time in nearly 250 years, General George Washington’s legendary War Tent [replica] will travel the Historic Kings Highway and make its grand appearance in Moorestown! Join the Historical Society
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House Tours, Gift Shop, Library & Archives Open 1:00 pm
House Tours, Gift Shop, Library & Archives Open @ Smith-Cadbury Mansion
May 19 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Smith-Cadbury Mansion is open for tours and use of the library and archives. Please email us to set up an appointment if you’d like to visit us at another time.
On The Turtles Back: Stories The Lenape Told Their Grandchildren 7:00 pm
On The Turtles Back: Stories The Lenape Told Their Grandchildren @ Moorestown Library
May 19 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Dr. Camilla Townsend, Board of Governors Distinguished Professor of History at Rutgers University, will be discussing her book On The Turtles Back: Stories The Lenape Told Their Grandchildren. Dr. Townsend’s specialty is Early Native American History and she is the
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Closed
Closed @ Smith-Cadbury Mansion
May 24 all-day
 
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House Tours, Gift Shop, Library & Archives Open 1:00 pm
House Tours, Gift Shop, Library & Archives Open @ Smith-Cadbury Mansion
May 26 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Smith-Cadbury Mansion is open for tours and use of the library and archives. Please email us to set up an appointment if you’d like to visit us at another time.
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