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SUMMARY:Burrowes Mansion Tours
DESCRIPTION:On the first and third Sunday of each month\, Matawan Historical Society Mansion volunteers provide tours of the Burrowes Mansion to the public. Everyone is welcome and the tours are free (although donations to the Society are greatly appreciated). \nEach tour leads visitors room-to-room while guides discuss the Mansion’s dramatic history\, unique architecture\, period furniture\, and the fascinating people who lived there.
URL:https://matawanhistoricalsociety.org/event/burrowes-mansion-tours-53/
LOCATION:Burrowes Mansion Museum\, 94 Main Street\, Matawan\, NJ\, 07747\, United States
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SUMMARY:Burrowes Mansion Tours
DESCRIPTION:On the first and third Sunday of each month\, Matawan Historical Society Mansion volunteers provide tours of the Burrowes Mansion to the public. Everyone is welcome and the tours are free (although donations to the Society are greatly appreciated). \nEach tour leads visitors room-to-room while guides discuss the Mansion’s dramatic history\, unique architecture\, period furniture\, and the fascinating people who lived there. \n 
URL:https://matawanhistoricalsociety.org/event/burrowes-mansion-tours-54/
LOCATION:Burrowes Mansion Museum\, 94 Main Street\, Matawan\, NJ\, 07747\, United States
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SUMMARY:March Meeting: Rick Geffken - "New Jersey's Revolutionary Rivalry\, the Untold Story of Col. Tye & Capt. Huddy"
DESCRIPTION:We are happy to welcome well-known local historian Rick Geffken as our first speaker of 2026! (John Schneider’s talk\, postponed because of multiple snowstorms\, has been rescheduled to April 27\, 2026.) \nPlease join us for this free event\, open to the public. A brief business meeting will follow John’s talk. This event is co-sponsored by the Keyport Historical Society. \n  \nTopic: New Jersey’s Revolutionary Rivalry\, the Untold Story of Col. Tye & Capt. Huddy \nThe intriguing and little-known story of the Revolutionary War conflicts between a runaway slave called Col. Tye fighting for the British and his Patriot foe. The extralegal hanging of militia Capt. Joshua Huddy in Highlands\, New Jersey created an international incident when George Washington resolved to hang a British P.O.W. in retribution. These incidents threatened the success of the Paris Peace Treaty talks which were saved by the intervention of the Queen of France\, Marie Antoinette. \n \nAbout Rick Geffken \nRick Geffken has authored numerous articles on New Jersey history and presented historical papers at the New Jersey History & Historic Preservation\, the New Jersey Education Association\, the New Jersey Library Association\, and the Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton). \nHe is part of a project called the New Jersey Slavery Records Index under the auspices of Rutgers University\, (New Brunswick). He joined the New Jersey Social Justice Reconciliation Committee to commemorate the only recorded lynching of a Black man in New Jersey. \nIn 2023\, Rick was recognized for historical contributions by The Monmouth County Historical Association\, and the Monmouth County Clerk for his efforts in the preservation and knowledge of Monmouth County history. The Monmouth County Genealogy Society awarded Rick the Barbara Carver Smith Distinguished Service Award in 2025. \nA former U.S. Army officer and Viet Nam veteran\, Rick retired from a career with Hewlett-Packard. He earned a BS from St. Peter’s University\, a Teaching Certificate from Monmouth University\, and an MA from Montclair State University. \nRick is a Trustee of the Shrewsbury Historical Society. He formerly served on the Board of the Friends of Cedar View Cemetery\, and the Jersey Coast Heritage Museum at Sandlass House. He is an advisor for the Tinton Falls Historic Preservation Commission; the Board of the Asbury Park Museum; a member of the Monmouth County Historical Association; and former Board member of Truehart Productions. \nRick Geffken has authored numerous articles on various aspects of New Jersey history for local newspapers\, magazines\, historical societies\, and newsletters. He has presented historical papers at the New Jersey History & Historic Preservation conferences. He has participated in Symposia for groups such as the Rutgers Business School (Newark\, NJ); the Navesink Maritime Historical Association\, and has appeared on the New Jersey Cable TV show\, Family Historian. \nRick has spoken about New Jersey historical topics – Lost Amusement Parks; Quakers & Slavery in NJ; New Jersey’s Submarine Inventors: Simon Lake & John Holland; The Morris Family of NJ; Historical Maritime Events along the New Jersey Coast; Mysteries of the 1777 Battle of Navesink; The Lenape/Munsee Peoples & European Settlers in New Jersey – at dozens of historical societies and libraries. He has been a featured speaker at the Trent House Museum\, the Quaker Meeting of Shrewsbury\, the Battleground Historical Society\, and other organizations. \nRick has taught courses on New Jersey slavery for Monmouth University (West Long Branch); and on Revolutionary War topics at Brookdale Community College (Lincroft). He contributes to the New Jersey Slavery Records Index project under the auspices of Rutgers University (New Brunswick). \nAs an active member of the New Jersey Social Justice Reconciliation Committee\, Rick was instrumental in placing a memorial plaque in Eatontown\, the 1886 site of the only recorded lynching of a Black man in New Jersey. He was also successful in convincing Middletown Township to erect a commemorative plaque at Cedar View Cemetery\, purchased by fourteen free Black men in 1850. \nHe works closely with the Middletown NJ Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. \nRick’s books include:\nThe Story of Shrewsbury Revisited\, 1965-2015\nLost Amusement Parks of the North Jersey Shore\nHidden History of Monmouth County\nTo Preserve & Protect\, profiles of people who recorded the history and heritage of Monmouth County\, New Jersey\nStories of Slavery in New Jersey.\nNew Jersey’s Revolutionary Rivalry\, the Untold Story of Col. Tye vs. Capt. Huddy
URL:https://matawanhistoricalsociety.org/event/march-meeting-rick-geffken-new-jerseys-revolutionary-rivalry-the-untold-story-of-col-tye-capt-huddy/
LOCATION:Matawan Masonic Lodge No 192\, 192 Main St.\, Matawan\, NJ\, 07747\, United States
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