Please join us to dedicate new grave markers for Revolutionary War Patriots at Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Matawan. Those being honored include: Captain Samuel Carhart (1737 - 1809) Private William G Crawford (1757 - 1837) Patriot Samuel Forman (1713 - 1792) Private John Lisk (1756 - 1823) Sergeant William Van Pelt (1760 - 1839) […]
Larry Mihlon is a retired Chief of Police from West Long Branch who has been a living historian, reenactor and actor for decades. In celebration of our Nation's 250th Anniversary, he has assembled a presentation of Uncle Sam and performs a reading of the Declaration of Independence, as well as a brief overview of the Uncle […]
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). Each tour leads visitors room-to-room while guides discuss the Mansion’s dramatic history, unique architecture, period furniture, […]