Journey Through the Past with Somerset County Museum Tours for 2022

Saturday, October 8th from 10:00am to 5:00pm
Sunday, October 9th, Noon to 4:00pm

Start Planning Your Journey Now!

Journey Guidebook (printed copies available at participating sites during the event weekend) or check out our Virtual Map!

Activities Brochure (printed copies available at participating sites during the event weekend)

Revolutionary Somerset - Learn more about the 5 Generals!

Visit Sites....Take Our Survey...Win Prizes!

This year, join us for a Special Experience on the Courthouse Green in Somerville…

The First Oval Office Project

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Step inside a replica of George Washington’s Revolutionary War Tent!

George Washington's Revolutionary War tent was the office and sleeping quarters that Washington used as the Continental Army’s command center. Somerset County welcomes the Museum of the American Revolution and their replica of Washington's tent to the Courthouse Green this Journey through the Past. Tent set up begins at 9:30 a.m. on October 8, 2022, come early and help set it up!

Somerset County’s annual Journey Through The Past is an initiative of the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners and the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission in collaboration with many county-wide local historical organizations and commissions and other county organizations.

Made possible by funds from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and the New Jersey Historical Commission.

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