Tea Burning Commemoration Schedule

Today I received the “Cumberland County Patriot,” the newsletter of the Cumberland County (NJ) Historical Society. One of the highlights in the newsletter was the schedule for next month’s (Sept. 27-28) commemoration of the 100th Anniversary of the Greenwich Tea Burners Monument. (See my earlier post on this event). It looks as if I will be giving a book talk on The Way of Improvement Leads Home. You may remember that Philip Vickers Fithian may have been one of the participants in this 1774 Boston Tea Party copycat act.

Here is the schedule:

Saturday
8:30am: Teaburners’ 5k one mile Walk/Run
9:00am: Sailing on the Meerwald (19th century tall ship)
9:30am: Teaburners’ Awards ceremony at the elementary school
10:00-5:00: Annual Artisan Faire
10:00-5:00: Children’s Art Contest Exhibit
11:00am: Re-enactment of tea loaded off Meerwald
Ancillary Street Events: Historical Re-enactors
3:00pm: Book Talk, John Fea, Messiah College
6:00pm: Re-Enactment of 1774 Tea Burning
7:30-8:00pm: Fireworks

Sunday
Meerwald sailings all day
10:00am-4:00pm: Artisan Faire
10:00am-4:00pm: Children’s Art Contest
11:00am-4:00pm: Classic Car and Motorcycle Show
Ancillary Street Events: Re-enactors
1:00pm: Parade down Ye Great Street
2:00pm: Re-Dedication Ceremony (featuring Governor Jon Corzine)

See you there!