With Thanksgiving behind us, it's time to 
step into the Christmas season!
Pop by the Foster-Armstrong House 
and experience times past!

2007 photo
Nov. 30th and Dec. 1st   1-4 PM; Dec. 7th 1-4 PM 

Dec. 8th - Candlelight Evening Tour only from 5-7:30 PM
Dec. 14th and 15th 1-4 PM
All held weather allowing!

Costumed docents will welcome you. 
Handmade crafts and other items for sale & refreshments offered.

On 25 September 1789, Elias Boudinot of Burlington, New Jersey, introduced in the United States House of Representatives a resolution "That a joint committee of both Houses be directed to wait upon the President of the United States, to request that he would recommend to the people of the United States a day of public thanksgiving and prayer to be observed by acknowledging, with grateful hearts, the many signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a Constitution of government for their safety and happiness." 
             Thanksgiving Proclamation
By the President of the United States of America, a Proclamation.
WHEREAS it is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits, and humbly to implore His protection and favour; and Whereas both Houses of Congress have, by their joint committee, requested me ‘to recommend to the people of the United States a DAY OF PUBLICK THANKSGIVING and PRAYER, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity peaceably to establish a form of government for their safety and happiness:’
NOW THEREFORE, I do recommend and assign THURSDAY, the TWENTY-SIXTH DAY of NOVEMBER next, to be devoted by the people of these States to the service of that great and glorious Being who is the beneficent author of all the good that was, that is, or that will be; that we may then all unite in rendering unto Him our sincere and humble thanks for His kind care and protection of the people of this country previous to their becoming a nation; for the signal and manifold mercies and the favorable interpositions of His providence in the course and conclusion of the late war; for the great degree of tranquility, union, and plenty which we have since enjoyed – for the peaceable and rational manner in which we have been enabled to establish Constitutions of government for our safety and happiness, and particularly the national one now lately instituted – for the civil and religious liberty with which we are blessed, and the means we have of acquiring and diffusing useful knowledge – and, in general, for all the great and various favours which He has been pleased to confer upon us.
And also, that we may then unite in most humbly offering our prayers and supplications to the great Lord and Ruler of Nations and beseech Him to pardon our national and other transgressions – to enable us all, whether in publick or private stations, to perform our several and relative duties properly and punctually; to render our National Government a blessing to all the people by constantly being a Government of wise, just, and constitutional laws, discreetly and faithfully executed and obeyed; to protect and guide all sovereigns and nations (especially such as have shewn kindness unto us); and to bless them with good governments, peace, and concord; to promote the knowledge and practice of true religion and virtue, and the increase of science among them and us; and, generally to grant unto all mankind such a degree of temporal prosperity as he alone knows to be best.
GIVEN under my hand, at the city of New-York, the third day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-nine.
(signed) G. Washington
With Thanksgiving around the corner, 
'tis the season!



Purchase a “Discover NJ History” License Plate Before Stock Runs Out

Nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware River and at the center of industry and travel on the bustling East Coast, New Jersey has always been a place where things happen and history is made.

Exploring that history can take you to Washington Crossing State Park where General George Washington and his troops crossed an icy Delaware River to attack Hessian soldiers resting in Trenton and to Ellis Island where millions of immigrants first entered America. Exploring history may also take you to Menlo Park where Thomas Edison’s research laboratories churned out world-changing inventions, to Whitesbog Farm where blueberries were first cultivated for consumption by people around the world, to the Cape May Lighthouse, which at 150 years of age is one of the nation’s oldest lighthouses in continuous operation, or to the High Point Monument in our own High Point State Park right here in Montague, where you can view three states from the highest elevation in NJ.
Experience our local heritage at the Foster-Armstrong House on River Rd.

This year, when traveling to your favorite historic destination in New Jersey, 
why not show other motorists where you are headed?
 Purchase a “Discover New Jersey” license plate and support the preservation of those historic landmarks that you enjoy visiting.  

Money from the sale and renewal fees of these plates goes to the “Discover NJ History” License Plate Fund for Heritage Tourism, which supports projects that develop and promote visitor ready sites as heritage tourism destinations.    
 The greater the proceeds from license plate sales and renewals,
 the more funding that is available for innovative and collaborative 
projects that encourage heritage tourism.
Pay a one-time $50 fee ($10 annual renewal) and pick up your “Discover NJ History”
 plates at any motor vehicle agency or place your order by mail. You can also
 personalize your plates with up to five characters for an initial $100 fee ($10 annual renewal).  
Visit Motor Vehicle Services at http://www.state.nj.us/mvc/Vehicle/DedicatedPlates.htm
or call (888) 486-3339.


So, don’t just explore New Jersey history, be a part of it by helping 
to preserve historic sites for future generations! 
Veteran's Day is but a reminder to honor our military veterans, 
who safeguard our freedoms, each and every day!
Do not forget to thank them, for what they sacrificed to help keep us free.
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