The Morris County Board of County Commissioners Cordially Invites You to Join
Morris County’s 2023 Memorial Day Observance
&
Presentation of Morris County Distinguished Military Service Medals to Local Veterans
WEDNESDAY, MAY 24 at 12 – 1 p.m.
***Publicly Honoring 16 Morris County Veterans***
The event will also be livestreamed on Morris County’s Official Facebook page.
Thank you for your service!
Wednesday, May 31: Spring Delights – Join us for a walk through of the gardens of what was once called Whippany Farm, including the Cottage and Rose gardens. Meet by the main Parking Lot kiosk.
Tuesday, June 13: Elegance in Roses – Discover the tips and tricks of growing roses, including pests, pathogens, and pruning, on a stroll through Mrs. Sara Ballantine Frelinghuysen’s beloved rose garden. Meet by the Mansion.
The Family of Congressman Rodney Frelinghuysen have left Morris County with a legacy of cherished gems.
Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen, grandfather of Congressman Frelinghuysen, bought farm property back in 1914. This farm consisted both of Dairy Cattle and Greenhouses. Whippany River Farm produced the finest herds of Jersey dairy cattle in the U.S.A. The Dairy Cattle line were National Champions.
The gems of the past that we cherish today, the farm gave us the Morris Museum, municipal playgrounds, Frelinghuysen Park and the Frelinghuysen Arboretum!
Morristown & Morris Township Public Library’s photo collection
Read more @ Time’s Tin Cup !
William Barrett, of Bill Barrett Custom Knives, will lead a beginner blacksmithing class. The class will focus on basic blacksmithing technique. Prior experience will be helpful but not necessary. All supplies will be provided and participants will work on a project that they can take home. Space is limited, so register now!
This program is sponsored by the Friends of Historic Speedwell.
May 19, June 9 and June 30th – Wagon Rides around the farm!
May 26 – Flowers on the Farm – Learn about the flowers and take home a free seed packet!
June 9 – Butterfly Buddies – visit the gardens to learn about the butterflies. Take home craft available.
June 23 – Water Day. Learn about watering a farm, water pumps and doing laundry before washing machines.
Barthelemy by Dreams R Forever
Parsippany facility is behind the Morris County Public Safety Training Academy at 500 West Hanover Avenue, Parsippany 07054. Click here for directions.
Friday, April 14: Egg to Chick – Visit with the newest additions to the farm: baby chicks! Learn how they hatch, read a story, and make a craft to take home.
Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600
Create your own unique bath bombs and shower steamers @ Fosterfields Living Historical Farm!
Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600
Do you know the muffin man? [he is on Drury Lane building Mongo!] Mix and bake muffins; decorate your own cloth flour bag with us at the Cooper Gristmill. While your muffins are in the oven, join us for a tour of the mill where the flour is ground. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600
Join a WW1 Doughboy for a guided tour through the Willows. Explore the impact of the conflict on the Foster family, the workers, Morris County and the world.
“Doughboy” was a nickname for the troops of General John Pershing’s American Expeditionary Forces, who traversed the Atlantic to join war weary Allied armies fighting on the Western Front in World War I.
See Morris County Soldiers and Sailors
Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600
Baby lambs have arrived @ Fosterfield Living Historical Farm. You get to help socialize them!
Morris County Park Commission
300 Mendham Road
Morris Township, NJ 07960
P: 973.326.7600