Fall 2023 Events
The Livingston Historical Society meets the fourth Monday of the month September through April at the Livingston Senior/Community Center (except where demarked by a *). Meetings start at 7:30 pm. Members of the community are welcome to attend free of charge; however monetary donations to the Livingston Historical Society are greatly appreciated.
Saturday, October 14 (10:00 am - 3:00 pm)*
Come celebrate Livingston Family Fun Day at the historic Force Homestead Museum
(366 S. Livingston Avenue, Livingston, NJ). Activities include pumpkin decorating,
historic games and tours of the Force Home
Monday, October 23 (7:30 pm – 9:00 pm)
Discussion with WWII Veteran, Dr. Bob Newhouse –
Livingston Senior/Community Center (204 Hillside Avenue, Livingston, NJ)
Saturday, November 11 Veteran's Day: (2:00 pm -4:00 pm)*
(Historic Ely Cemetery (West side of Hillside Ave. toward Route 10 near intersection of Hillside Ter. In Livingston)
The Ely Cemetery will be open for tours. This private burial ground of Captain William Ely and generations of his descendants will be open to the public for guided tours. Captain Ely, a veteran of the Colonial Wars, moved to New Jersey from Lyme, Connecticut, in 1756, along with his wife Elizabeth Perkins Ely and their seven children. The first burial was in 1777 and the most recent in 1978.
Monday, November 27 (7:30 pm – 9 pm)
Lecture provided by Hannah Gaston of the Liberty Hall Museum
Livingston Senior/Community Center (204 Hillside Avenue, Livingston, NJ)
"William Livingston—General, Governor, Signer of the Constitution: James Madison reportedly once said, "William Livingston did not take an active part in the debates at the Constitutional Convention but he was placed on important Committees where it may be presumed that he had an agency and a due influence.” Was Madison accusing Livingston of being lazy? What was Livingston's role at the Constitutional Convention? Prove James Madison wrong and discover how your historic neighbor, William Livingston, shaped the ideas that make up the government of the United States from the assumption of State debts to the creation of the Electoral College!"
Saturday, December 2 at 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Force Homestead Museum (366 S. Livingston Avenue)
In coordination with the Camuso holiday display, we invite you to tour the Force Home. Join us at this historic site and savor some hot chocolate with the dedicated Livingston Historical Society volunteers!
Sunday, December 3 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Force Homestead Museum (366 S. Livingston Avenue)
The Force Home will be open to the public as part of the Essex County Historic Holiday House Tour. The Livingston Historical Society will also host its annual holiday celebration.
The Livingston Historical Society meets the fourth Monday of the month September through April at the Livingston Senior/Community Center (except where demarked by a *). Meetings start at 7:30 pm. Members of the community are welcome to attend free of charge; however monetary donations to the Livingston Historical Society are greatly appreciated.
Saturday, October 14 (10:00 am - 3:00 pm)*
Come celebrate Livingston Family Fun Day at the historic Force Homestead Museum
(366 S. Livingston Avenue, Livingston, NJ). Activities include pumpkin decorating,
historic games and tours of the Force Home
Monday, October 23 (7:30 pm – 9:00 pm)
Discussion with WWII Veteran, Dr. Bob Newhouse –
Livingston Senior/Community Center (204 Hillside Avenue, Livingston, NJ)
Saturday, November 11 Veteran's Day: (2:00 pm -4:00 pm)*
(Historic Ely Cemetery (West side of Hillside Ave. toward Route 10 near intersection of Hillside Ter. In Livingston)
The Ely Cemetery will be open for tours. This private burial ground of Captain William Ely and generations of his descendants will be open to the public for guided tours. Captain Ely, a veteran of the Colonial Wars, moved to New Jersey from Lyme, Connecticut, in 1756, along with his wife Elizabeth Perkins Ely and their seven children. The first burial was in 1777 and the most recent in 1978.
Monday, November 27 (7:30 pm – 9 pm)
Lecture provided by Hannah Gaston of the Liberty Hall Museum
Livingston Senior/Community Center (204 Hillside Avenue, Livingston, NJ)
"William Livingston—General, Governor, Signer of the Constitution: James Madison reportedly once said, "William Livingston did not take an active part in the debates at the Constitutional Convention but he was placed on important Committees where it may be presumed that he had an agency and a due influence.” Was Madison accusing Livingston of being lazy? What was Livingston's role at the Constitutional Convention? Prove James Madison wrong and discover how your historic neighbor, William Livingston, shaped the ideas that make up the government of the United States from the assumption of State debts to the creation of the Electoral College!"
Saturday, December 2 at 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
The Force Homestead Museum (366 S. Livingston Avenue)
In coordination with the Camuso holiday display, we invite you to tour the Force Home. Join us at this historic site and savor some hot chocolate with the dedicated Livingston Historical Society volunteers!
Sunday, December 3 at 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
The Force Homestead Museum (366 S. Livingston Avenue)
The Force Home will be open to the public as part of the Essex County Historic Holiday House Tour. The Livingston Historical Society will also host its annual holiday celebration.