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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 30th

Colonial Church

Sunday, December 30th 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

Experience a colonial era worship service. Pastor John Allen of the historic First Presbyterian Church will portray Elihu Spencer, who was pastor of the Church before the American Revolution. Pastor Spencer will preach a (shortened) sermon from the period and lead the congregation in worship as was done in colonial times.

The Framing of the Constitution

Sunday, December 30th 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

A discussion of the framing of the Constitution - primarily the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Who were the Framers and what were their motives? What was the so-called original intent of the Framers? Dr. Harvey R. Kornberg, professor of Political Science at Rider University, will explore these question

Quaker Dissonant Voices of the Revolution

Sunday, December 30th 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

Staunch pacifists when the Revolutionary war broke out, the Quakers refused to take sides in the conflict, and were beaten and berated. They did, however, help raise relief funds to aid the wounded from the war. Come join Fred Millner of the Trenton Quaker Meeting to discuss the Quaker roles during the revolution.

Princeton Battlefield Bus Tour

Sunday, December 30th 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Join Princeton Battlefield Society vice president Laura Crockett to tour the site of the endgame of the Ten Crucial Days, which gave General Washington his first victory against the British Regulars on the field, a day when the peaceful winter fields of the Princeton Battlefield were stained bloody with conflict. View the famous Mercer Oak, which once stood in the middle of the battlefield not far from the spot where General Hugh Mercer fell during the Battle of Princeton and the Clarke House, built by Thomas Clarke in 1772, which witnessed the fierce fighting and served as sanctuary for General Mercer, who died there nine days later.
Reservations required. Tickets are $15 per person. Must arrive 15 minutes before posted departure time.

Quaker Tea and Peace Vigil

Sunday, December 30th 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm

Come enjoy the hospitality of the Trenton Quaker Meeting House, including the Portingall cake of Guliema Penn, wife to Quaker William Penn of Pennsylvania. After the tea, join in a Quaker-style peace vigil, the kind Quakers held during the Revolutionary War and every war thereafter.