The Historical Society of Plainfield is pleased to announce the following upcoming events.
October Events 2022
“Four Centuries in a Weekend” Returns to Union County, October 15-16 Explore more than 370 years of Union County history in two days. Union County’s “Four Centuries in a Weekend: A Journey Through Time” countywide history event is back this year on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16 from noon to 5:00 p.m. each day. Each day is packed with special exhibits and activities at more than 30 house museums and historic sites in Union County, all open to the public free of charge. Plainfield -- Drake House Museum & Historical Society of Plainfield 602 West Front St., Plainfield; 908-755-5831 www.drakehouseplainfieldnj.org • Interior tours on rotating basis (limit 4 people per tour) • Drake House Film Festival: a series of short videos shown on an ongoing basis (weather permitting, videos may be shown outdoors); subjects include artifacts, dance, and history; some feature drone footage. • Information about the search for the Blue Hills Militia Post Masks required indoors and will be available on site.
Two exhibits on view nearby at Plainfield Public Library, 800 Park Ave.: • “A Photographic Journey through Union County History,” photographs by Nancy Ori, on view in the Anne Louise Davis Room • “Beef, Iron and Wine: Late 19th- and Early 20th-Century Pharmacy & Medicine in Plainfield,” an exhibit of bottles from the Historical Society of Plainfield’s collection, on view in the main lobby