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Speaker: Meridoc "Doc" Burkhardt; The Battle of Connecticut Farms and the Death of Hannah Caldwell; May 20, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. on Zoom (a Thursday)
Doc Burkhardt holds a BA in Theatre and Speech from Wagner College and has studied acting, dance and voice.
He is a professional actor with a wide background in television, film, Off-Broadway and regional theatre. He worked with Spike Lee in A Miracle at St. Ana and the Universal film American Gangster.
Doc appeared in Tony n' Tinas Wedding, Vaya Con Dios Las Vegas, Psychos, Sickos & Strangers and Guy Pride in Off-Broadway plays.
His presentation will be an enactment of the death of Hannah Caldwell, the wife of Rev. James Caldwell during the Revolutionary War. Her death occurred during the Battle of Connecticut Farms which is now Union Township, New Jersey. James was the minister of the Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church. They lived with their nine children in the parsonage of the Church.
This meeting will be on a Thursday evening.
You will need to register in order to receive the link to join the Zoom presentation. Use the website’s contact page or use email historicalsociety@rosenet.org Registration will open two weeks prior to the presentation on May 6th.
Doc Burkhardt holds a BA in Theatre and Speech from Wagner College and has studied acting, dance and voice.
He is a professional actor with a wide background in television, film, Off-Broadway and regional theatre. He worked with Spike Lee in A Miracle at St. Ana and the Universal film American Gangster.
Doc appeared in Tony n' Tinas Wedding, Vaya Con Dios Las Vegas, Psychos, Sickos & Strangers and Guy Pride in Off-Broadway plays.
His presentation will be an enactment of the death of Hannah Caldwell, the wife of Rev. James Caldwell during the Revolutionary War. Her death occurred during the Battle of Connecticut Farms which is now Union Township, New Jersey. James was the minister of the Connecticut Farms Presbyterian Church. They lived with their nine children in the parsonage of the Church.
This meeting will be on a Thursday evening.
You will need to register in order to receive the link to join the Zoom presentation. Use the website’s contact page or use email historicalsociety@rosenet.org Registration will open two weeks prior to the presentation on May 6th.
We are collecting personal stories of Madisonians during the covid-19 pandemic
This is certainly a stressful time and it is our wish that everyone be careful and take good care of themselves. Many of us have been confined to our homes since the middle of March. Others of you may have been working outside of your homes, perhaps as front line workers. How has the covid-19 period been impacting you and your family? Your work? Are there anecdotes about things in the borough that might be of interest to future generations? As an example, I found it interesting that during the 1918 flu pandemic, Madison had to use the YMCA building on Main Street to house the sick due to overcrowding of the hospitals. The society invites you to write about your experiences during the current pandemic. Keep a journal and send a copy of it to the society at your convenience.
You can send it through our contact page (see top of this page). Or you can send to our email historicalsociety@rosenet.org
Susan Simon, President
You can send it through our contact page (see top of this page). Or you can send to our email historicalsociety@rosenet.org
Susan Simon, President
Slideshow of historic sites in Madison
Madison Historical Society is located in the Local History Center of the Madison Public Library
39 Keep Street
Madison, New Jersey
Office Hours: Tuesday, 10:30 am to 3:30 pm and by Appointment
Office Phone: 973-377-0722 x4228