Join Us, Sat, Nov 8 at 10 AM for a Tour of Rosemont Cemetery!

Discover the stories behind the plots at Rosemont Cemetery on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m.

Our walking tour of this historic cemetery will feature Revolutionary War soldiers including Daniel Bray, known for having “brought the boats to Washington,” and the lesser known Daniel Ent, whose desperate poverty in his post-war years is heartbreaking. You’ll hear the stories of a Civil War veteran; two master mechanics; the county’s first historian; a handwriting expert at the kidnapping trial of Charles Lindbergh’s baby; a flapper; a beloved Hunterdon Central teacher who died way too young and is remembered at every home football game; a soap opera star; a highly-regarded sampler maker; and a musician in a popular R&B, soul and funk band. You’ll also get a bonus life lesson or two, like how to not pack when you’re moving to a new home.

You will also get a little history of the cemetery and how it came to be.

The tour, led by HCHS Executive Director Dave Harding, is free for Hunterdon County Historical Society members and $10 for nonmembers. (Or you can become a member here, and get all the perks that membership offers including free use of our Hiram Deats Library to research, our newsletter and more.) To register, email hunterdonhistoryadm@gmail.com. Please pay cash or check on the day of the event if you are not a member.

Rosemont Cemetery is located at 100 Kingwood-Stockton Road in Rosemont.