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Colonial
Christmas 2009
Holiday Fundraiser
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Click HERE for this years Colonial Christmas Event Information
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Colonial Christmas –
5 Glorious Days
Celebrations, Events, and House Tours
Now through Sunday, December 6 , 2009
Get into the Holiday Spirit with the Friends of Jacobus Vanderveer House
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 Deck the Halls for the Vanderveer House Colonial Christmas
From December 2-6, 2009 the historic Jacobus Vanderveer House opens its wreath-clad doors to an annual fundraising event, featuring the decorating talents of local designers, antiques dealers and florists. The rooms are resplendent with fine period furniture, lovely decorative items and beautiful wreaths and garlands in celebration of the holiday season. The event features boutique shopping, period rooms with festive trimmings, table top Christmas trees, caroling, colonial musicians, a children’s story teller, Santa visits and more.
A unique and memorable holiday experience for all ages! |
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 Special Art Exhibit on Loan From
Fraunces Tavern & Museum in New York
A special exhibit, arranged by JVH Trustee Susan Miniman, centers on two famous un-restored paintings of General Henry Knox lent by the Fraunces Tavern Museum in Lower Manhattan.
Click here for the details and to see the paintings. |
What exactly was a Colonial Christmas
in America?
Click Here to read the history
For the tour, the rich Dutch colonial interior of the house will be decorated in Christmas trimmings of the times, with natural greens, berries, pinecones, and fruits predominating. Mantelpieces will be brimming with garlands wrapped with glass beads and silk ribbonry. Antique furniture from local antique shops will dress the rooms. |
Schedule of Events
- Wednesday, December 2 -- Press Preview and Luncheon/Lecture
Trump National Golf Club with James Laird, Executive Chef/Owner Restaurant Serenade
- Thursday, December 3 –
Open House Tours – Schools and Community Groups
- Friday, December 4 -- Benefactor Cocktail Reception – 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
- Friday, Saturday, & Sunday – December 4,5, 6 -- Open House –10:00 am – 4:00 pm daily
- Saturday & Sunday - Santa Visits 1-3 pm
Boutiques will sell jewelry, items for gifts and home decor, chocolates, and flavored olive oils. Greenery will be for sale, and refreshments will also be served throughout Colonial Christmas.
  Download a printable schedule of events - Click Here
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The Holiday Boutique - Grand Shopping...
Several well known floral vendors will participate selling holiday themed designer floral arrangements for home and table. Boutiques will sell items for holiday entertaining, gifts, toys, chocolates, jewelry, women’s fashion accessories, handbags, and wrapping paper and flavored olive oils. Greenery will be for sale, and refreshments will also be served.
 
 
 
 
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Event Details |
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Friday, Saturday, & Sunday – December 4,5,6, 2009
Tour the Open House –10:00 am – 4:00 pm daily |
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Interior Decorators to Design & Showcase Various Rooms
Admission: $10.00 (children 12 and under, free)
Featuring boutique shopping, period rooms with festive trimmings, caroling, colonial musicians, visit with Santa, and fun for the entire family.For tickets and information, call (908) 212-7000 ext. 611.
Chair – Jeanne Galbraith
Designers include Karen Waldron of Classic Home and Garden in Far Hills, Nancee Brown of Nancee Brown Interiors in Summit, John D. Colligan and Thomas Green of Pereaux in Morristown, Charles Dobbs and Sharon Miller of Greenbaum Interiors in Morristown, Jonathan Hress of Jonathan G. Hress Design in Bedminster, Danielle Roehrich of Danielle Ann Millican, Inc. in Florham Park, and Caitlin Rutkay of C. R. Interior Designs in Short Hills and Laurie Fritze of LMF Design.
See the complete list of designers - Click Here
“These are seasoned professionals who have done show houses and who have serious knowledge of period furnishings,” noted Miniman, an interior designer in Califon who will decorate the kitchen and visitor center. Floral décor is by Jardiniere of Far Hills and Chatham and Laura Clare Design of Bernardsville. A special exhibit, arranged by Miniman, centers on two un restored paintings of Gen. Henry Knox lent by the Fraunces Tavern Museum in lower Manhattan.
English boxwood swags, trees decorated with lush fruits and natural elements, and holiday décor by New Jersey’s most celebrated florists and interior designers mark the historic Jacobus Vanderveer House’s Colonial Christmas show house and tour.
Proceeds from the Colonial Christmas program will help fund the interactive exhibits and furnishings for the museum.
Santa will be there for Kids and Parents
Santa Visits the Vanderveer House
Saturday and Sunday December 5 & 6
from 1:00
pm – 3:00
pm
There will be music of the period on Saturday from 1 to 3 p.m. and caroling by a school choir on Sunday. Santa will greet children and their parents both days. In keeping with the early history of the house, Santa will be dressed for a traditional Dutch Christmas.
Sunday - The Pingry Balladeers sing (3pm)
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 Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Press Preview and Luncheon/Lecture
Trump National Golf Club, Bedminster
with James Laird, Executive Chef/Owner Restaurant Serenade
- 9:00 am – 10:00 am – Press Preview at The Vanderveer House
- 10-11:30 am -- House Preview
- 11:00 am – 2:30 pm – Luncheon/Lecture at Trump National Golf Course with James Laird, Executive Chef/Owner Restaurant Serenade
- View the luncheon brochure - Click Here
Featuring holiday entertaining tips from acclaimed chef James Laird, of Restaurant Serenade; tablescapes available for purchase by renowned local retailers; a “fab grab” raffle of items from top designers worth thousands of dollars; and a live auction of James Laird’s culinary talents for spring/summer grilling.
Participating Tablescape Designers:
Tiffany & Company, F. Gerald New,
Laura Clare,
Eagle’s Nest,
Classic Home and Garden,
Jardiniere
Luxury Vendors:
M. M. Lang Vintage Jewelry
Fab Grab Luxury Raffle Participants:
Judith Ripka , Butler’s of Far Hills
Chair – Leslie Molé
Co-chair – Marissa Marks |
Reservations required:
Tickets: Knox Benefactor $150.00*
Vanderveer Patron $ 95.00*
*includes weekend admission to the Jacobus Vanderveer House Colonial Christmas
For tickets and information, call (908) 212-7000 ext. 611.
Event Sponsor: Investors Savings Bank
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 Friday, December 4, 2009
Open House
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Benefactor Cocktail Reception
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
(Reception sponsored by
56 Degree Wine of Bernardsville)
Join the Friends of Jacobus Vanderveer House in celebrating their 10th anniversary as well as the 20th anniversary of Bedminster Township’s acquisition of the historic Jacobus Vanderveer property at a cocktail reception sponsored by 56 Degree Wine of Bernardsville. Featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and music by the internationally renowned Orpheus Chamber Orchestra along with a boutique shopping and a premier "wine pull" raffle and luxury boutiques.
Tickets: Cocktail Reception - Knox Benefactor $150* or Vanderveer Patron $95*
*includes weekend admission to the Jacobus Vanderveer House Colonial Christmas.
For tickets and information, call (908) 212-7000 ext. 611. Chair – Laurie Brueckner
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About the Vanderveer/Knox House & Museum
& the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment
For over two centuries, the Jacobus Vanderveer House has been at the center of Bedminster Township’s rich and colorful history. The house is the last surviving building in Bedminster associated with the Vanderveer's, a family prominent in Bedminster Township history from its earliest settlement through the mid 19th century.
The Vanderveer house served as headquarters for General Henry Knox during the winter of 1778-79, when the Continental Army artillery was located in the village of Pluckemin during the Revolutionary War's Second Middlebrook Encampment. The house is the only known building still standing that was associated with the Pluckemin Artillery Cantonment. The artillery park and military academy is considered to be the first installation in America to train officers in engineering and artillery and predates the United States Military Academy at West Point (est.1802) by twenty four years.
The Vanderveer family house was later enlarged with two additions in the nineteenth century, remodeled in the twentieth century, and subsequently abandoned. The Township of Bedminster purchased the home and the surrounding area as part of River Road Park in 1989. The home has been restored by The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House, a non-profit group of inspired volunteers dedicated to use the home as a museum and educational center.
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The Friends of the Jacobus Vanderveer House |
P.O. Box 723, Bedminster, New Jersey 07921-0723
908 - 212 - 7000 ext. 611 |
| www.jvanderveerhouse.com |
info@jvanderveerhouse.com |
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