Metlar-Bodine House

We are the Metlar-Bodine House Museum- a nationally registered historic site circa 1728.
We're happy to report renovations are complete and we are open!

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#OTD 1782: The blockhouse at Toms River was attacked by a Loyalist raiding force. Captain Huddy and 16 other survivors were taken prisoner.

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#OTD 1914: Slient film series “The Perils of Pauline” (alleged origin of the term “cliffhanger” and mainly filmed in Fort Lee) premiered

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Our thoughts are with the people of #Brussels https://t.co/gH1NUyDVG6

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This is class... People in #Brussels writing messages of solidarity in the main square following bomb blasts #Bel🇧🇪

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History in the making!! https://t.co/RVevOMUfyx

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First US President visits Cuba in 88 years

Read: https://t.co/JtKwZchRDy

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#OTD 1933: Novelist Philip Roth was born in Newark. He received numerous honors during his writing career, including a Pulitzer Prize.

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Are you wearing green for #StPatricksDay? Light blue was the color originally associated with St. Patrick until the 1798 Irish Rebellion!

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#OTD 1896: The New Jersey legislature made the design of the state flag official
#ThisDayinNJ

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#OTD 1777: The New Jersey Assembly met in Haddonfield to approve the “Great Seal of New Jersey” design
#ThisDayinNJ

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Before baking soda was invented,fresh snow (which contained ammonia) was used to help the pancakes come out fluffy & soft
Happy #PancakeDay!

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"It is much easier at all times to prevent an evil than to rectify mistakes."~G. Washington
Don't procrastinate, #justdoit
#MotivationMonday

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#OTD 1877: Walter Kidde, founder of a fire safety equipment company (& namesake of the Kidde Dinosaur Park in Roseland), was born in Hoboken

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Well over their $29,000 goal, congrats RUDM! https://t.co/RgEbKDQdZa

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.@RUDanceMarathon raises more than $50,000 on Leap Day https://t.co/3j2KhDSbad #TargumReread

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#OTD 1906: Lou Costello of the comedic duo Abbot and Costello (well-known for their hysterical "Who's On First" bit) was born in Paterson.

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#OTD 1933: President Herbert Hoover signed legislation for the Morristown National Historical Park—America's first historical park!

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#OTD 1962: Rock musician and NJ Hall of Fame inductee Jon Bon Jovi (John Francis Bongiovi Jr.) was born in Perth Amboy

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"History is a cyclic poem written by Time upon the memories of man." - Percy Bysshe Shelley
#WednesdayWisdom

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#OTD 1902: Morris “Moe” Berg was born in NYC but was raised in Newark. He was a polyglot, major league baseball player/coach and WWII spy!

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How exciting! https://t.co/mh0SCMRYC3

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International Peace Bureau nominates a Rutgers professor for Nobel Peace Prize https://t.co/eZJrhHAoHV

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#OTD 1824: Arabella Wharton Griffith born in Somerville.
She nursed her husband & other soldiers, leaving a popular Civil War interest story

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#OTD 1834: NY and NJ ratify the first U.S. interstate crime compact— ending Port of NY's jurisdictional controversy which began in 6/24/1664