Revolutionary Lecture Series
Morris County Historical Society and Morris County Heritage Commission are pleased to present a Revolutionary Lecture Series to celebrate the rich and vast history that makes Morris County so special. Held monthly throughout 2026, the series covers topics from our area’s role in the Revolution to the early engineering marvels that forever changed the landscape to local figures that made national history.
All lectures are FREE and will be held one Wednesday a month at 6:00pm at the Morris County Library, 30 E. Hanover Ave., Whippany, NJ 07981 (except June 24th which is Zoom only)
July and December lecture sponsored by:
| Date | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 21 | Betsy Schuyler & Alexander Hamilton, a Morristown Love Story | Pat Sanftner, State America 250 Chair, NJ Society Daughters of the American Revolution |
| Feb 25 | Black, White & Yellow Taxis: Morris County and the Green Book | Janet W. Foster, noted local author & historian |
| Mar 18 | Morris Canal: 100 Years of Innovation | Joe Macasek, President, Canal Society of NJ |
| Apr 15 | A History of Humans & The Great Swamp | Pat Wells, Great Swamp Historian & Advocate |
| May 20 | Community on Tap: Morris County Watering Holes | Anne Motto, F.M. Kirby Curator of Collections, Morris County Historical Society |
| Jun 24 | Before the Constitution: The Federalist Papers | Dr. Jude Pfister, Former Chief of Cultural Resources, Morristown National Historical Park |
| Jul 15 | Remembering Picatinny Arsenal’s 1926 Explosion | Jason Huggan & Jeff Ranu, Picatinny Arsenal |
| Aug 19 | Lake Hopatcong’s Rise as a Great Resort | Marty Kane, President, Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum |
| Sep 16 | A Grave Discussion Indeed: Exploring Morris County’s Cemeteries | Jan Williams, Cultural & Historic Resources Specialist, County of Morris |
| Oct 21 | Iron Mining and Iron Industry in Morris County | Joe Macasek, President, Canal Society of NJ |
| Nov 18 | Thomas Nast’s Historical Icons | Ryan Hyman, F.M. Kirby Curator of Collections, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum |
| Dec 16 | Washington’s First Encampment, 1777 | Pat Sanftner, State America 250 Chair, NJ Society Daughters of the American Revolution |