Make a vibrant connection to history at the 19th annual Journey Through the Past on October 12th and 13th!
Participating historic sites will be open to the public free of charge from 10:00am to 5:00pm on Saturday, October 12th; and from 12:00pm to 4:00pm on Sunday, October 13th.
UPDATE: Please note that the Mount Bethel Baptist Meeting House is no longer participating.
2024 Journey Through the Past Guidebook
2024 Journey Through the Past Activity Brochure
2024 Journey Through the Past Virtual Map
Click Here to see a list of sites participating in 2024
Click Here to learn about and enter the History Traveler Contest
Pictured Above: The Philip Van Horne House, Bridgewater
Want more? Check out the links below!
Revolutionary Somerset– Learn more about the Five Generals Houses!
2023 Photo Gallery
Pictured Above: The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum
(also known as Mount Zion AME Church), Skillman
Somerset County’s annual Journey Through the Past is an initiative of the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners and the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission in collaboration with many county-wide local historical organizations and commissions and other county organizations.
Made possible by funds from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and the New Jersey Historical Commission.