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Throughout the year, the Atlantic Heritage Center offers a wide variety of programs and entertaining special events for all ages.  Mark your calendar now and please plan to attend - we look forward to seeing you!  Events are held in the Center's 2nd floor auditorium unless otherwise noted.  We apologize, but our facilities are not handicapped accessible.

Events Calendar:

January - March

Dates to be announced

Atlantic Heritage Center

Free Workshop

Oral History Training Workshop

The Atlantic Heritage Center is a partner-archive with the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to collect and preserve the personal narratives and memoirs of area veterans.  The workshop will acquaint "free-time" interviewers with guidelines and techniques, and all participants will receive a Field Kit for the Veterans History Project.  Volunteers of all ages are welcome. 

To register for the workshop, call the Center or send an email to Richlyn Goddard

Click here for more background on our organization's involvement with this project.

Thursday, March 4

7:00pm

Atlantic Heritage Center

Free Event

Donations appreciated

Meet the Authors Night

Come out, meet the following authors, and have them autograph their latest works!

Turiya Abur-Raheem - Growing Up in the Other Atlantic City, Wash's in the North Side
(Resides in Atlantic City, NJ)

Joan Berkey - Works include: Early Architecture of Cape May County, Some Historic Buildings in Egg Harbor Township, and Naval Air Station Wildwood
(Resides in Cape May Court House, NJ)

Steve Liebowitz - Steel Pier Atlantic City
(Resides in Owings Mills, MD)

Leo Schoffer - A Nostalgic Look at Jewish Businesses in and Around Atlantic City
(Resides in Margate, NJ)

Kathy Steel - Sally the Sea Star
(Resides in Ventnor, NJ)

Elinor Veit - The Colors of the Lighthouse
(Resides in Galloway Township, NJ)

George Wren - Jersey Troopers II - The Next 35 Years
(Resides in Sea Isle City, NJ)


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April - June

Weekends May and June

Saturdays

11:00am - 4:00pm

Sundays

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Risley Homestead

8 Virginia Avenue

(near 400 block of Shore Road)

Northfield, NJ

Free Admission

Donations Appreciated

Risley Homestead Seasonal Tours

The Risley Homestead is one of two 18th century houses in Atlantic County individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was home to many generations of Risley oystermen.

The Atlantic Heritage Center received the Homestead and all of its furnishings by bequest from Virginia Risley Stout in 1989.  The Homestead is open for individual and small group guided tours.  Closed on major holidays.

Sunday, April 25

10:00am-4:00pm

Atlantic County Utilities Authority (ACUA)

Delilah Road

Egg Harbor Township, NJ

 

Earth Day at Atlantic County Utilities Authority

The Atlantic Heritage Center will have a booth at the Earth Day EcoFair at this annual event which draws thousands of adults and children.  Come out and get acquainted with all that the Atlantic Heritage Center has to offer. You'll be able to listen to interviews by local veterans' military experiences as recorded by volunteers from the Veteran's History Project and much more!

Thursday, May 6

7:00pm

Atlantic Heritage Center

Free Admission

Donations Appreciated

Battles of Trenton and Princeton

The Rev. Norman Goss will give an informative presentation on the Battles of Trenton and Princeton and the role that Atlantic County played in those battles. The patriot-soldiers from what is now known as Atlantic County comprised the 3rd Battalion of the Gloucester Militia under Col. Richard Somers in the Revolutionary War.  While it is widely believed that their only accomplishment was the Battle at Chestnut Neck, such is not the case by a long shot. We will hear the story of Somer's soldiers actions in these famous encounters in the very words of our local ancestors.  We'll also hear a strange story of a mystery woman who inadvertently helped them help General Washington win the day.

Tuesday, May 18

1:00pm and 2:30pm

Atlantic Cape Community College

J-Building 2nd Floor

Mays Landing, NJ

Free Event

Contact Anne Kemp at 609-927-5218 to schedule an interview appointment.

Veterans History Project Interviews

Interviews for the Veterans History Project will be conducted at 1:00pm and 2:30pm in the 2nd floor of J-Building.  The college is handicapped accessible and air conditioned.

If you are a Veteran and would like to be interviewed on May 18, please contact Anne Kemp by Wednesday May 12 to make an appointment.

To schedule an interview on a different date, contact the Atlantic Heritage Center and ask for Anne Kemp or leave a message.

Wednesday, May 26

5:30-9:30pm

Bally's Atlantic City

Grand Ballroom

$75 per person by 4/30

$85 per person after 4/30

Tickets available at AHC

 

15th Annual Paul Aiken Encore Awards

The Paul Aiken Encore Awards, sponsored by the South Jersey Cultural Alliance, honor individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions in support of the arts and heritage community.

This year, the Atlantic Heritage Center honors President Richard Squires for his years of dedicatd service to our organization.

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July - September

Saturdays

11:00am - 4:00pm

Sundays

1:00pm - 4:00pm

 

Risley Homestead

8 Virginia Avenue

(near 400 block of Shore Road)

Northfield, NJ

Free Admission

Donations Appreciated

Risley Homestead Seasonal Tours

The Risley Homestead is one of two 18th century houses in Atlantic County individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was home to many generations of Risley oystermen.

The Atlantic Heritage Center received the Homestead and all of its furnishings by bequest from Virginia Risley Stout in 1989.  The Homestead is open for individual and small group guided tours.  Closed on major holidays.

Saturday, July 24

6:30-8:00pm

Atlantic Heritage Center

Free Admission

Donations Appreciated

Rain date:

Sunday, July 25

6:30pm

An Evening of Bluegrass Music

Back by popular demand,enjoy an evening of bluegrass music with the entertaining Clayton and Bennett families.  Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and join us on the lawn between the Atlantic Heritage Center and Somers Mansion.

This special evening will feature traditional Bluegrass, Bluegrass Gospel and some older country music, all performed by a group of men and women that have been "meetin' an pickin'" for over thirty-five years.  Their mutual love of Bluegrass is evident by the fervor of their performance.   Sorry, no pets or alcoholic beverages allowed.

Saturday, September 11

Sunday, September 12

10:00am-5:00pm

Atlantic Heritage Center

 

Free Admission

Donations Appreciated

Fee for quilt appraisal

Quilt Exhibit

The Atlantic Heritage Center Museum will be hosting an indoor/outdoor Quilt Show.  Crafters will be outside under a tent and antique quilts will be on display in the Auditorium (upstairs). Those on display will include the “Crazy Quilt with Gloves” circa 1886 sewn by Deborah Jane Anderson, a descendent of John Somers who founded Somers Point in 1693. Quilts will also be displayed in the Somers Mansion.

Have a quilt mystery of your own to solve? Bring your quilt with you!  On Saturday, Merry May of Tuckahoe will provide oral appraisals of quilts and on Sunday, a certified appraiser will provide written appraisals for a fee.

The Somers Point annual Good Old Days Festival, which takes place on Saturday, September 11, will run Trolley Tours @12:30pm, 2:00pm & 3:30pm with a stop at the Heritage Center. The tours originate in John F. Kennedy Park – the site of the Festival.

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October - December

Saturday, October 16

11:30am

Atlantic City Country Club

Shore Road

Northfield, NJ

Luncheon Reservation fee: $30.00 per person

Atlantic Heritage Center Annual Meeting / Luncheon

Members and the general public are invited to attend the Center's annual meeting and luncheon.  Doug Cervi will be the guest speaker.  The Bringing History to Life

award will be presented and John Heinz will be added as Trustee Emeriti.  Members will vote on nominees to the Governing Board.

Weekends in October

Saturdays

11:00am - 4:00pm

Sundays

1:00pm - 4:00pm

Risley Homestead

8 Virginia Avenue

(near 400 block of Shore Road)

Northfield, NJ

Free Admission

Donations Appreciated

Risley Homestead Seasonal Tours

The Risley Homestead is one of two 18th century houses in Atlantic County individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was home to many generations of Risley oystermen.

The Atlantic Heritage Center received the Homestead and all of its furnishings by bequest from Virginia Risley Stout in 1989.  The Homestead is open for individual and small group guided tours.  Closed on major holidays.

November 16 through December 16

 

Atlantic Heritage Center

 

All events are free and open to the public

Opening Reception

Thursday, November 16

7:00pm

 

 

 

Cookie Walk / Concert

Thursday, December 16

7:00pm

 

 

Donations appreciated - all proceeds go to the AHC Expansion Fund

3rd Annual Spirit of Christmas' Past

The elves have enhanced and added to last year's decorations!  The exhibit is open during the Center's regular hours of operation.

 

Wreaths, theme baskets, pins, decorations available for sale.  (Theme baskets may be ordered in advance.)  The Mainland Regional High School Band / Choir will perform.

 

Mother Christmas is perfecting her cookie recipes for her “Cookie Walk”. Homemade cookies and baked goods will be available for purchase by the pound or in tins. A local vocalist will sing Christmas carols throughout the evening.

Dates and Times to be announced

 

Risley Homestead

8 Virginia Avenue

(near 400 block of Shore Road)

Northfield, NJ

Free Admission

Donations Appreciated

Risley Homestead Holiday Tours

Join us at Risley Homestead to celebrate the festive holiday season and imagine what Christmas was like for the Risley family during the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries!   The Homestead is open for individual and small group guided tours.

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Event Photos:

The following photographs highlight events and programs sponsored by the Atlantic Heritage Center:

An evening of Irish music, song and dance featuring Atlantic County Clerk Mike Garvin

March 2006

Dr. David Sperling, authority on tall-case clocks, discusses an Edward Duffield clock in the museum of the Atlantic Heritage Center

November 2005


Judith Krall-Russo presents "Women and Tea in the Victorian Era" during the first Victorian Tea held at Risley Homestead

October 2005

George Vinter demonstrates toy and games of the 18th and 19th century during a Civil War Reenactment

August 2005

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