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In celebration of the 250th anniversary in 2026 of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, join lecturer Joel Farkas for a three part series on the complete American Revolution.
1/13/2026: THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION (1492-1776)
From the Age of Antiquity and the first democracies to the Age of Sail and Christopher Columbus. Includes the colonizing of America, the French and Indian War and George Washington, to the taxes, the protests, the violence, and the call to arms.
2/10/2026: INDEPENDENCE and THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR (1775-1783)
From the second Continental Congress and The Declaration of Independence to the people and events including Paul Revere’s Ride, Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill, Washington Crossing the Delaware, New Jersey.
3/10/2026: AFTER THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR (1783-1814)
Establishing our country with a new constitution and first President, George Washington. From the American Revolution to the French Revolution to the War of 1812.
About the Presenter: Joel Farkas is a retired volunteer docent and tour guide for the National Park Service at Washington's Headquarters in Morristown. He lectures on the Revolutionary War and the Founding Of Our Country. He hopes to motivate you to learn more about the founding of our country -- the extraordinary people, and the sacrifices they made, that resulted in the country we live in today. Joel is a graduate of Ohio State, and was an officer in the United States Army. As a volunteer docent for the National Park Service at Washington’s Headquarters, he was a recipient of the National Park Service Centennial Volunteer Challenge Award. He also collects original historical autographs and is an enrichment lecturer for America Cruise Lines.
This program is funded by a grant from the New Jersey State Library’s REV 250: Examining the Semiquincentennial through a Jersey Lens - an opportunity for public libraries to celebrate New Jersey’s contributions and place in history.
The Roxbury Township Public Library is a municipal library serving the communities of Succasunna, Ledgewood, Landing, Berkshire Valley, Port Morris, and Kenvil. Residents of the township are eligible to a free library card which enables access to 2.8 million items across the Morris Library Alliance including digital books, museum passes and more.
