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      <description>The Meadows Foundation stewards four 18th-19th historic properties in Franklin Township, NJ. These articles are of interested to anyone with an interest in history, especially NJ history!</description>
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      <pubDate>2022-10-22 19:45:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>A Witch Trial, NJ Style! shared 10/22/22</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>A Witch Trial, NJ Style! He called her an "old nab" and a witch. She sued him big time.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-22 19:51:42 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Chemicals behind the Colors of Autumn Leaves, shared 10/20/22</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>PEAK LEAF PEEPER AND CHIC BEEKER GEEK?&nbsp;Start your engines!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-23 12:39:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Yes, There IS, Indeed, a Central NJ, shared 10/19/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>"Central NJ" is now a THING as per NJ Bill A4711, and that's important because investment in preservation is profitable!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-23 12:48:00 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Warehouse Application DENIED--This Is a Winnable Fight! shared 10/18/22</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>It's a winnable fight!&nbsp;  Increasingly wet storms is a major cause of the increasingly severe flooding we are seeing in Franklin Township, proliferation of hundreds of thousands--millions--of square feet of impervious surfaces that give the water nowhere to go and that raise the water table is another.</div><div><br></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-23 13:06:06 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Self-Guided Audio Tours from Crossroads of the Amer. Revolution, shared 9/25/22</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The beautiful weather&nbsp;is PERFECT for a Self-Guided Tour of New Jersey's MANY Revolutionary War historical sites--find out why NJ is considered the Crossroads of the American Revolution! Download the app for the tour from the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/RevolutionaryNJ/?__cft__%5B0%5D=AZVgdvapV8tbJBiRITAOgMWw7uiBNdcBf7qsDIM3NLlac3pivvXG8-t0wAclKSXDGjJtOYKEDFpDNv_Ft7FBP7YfPfsxS1zMTJJRgJsyIiBEYo_rYI7o6HULtrbmDfl2H0IL-dU4SetriKvpsPsgnrzao6tbbaGfcGIeUrzMtcl6wpiFp9wRo9da_P4_oY5frMI&amp;__tn__=kK-R">Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area</a> !</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-23 13:10:58 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Washington Rides Again! Franklin Twp. Walk &amp; Roll, shared 8/17/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>If you missed it this year--don't worry!--this popular event will be back next August, and for many Augusts yet to come!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-23 13:13:42 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>[VIDEO] Why Are Victorian Houses So SCARY? shared 10/28/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>The Van Liew-Suydam house (1875) is a Victorian farmhouse restored by the Meadows Foundation. Perhaps you have seen us, sitting alone on the top of a hill, at the end of a maple-lined allée, or other scary places...&nbsp;</div><div>We also host small-ish gatherings! </div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-27 16:58:13 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>When Ghosts Were All the Rage in NJ, shared 10/29/22</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>🎃👻 Oh, we have some residents of the Wyckoff-Garretson House &amp; Museum (1730) who'd like to to argue that ghosts were never NOT all the rage in NJ... 👻👀 ❤</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-27 18:42:54 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Recycling Pumpkins for Birds &amp; Wildlife, shared 11/4/22</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div><strong>Reward your Jack O’Lanterns and pumpkins with the second life they deserve as Snack O’Lanterns!</strong></div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-29 17:27:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>1.3 BILLION Pounds of Pumpkins Go in Landfill Every YEar, shared 11/4/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2361627661</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>1.3 Billion pounds of pumpkins go into landfill, when they could go into WILDLIFE &amp; POLLINATORS!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-10-29 17:30:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE Celebration in Somerville, NJ on 11/5/22! shared 11/2/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2366604741</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Learn more about the original stewards of this land! Drummers, dancers, vendors, and more!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-11-02 12:54:25 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Leave the Leaves, shared 11/9/22</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Leave the leaves this fall and save important habitats/ecosystems for birds, salamanders, pollinators, native plants, and more! AND have a healthier, greener lawn in the spring! SCIENCE!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-11-09 14:11:12 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Owners, Operators of Preserved NJ Farmland Speak, shared 11/10/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2376915509</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>A glimpse into the lives &amp; mindsets of NJ preserved farmland owners, highlighting life operating an agriculture business on a preserved farm!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-11-09 14:37:29 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Volunteer Dig with the Archaeological Society of NJ, shared 11/10/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2379644688</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Get your hands dirty with our friends at the ASNJ&nbsp;for an ARCHAEOLOGICAL OPEN HOUSE at the Piscatawaytown Burial Ground!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-11-11 03:16:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Women Who Dressed Like Men to Fight, shared 11/11/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2380448822</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Thank you to all our veterans! Those we know and those who did not wish to be known. &nbsp;</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-11-11 17:10:52 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Interactive Map of Native Land &amp; Indigenous People, shared 11/25/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2398225659</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>For Native American Heritage Day, learn more about the Indigenous people of the land where you now live, just enter your address or town.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-11-25 19:33:17 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>For 250th Anniversary of Amer. Rev., NJ will invest in upgrading historical sites, shared 12/1/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2405355561</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Investment in historical preservation is profitable for state, local, and private economy!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-01 15:53:05 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Thank you to everyone who helped to bring the warmth and generosity of the Spirit of Sinterklaas to life! shared 12/5/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2409764936</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>We look forward to seeing you soon at another one of our many events in 2023!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-05 20:55:15 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>VIDEO of Sinterklaas arriving at Hageman Farm! shared 12/5/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2409766346</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE!&nbsp; From the Meadows Foundation &lt;3</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-05 20:56:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Congratulations to Somerset, NJ, for rounding out Travel &amp; Leisure Magazine’s list of the “10 Best Cheap Vacations in the U.S.”, shared 3/7/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2410153159</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>Three of the four historic properties stewarded by the Meadows Foundation—Wyckoff-Garretson Museum, the Van Liew-Suydam House, and the Hageman House &amp; Barns—are all part of what make this Scenic Corridor so darn scenic!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-06 04:47:39 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>NJ saw 296 American Revolutionary War engagements, more than any other colony, earning its designation as the Crossroads of the American Revolution, shared 05/30/22</title>
         <author>meadowssomcom</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Blink, and you will may miss one of the many small burying grounds that are the final resting places for the soldiers who gave their lives for independence. Historical preservation honors their their memory.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-06 05:36:08 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>FIX OUR PARKS! There is so much at stake! shared 12/9/22</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2416070743</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>"[NJ park] Staffing has decreased by 28% since 2006... The ratio of Park Service staff to visitors is 1 to 36,000 and there is 1 Forest Service staff for every 5,500 acres of land... Some have said that collapse' is inevitable."</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2022-12-09 21:36:47 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Pvt. Oliver Cromwell, 2nd  NJ Continental Regimen, Patriot &amp; American Revolutionary War Hero (1752-1853), shared 2/9/23</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2475887305</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>He fought in so bravely in every major battle of the American Revolution northern campaign, crossed the Delaware with Washington, stormed redoubt ten at Yorktown, and lived to be 100.</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-02-10 02:46:40 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Learn about NJ&#39;s fossils and other natural history from the NJ State Park Service, shared 2/11/23</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
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         <pubDate>2023-02-11 18:08:27 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Happy Valentine&#39;s Day from The Meadows Foundation! We would LOVE to see you at one of our exciting events in the year ahead! shared 2/15/23</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2483600483</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>In the 1850s, Esther Allen Howland introduced the European tradition of Valentine's Day cards to the US and became known as the "Mother of the [American] Valentine Card." Ms. Howland employed widows and single women to assemble beautiful cards that are now much sought after collector's items!</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-02-15 15:02:10 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>❤️ 102-year-old Love Letters Discovered in a Somerset County attic❤️ Love is indeed TIMELESS❤️ shared 2/15/23</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2483659833</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>“It is very lonesome for me here now. I thought of you every minute yesterday. I hope you will still think of me.</div><div>I’ve never wrote so much in my life to any one, before I met you, and now I just want to write all the time.”</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-02-15 15:38:07 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>&quot;Right is of no sex, truth is of no color.&quot; - Frederick Douglass, shared 2/19/23</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2487937308</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>"[W]e hold woman to be justly entitled to all we claim for man. We go farther, and express our conviction that all political rights which it is expedient for man to exercise, it is equally so for women.&nbsp;"</div>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2023-02-20 02:50:37 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>FREE WEBINAR!  Protect the Watershed, Protect the Water You Drink - and You CAN Protect It! shared, 2/21/23</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2490467339</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<div>You CAN protect the environment! Find out how.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>💐CONGRATULATIONS to the Hageman Barn - named one of the BEST BARN WEDDING VENUES in NJ! shared, 4/7/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Are you interested in having an event in historic Hageman Barn? Please see our website for more information, TheMeadowsFoundation dot org</div>]]></description>
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         <title>The Battle of Bound Brook at the Historic Abraham Staats House! shared, 4/12/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>On April 13, 1777, 4000 British and Hessian troops under Gen. Cornwallis surprise attacked the the Continental Army outpost in Bound Brook, NJ. Five hundred American soldiers commanded by Gen. Lincoln narrowly escaped.</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Join us for a Tea Leaf Reading &amp; a Traditional Afternoon Tea with Light Fare! shared, 4/25/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>✨🫖Won't you join us in a cup of tea? Of course we will fit, the leaves have foretold....☕✨<br>🔮 Just in time for Mother's Day!💐 The Meadows Foundation welcomes Bernadette, the "compassionate medium", who will meet with each visitor and guide them through an insightful reading of their tea leaves and everyone will enjoy a traditional afternoon tea and light fare with friends in the parlor of the Historic Van Liew-Suydam House!🔮</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Central New Jersey Exists! So of course it is now it is an adult beverage. shared, 8/16/23</title>
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         <title>IMPORTANT PUBLIC PRESENTATION, Aug. 22, 6pm at the  Franklin Twp Public Library (485 DeMott St.) “Protecting Our Watershed in Franklin Township, NJ” shared, 8/21/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>Learn the history of the Lower Raritan Watershed, what endangers it, and what is needed to protect it!</div>]]></description>
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         <title>How a Small Band from New Jersey Saved the First Labor Day March in 1882, shared 9/4/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>&nbsp;“Two hundred marchers from the Jewelers Union of Newark Two have just crossed the ferry. And they have a BAND!” The organized shouted.</div><div>Always count on NJ to have a band&nbsp; - HAPPY LABOR DAY!!</div>]]></description>
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         <title>Leave the leaves! An entire ecosystem relies on your fallen leaves, shared 10-16-23</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>And you have MUCH better things to do on a beautiful autumn day in NJ!</div>]]></description>
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         <title>NJ Historical Commission Annual Meeting with Keynote Ned Blackhawk! shared 10/18/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<div>With the 250th looming, their Annual Conference will feature panels on more diverse historical perspectives and underutilized Revolutionary sources, so likely a lot of information you have not heard before!</div>]]></description>
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         <title>🌛🎃 Must be the Season of the Witch at the Meadows!🧙🏼‍♀️Witchy Woman - This History of Halloween! SUN, 10/29 @2pm 🐈‍⬛🌜, shared 10/25/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>The Meadows welcomes professional storyteller and historical interpreter Alisa Dupuy and her alter-ego Eliza Blackheart to Historic Hageman House for presentation about the history of Witchcraft &amp; Halloween!</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Happy National Chocolate Day--October 28! Hmmm, how to celebrate... shared, 10/28/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>👉And yes it IS real because it is in the Farmer's Almanac and in October when the Great Pumpkin is also real 🎃 😊</p>]]></description>
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         <title>This is New York Times&#39;s original, full account of the panic caused by Orson Welles&#39;s news radio-style telling of H. G. Wells&#39;s &#39;War of the Worlds&#39;, published on October 31, 1938! shared, 10/30/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Happy Halloween! "Now let me just turn on my radio to hear a little news of the world... AAAAHHH!!!"</p>]]></description>
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         <title>It&#39;s International Bat Week Somewhere in the World! shared, 11/02/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>👉It is ALWAYS a wonderful time to honor and learn more about these magical, floofy mosquito- and stink bug-eaters and pollinators and their CRITICAL role in LOCAL and global ecosystems--and not just as Halloween decor!👈 So buckle up your Bat Utility Belt and get building that Bat House immediately (instructions on website)!🖤</p>]]></description>
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         <title>🌞🌳 The Green Acres Program 2024 funding round is NOW OPEN to municipalities, counties, and nonprofit organizations and accepting applications for land acquisition, park development, stewardship, Jake’s Law (Inclusive Playgrounds), and Urban Parks projects! shared, 11/06/23</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
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         <title>The Meadows Foundation honors with gratitude the Lenape Elders and Ancestors and other Indigenous People--of the past, the present, and the FUTURE--as the original stewards of this land.  shared, 11/10/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Happy Native American Heritage Month</strong>, indeed.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>✨🥒Happy National Pickle Day! May the Great Pickle bring you much dill and joy.🥒✨ shared, 11/15/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>So apparently this is a real thing.</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Maps of NJ from 1798, &quot;A Survey of Roads&quot;! h/t New Brunswick Historical Society, shared 11/15/23</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2791103793</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>This is fascinating stuff...</p>]]></description>
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         <title>There&#39;s still time to become insufferably knowledgeable about Somerset, NJ&#39;s Revolutionary War history! shared 11/27/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>But there will be a LOT so best get cracking!</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Keep an eye out for these signs of PROGRESS! shared, 12/01/23</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>They prove the best fights are WINNABLE and even more fights are WINNABLE if even more people show up!</p>]]></description>
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         <title>Somerset County Park Commission is HIRING Full-time &amp; Seasonal Employees! shared, 01/03/24</title>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>Find out how you can spend more time in Somerset County's beautiful parks and get paid for it!</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-01-03 18:04:38 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>Apply now for these HISTORICAL GRANTS from the New Jersey Historic Trust for Historic Site Management (HSM), Heritage Tourism, Municipal, County, and Regional Planning (MCRP), and more! shared, 02/12/24</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2847293663</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>👉Be sure to attend the FREE APPLICATION WORKSHOP webinar first to learn how to put your best application foot forward!👈</p>]]></description>
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         <title>ICYMI - The 2024 Preserve NJ Applicant Workshop/webinar from our at New Jersey Historic Trust is available on VIDEO! shared, 02/03/24</title>
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         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2872156051</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p><strong><em>Does your organization or municipality need GRANT MONEY to preserve one of NJ's many beautiful and endangered HISTORIC SITES?!</em></strong></p>]]></description>
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         <title>A young girl is found murdered at a run-down boardwalk amusement park, and suspects abound. YOU are the private detective who can solve the case by interviewing shady characters, cracking codes, and examining evidence!, shared 2/12/24</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
         <link>https://padlet.com/meadowssomcom/6na3k7h2ze0sdk07/wish/2881323868</link>
         <description><![CDATA[<p>🔎FOR EXTRA FUN, come dressed as your favorite fictional sleuth, a tourist on boardwalk, or another character in the mystery!🔍</p>]]></description>
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         <pubDate>2024-02-12 18:21:41 UTC</pubDate>
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         <title>If you have never attended Tory Jack Day--featuring an AMAZING performance by the incredibly talented storyteller, multi-instrumentalist, and historian JOE BECTON--YOU ARE IN FOR A TREAT! shared, 02/03/24</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
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         <title>❤️ Do you LOVE Central NJ history? We Would LOVE to have you as member, donor, or volunteer! Interested in becoming a member of our BOARD OF DIRECTORS?❤️ shared, 2/14/24</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
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         <description><![CDATA[<p>DM us on FaceBook or Instagram or email <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:tmf.org.1289@gmail.com">tmf.org.1289@gmail.com</a> to let us know!</p>]]></description>
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         <title>POSTPONED to March 3 due to snow! 🎡This means you have a SECOND CHANCE to participate in all the sleuth-y, boardwalk themed fun!🔍 shared, 2/18/24</title>
         <author>yannietenbroeke</author>
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         <title>💫From his quirky childhood curiosities, to his escape from Nazi Germany, to his Nobel Prize winning work at Princeton, Einstein&#39;s life was as FASCINATING!💫 shared, 3/10/24</title>
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