Join us at our Annual Meeting, Spring Social and history lecture! On Thursday, April 23, 7:00 pm at the Women's Club of Glen Ridge, 219 Ridgewood Ave. Mark your calendars; it is open to all members. We look forward to seeing you there.

Lecture: The American Revolution at 250: Digging into a Complicated Past, by Jen Janofsky, Ph.D.

As our nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, the air is filled with the sound of fifes, drums, and the excitement of reenactments. But beneath the polished veneer of parades and historical markers lies a much more complex reality.

What was it actually like to live through the Revolution? This presentation moves past the myths to explore the "forgotten" stories of the conflict: Quaker pacifists trapped in the crossfire of war, African American patriots fighting for a liberty they weren't promised, and Hessian soldiers buried in unmarked mass graves. Using the lens of the Red Bank Battlefield, we will examine who our national memory celebrates—and who it has left behind.

Dr. Jen Janofsky is a Giordano Fellow in Public History at Rowan University, Director of the Red Bank Battlefield Park and a Glen Ridge Historical Society Trustee.

New members are welcome to join at the door. Forward this invitation to a friend!