July 4th Week: Many Historical To-Dos Nearby

It’s a patriotic week with many historical events in town. To get started early, Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is hosting an event for the little ones: Red, White and Blue in the Gardenon Tuesday from 1:15 to 2 p.m. The event is for three to five year olds and their caregivers to find the patriotic colors of red, white, and blue among the flowers growing in Macculloch Hall’s historic garden.  Children will hear a story and while in the garden mix paints to “create” the colors they find and use those paints to make a painting to take home. Learn more in this Patch event listing.

Now that Morris Plains had their fireworks, it’s Morristown’s turn.

Morristown is sponsoring the town's July 4th Fireworks this year as part of Morristown's Revolutionary Times, a day full of activities on Thursday.

"This family-friendly event supports the “liberty” theme in advance of New Jersey’s 2014 celebration of its 350th Anniversary and is dedicated to raising awareness of the role that the Morristown area played in the Revolutionary War," according to the Morris County Tourism Department. 

Check out this Patch article for a rundown list of the day’s activities.

With the reading of the Declaration on Independence Day this year, we’re reminded of all the history and attractions the area has to offer.

To keep the patriotic and historical theme going, on Saturday, learn about the Colonial era when the Jonathan Ogden family lived in the original farmhouse at Fosterfields Living Historical Farm. There are hands on 18th century activities and Colonial era games. Join a special tour of The Willows, a Gothic Revival mansion to learn about former resident Rosanna Revere, wife of General Joseph Warren Revere this Saturday at noon. Check out this Patch event listing for more information.

Looking for something interesting, local and free to do? On the first Sunday of the month, from June through October, there will be a free tour of the grounds of The Frelinghuysen Arboretum. The meet up time this Sunday is 2 p.m. in the lobby of the Haggerty Education Center. For more information, go to this Patch event listing.

You can also check out the guided tours of period rooms at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum.

Several Morristown Churches are organizing a set of joint community worships on the Green. The Presbyterian Church in Morristown and the Morristown United Methodist Church are partnering together with the First Baptist Church of Morristown and the Bethel AME Church to offer service four times throughout the summer at 10 a.m. with the first one being this Sunday. For more information, go to this Patch event listing.

County Offices are closed on Independence Day. Morris Township municipal offices will be closed on Independence Day and the day after, Friday. In Morris Plains, because of the July 4th holiday, garbage collection will be postponed until the following day, Friday. The Morris Plains Shade Tree Commission will meet at 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the Borough Council Room, 2nd floor of Town Hall.

Know of anything else closed this week for Fourth of July? Let us know in the comments section.