For 35 years Friends Remember Massacre at Hancock's Bridge

 

               The Friends of the Hancock House have worked hard reminding
those of the fallen Militia who died in a massacre fighting for our freedom.
This year being the 35th year brings back some new and some old for the
commemoration on March 23, 2013. The New Jersey Regiment will open the
activities by having a memorial service for those militiamen who died that
day  when bayonetted by the Queen's Rangers, and will end the day ,along
with several living history troops showing off their skills in military
tacticals and cannon firing

            Anthony Melita of Revolution Tours Inc., and the Salem County
Militia will give a presentation at 10:30 a.m. entitled;  Salem County
During the Revolution and interesting period in the American revolution
detailing events leading up the  massacre at Hancock's Bridge including the
Battle at Quinton's Bridge.

            At 12:30 Dr. Joseph Wroblewski will give a presentation
entitled; Queen's Rangers; Britain's First American Regiment. During the
American War of Independence 1775-83 the British Army authorized the raising
of a number of regiments from the colonial population who remained loyal to
the Crown. Colonel Robert Rogers, a celebrated officer in the earlier
French-Indian War, formed the Queen's Rangers in New York in August 1776. It
was named in honor of Queen Charlotte the wife of King George the Third.
Rogers, due to personal problems, resigned and eventually the Regiment came
under the command of an Englishman, Major John Simcoe. The Queen's Rangers
fought in the pitched battles of Brandywine, Germantown and Monmouth and
continued to be engaged in patrols, skirmishes and raids throughout the
Delaware Valley from Philadelphia and Bucks County to across the river from
Salem in southern New Jersey on to Perth Amboy and Springfield in Northern
New Jersey.

In 1780 the Rangers were transferred to the Southern Theater of Operations
and were present at the British surrender at Yorktown. Following the
surrender at Yorktown, the Regiment eventually took up land grants in New
Brunswick (Canada) and were later reconstituted to help build what is now
Toronto. The Regiment survives today as part of the Canadian military as the
Queen's York Rangers, and still practicing their original function as a
reconnaissance unit. Learning about this unique group of Americans, who
remained loyal to the King during the War of Independence, should prove to
be both thoughtful and interesting.

            Dr. Wroblewski, a retired Social Studies teacher from Trenton,
NJ, earned his Bachelor's and Master's Degrees in Social Studies from
Trenton State College and his Doctorate degree In Education from Temple
University in 1987.After graduation from Trenton State, Dr. Wroblewski
joined the Peace Corps and was sent to West Samoa to Teach Social Studies at
Chanel College. Upon returning to New Jersey Dr. Wroblewski taught for many
years at his high School alma mater Notre Dame High School and later taught
in the Philadelphia School district until retiring in 2002. In retirement
Dr. Wroblewski continues to research history especially Colonial and
Revolutionary New Jersey. Dr. Wroblewski currently serves as an educational
consultant for the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage
Area and is a member of the New Jersey Historical Commission's NJ350
Committee. He currently resides in Hamilton County New Jersey

            Other activities for the day include colonial cooking
demonstrations and a child's chance to "Join the Militia" and participate in
musket drills. Seek your cures for ailments from our house doctor who
requires no co-pay. See Ben Franklin and learn about his battery and  his
battery powered rotisserie, his motor jack. Tours of the house and cabin,
spinning demonstrations, visits to the militia encampments, food and fun for
everyone

The day's events will begin at 10:00am and end at 4:00. This program is
brought to you with  support from the State of New Jersey's Department of
Parks and Forestry and public donations For more Jim Schulte at 856-217-0420
or by email at [log in to unmask]

 


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