BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN NAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey X-WR-CALNAME:Somerset County Library System of New Jersey BEGIN:VEVENT UID:aca60bbb-84ee-43d6-a092-2681ee8be661 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260825T065458Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T120000 SUMMARY:Hessians on St. Nicholas Day: Arrest of Derrick Van Veghten LOCATION:Raritan Public Library\nRaritan Public Library X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Raritan Public Library;X-A PPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Raritan Public Library:geo:0,0 GEO:0;0 DESCRIPTION:The 4th Annual Reenactment of the Arrest of Derrick Van Veg hten by Hessian Jaegers comes to the historic Gen. Frelinghuysen House\, h ome to Raritan Public Library..\nhttps://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/14938402 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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The 4th \;Annual Reenactm ent of the Arrest of Derrick Van Veghten by Hessian Jaegers comes to the h istoric Gen. Frelinghuysen House\, home to Raritan Public Library.
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As George Washington retreated across New Jersey in the darkest days of the Revolutionary War\, Hessian Jaegers came to Somerset County. On St. Nicholas Day\, December 6\, 1776\, they seized Derrick Van Veghten at his home on the Raritan River\, taking him captive as their guide for m ilitary maneuvers through the Watchung Mountains in pursuit of the Contine ntal Army.

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The reenactment is based on the original account of Cap t. Johann Ewald who participated in the arrest and features reenactors of Hessian Jaegers and a reflection on the colonial Dutch holiday traditions of St. Nicholas Day. Please register for this event.

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This program has been made possible by the Wallace House &\; Old Dutch Parsonage Ass ociation with the Raritan Historic &\; Cultural Committee.
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