When you think of iconic people with connections to New Jersey, who comes to mind? Bruce Springsteen, perhaps? Legendary baseball player Larry Doby? A growing amount of research has, as of late, ...
Napoleon’s invasions came late to America -- after the emperor’s defeat at Waterloo. It was then that many of his generals, soldiers, and supporters felt it prudent to emigrate. Among them was a ...
Learn about Point Breeze, where Joseph Bonaparte once called home. D&R Canal State Park and the Rockingham Association are co-sponsoring “A Monument to Fallen Royalty:” Rediscovering Joseph ...
For more than 200 years, Point Breeze -- the sprawling, 60-acre estate in Bordentown that once belonged to Joseph Bonaparte, older brother of Napoleon and an exiled king himself -- has been haunted.
The Gardener's House on the Point Breeze estate of Joseph Bonaparte was built in 1820. It's the only original building from the Bonaparte era on the 55-acre property. Back on Dec. 18, Joseph Bonaparte ...
Napoleon Bonaparte is a notable historical figure, but his influence extended beyond himself to his family, particularly his ...
The name Bonaparte brings to mind many locales: Corsica; Paris; Alexandria, Egypt; Waterloo, Belgium; and, finally, St. Helena. New Jersey? Not so much. Napoleon, the French emperor, never stepped ...
DRIVE BY HISTORY EATS: With the help of Food & Culture Historian Dr Libby O'Connell, Host Ken Magos revisits past DRIVE BY HISTORY investigations with a focus on the food, specifically seeking recipes ...