Make a vibrant connection to history at Somerset County's Annual Journey Through the Past! During this free, family-friendly weekend of activities, Somerset County invites you to:

EXPLORE the vast history of Somerset County through a variety of different experiences and activities at each historic site!

LEARN what life was like 50...100...or even 200 years ago! 

DISCOVER Somerset County's rich Revolutionary War history - and more!

2025 Journey Through the Past Guidebook

2025 Journey Through the Past Activities Brochure

2025 Journey Through the Past Virtual Map

CLICK HERE to see a list of historic sites who participated in 2025

 
Pictured Above: The Dr. John Vermeule House, Green Brook

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History Trading Cards!

During Journey Through the Past, each site has Somerset County commemorative history trading cards to pass out! Try to collect them all!

CLICK HERE to see previous years' trading cards!

Pictured Above: The Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum
(also known as Mount Zion AME Church), Skillman

Somerset County’s annual Journey Through the Past is an initiative of the Somerset County Board of County Commissioners and the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission in collaboration with many county-wide local historical organizations and commissions and other county organizations.

Made possible by funds from the Somerset County Cultural & Heritage Commission, a partner of the New Jersey Department of State, Division of Travel and Tourism, the New Jersey State Council on the Arts, and the New Jersey Historical Commission.