Bordentown Heritage

07/04/2018

Happy 4th of July.

Francis Hopkinson was elected to be a Delegate to represent New Jersey in the Second Continental Congress on 22 Jun 1776. He was present on 2 July 1776, and voted for the resolution of Richard Henry Lee, That these Colonies are and of right ought to be free and independent States…, participated in the debates regarding the language on 3 & 4 July 1776, and signed the Declaration on 2 August 1776.

Francis Hopkinson was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 21 September 1737 (o.s.), the eldest of the eight children born to Thomas Hopkinson and Mary Baldwin Johnson. His father died when the lad…

11/28/2017

Good morning Bordentown, New Jersey

11/22/2017

Happy Thanksgiving

09/20/2017

National Museum Day!! Saturday. Let's celebrate!

Join us for the 13th Annual Museum Day Live! on Saturday, September 23, 2017

10/03/2016

Francis Hopkinson by painter Robert Edge Pine

10/03/2016

Happy Birthday Francis Hopkinson Sept. 21, 1737!! He lived in Bordentown, Signed Declaration of Independence and Designed the American Flag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Hopkinson