Tri-County History Fair

About this event

Welcome back the 2026 Tri-County History Fair for Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties. Join friends and neighbors for a fun day of historical discovery, resource sharing, and more – all in our beautiful, brand new atrium space! Discover the location of Plainfield's Revolutionary Era fort, with "Unmasking the Blue Hills Militia Post: Locating Plainfield’s Revolutionary War Camp," with Dr. Laramie V. Potts, in the ALD room at noon. Children of all ages and families are invited to join us at noon in Room 2 for a special History Fair Storytime & Trivia with The Girl Scouts and the Drake House Museum. Before and after the program, visit our table exhibitors in the atrium: Afro-American Historical and Genealogy Society-NJ Black Inventors Hall of Fame Black Women's History Conference D & R Canal Watch Elizabeth Public Library Local History Dept. Green Brook Historical Society Historical Society of Plainfield / Drake House Museum Liberty Hall Museum & Arboretum Metlar-Bodine House Museum Metuchen-Edison Historical Society (Will Be Late 10:30) Miller-Cory House Museum - SEE A QUILL PEN WRITING DEMONSTRATION! New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center (NJHRIC) North Jersey American Revolution Round Table (NJARRT) Plainfield Public Library Local History Dept. Preserve Shady Rest South Plainfield Historical Society Westfield Historical Society All programs are free and open to all!