Rediscovering History in the Old Barracks
Photos and Audio by Philip Bolger
TRENTON – The Old Barracks Museum is one of the oldest standing public building in New Jersey and an icon of the Revolutionary War. Today it serves as an educational center for schools across the state. The staff regularly coordinates elaborate reenactments to teach residents about the state’s role during the French and Indian War and the American Revolution. “You can do it in your own backyard,” said Richard Patterson, the executive director of the museum. “Half a tank of gas, $5 on the train…anything they do at Williamsburg, we do it here.”
