The William Trent House Museum plans to host its program “An Apple Orchard for William Trent” on Sunday, May 17, 2015.
The William Trent House Museum is set to host “An Apple Orchard for William Trent” on Sunday, May 17 at 1:30 p.m. The museum is located at 15 Market Street in Trenton adjacent to the Hughes Justice Complex.
The program will be presented by horticulturist Charlie Thomforde who will discuss America’s favorite fruit, the apple, and its place in the colonies. Many of the heirloom varieties of apple were cultivated in colonial New Jersey or nearby Pennsylvania, and they were used for cooking, eating raw, and especially for hard cider making. The event is in anticipation of re-creating a historically accurate orchard on the property of the William Trent House.
Refreshments will be served beginning at 1 p.m. and the event will be handicapped accessible.
Built in 1719, the Trent House is the oldest building in the state capital. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is restored and carefully furnished as it would have been in the early 18th century.
For more information, visit williamtrenthouse.org or call (609) 989-0087.
