Thinkery & Verse

10/19/2026

Congratulations America 🇺🇸 🇺🇸🇺🇸
October 19, 1781, 245 years ago today, General George Washington and the Continental Army defeat Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis and the British troops at the Battle of Yorktown. This was the final major land engagement of the American Revolutionary War. It was won decisively by the American forces, led by Washington, with support from the Marquis de Lafayette and French Army troops, led by Comte de Rochambeau, and a French Navy force commanded by the Comte de Grasse.

More about the Battle of Yorktown here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Yorktown?wprov=sfti1 #

10/16/2026

Great book! Wonderful depiction of the American Revolution.

As Fort Ticonderoga commemorates the 250th Anniversary of the American Revolution, our 2026 Author Series programs focus on the events of the American Revolution. The next Fort Ticonderoga Author Series on Sunday, October 18th, features Benjamin L. Carp, author of "The Great New York Fire of 1776: A Lost Story of the American Revolution." Free for members. REGISTER BY 5PM ET TODAY here: https://www.fortticonderoga.org/ft_events/virtual-author-series-featuring-benjamin-l-carp/

10/16/2026

Have you visited The Raptor Trust? They are a wild bird rehabilitation center located in the Millington section of Long Hill Township, NJ, and surrounded by the Great Swamp National Wildlife Refuge. Founded in 1982, their mission is to provide free care for orphaned and injured birds, to educate people about birds, especially birds of prey, and as an example of humane conduct. Currently the organization maintains an infirmary, educational facilities, a gift shop, and a large complex of some 70 cages and aviaries for recuperating birds that will be released and for providing refuge to unreleasable birds. About 40 hawks, eagles, and owls are permanent residents of the trust. A number of unreleasable birds have bred successfully. Unreleasable birds also can serve as foster parents to younger birds. Visitors can view the many unreleasable birds of prey of the facility at close range.

More about this organization here:
https://www.theraptortrust.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Raptor_Trust?wprov=sfti1

Modern photo by post author, New Brunswick, NJ.

10/15/2026

New Brunswick, Dan Swern, coLAB Arts

10/15/2026

Sunday, October 18th Thinkery & Verse will be there with and Lower Raritan Watershed Partnership with Dorina Camardi! At 1pm we'll be walking down the block to recite Joyce Kilmer's 'Trees' at Anita Bakshi's incredible Bayard Street PopUp Forest installation. Thank you coLAB Arts!

10/14/2026

10/14/2026

10/14/2026