RANDOLPH TONWSHIP, N.J. (Morris County) — County College of Morris will host a free public lecture next week examining New Jersey’s transformation during the American Revolution, featuring award-winning historian Dr. Maxine Lurie.
The Department of Arts & Humanities at CCM said Lurie will present a talk titled “250 Years Ago: New Jersey from Royal Colony to Republican State” on Thursday, Feb. 12, at 12:30 p.m. The lecture will be held in the Learning Resource Center, Room 121, on the college’s Randolph campus. Light refreshments will be served.
Lurie, a professor at Seton Hall University, is a leading authority on New Jersey history and an award-winning author. Her works include Mapping New Jersey: An Evolving Landscape and New Jersey: A History of the Garden State, for which she served as editor and contributor.
“Dr. Lurie is a renowned historian on New Jersey and can shed light on its early history as a colony and state,” said Michelle Iden, an associate professor in CCM’s Department of Arts & Humanities. “We’re excited to hold a community event to help kick off the 250th celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.”
The lecture is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required. Those interested in attending are asked to email artsandhum@ccm.edu.
County College of Morris is located at 214 Center Grove Road in Randolph. Visitors attending the event may park in Lot 7.
