New Jersey was the “Crossroads of the American Revolution,” and as battles raged, colonial taverns formed the social network that held the state together. A haven for Patriots and Loyalists alike, taverns were the “seedbeds” for the Revolution, strongholds for political activities, beacons for travelers, and venues for entertainment, merriment, and libations. Please join us as author Michael C. Gabriele spotlights the lives of New Jersey’s little-known colonial/Revolutionary War luminaries such as Elizabeth Haddon, Jacob Hyer, Christopher Ludwick, Cyrus Bustell, Timothy Matlack, John Dickinson, Ann Risley, John Neilson, John Woolman and Henry Lyon as well as how taverns were used as the main stage for the unfolding drama of a colony transitioning into statehood.

A lifelong Garden State resident, Michael C. Gabriele is a 1975 graduate of Montclair State University and has worked as a journalist, freelance writer and author for more than forty years. Gabriele is a member of the board of trustees for the New Jersey Folk Festival at Rutgers University, a member of the executive boards for the Allied Artists of America, New York, the Nutley Historical Society, the Theater League of Clifton, and serves on the advisory board of the Clifton Arts Center.

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