• Alice Paul: Women’s Road to the Right to Vote

    Burlington County Lyceum of History & Natural Sciences 307 High Street, Mount Holly

    Join the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) for a presentation on suffragette Alice Paul. She was the architect of some of the most outstanding political achievements on behalf of women in the 20th century.  Born to Quaker parents in Mount Laurel, Alice Paul dedicated her life to the single cause of securing equal rights […]

  • June 1778: The Occupation of Burlington County

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    Burlington County Lyceum of History & Natural Sciences 307 High Street, Mount Holly

    In June 1778, 20,000 British soldiers and camp followers moved through Burlington County on their march from Philadelphia to New York. The army spent six days plundering their way across Burlington County as local militia and regulars attempted to delay them long enough for Gen. Washington’s army to mobilize from Valley Forge. Follow old maps […]