MCHA Presents
HISTORICALLY SPEAKING
A Virtual Lecture Series
- Co-Sponsored by the Monmouth County Library -
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Register below today for FREE Zoom lectures given by Monmouth County's most interesting and well-respected historians! You'll even have the chance to engage in a Q&A at the end!
Browse our upcoming line-up to join us on the specified date at 7 PM:
February 5, 2026
Rick Geffken presents
New Jersey's Revolutionary Rivalry:
The Untold Story of Colonel Tye and Joshua Huddy
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Join us for the intriguing and little-known story of the Revolutionary War conflicts between a runaway slave called Col. Tye fighting for the British and his Patriot foe. The extralegal hanging of militia Capt. Joshua Huddy in Highlands, New Jersey created an international incident when George Washington resolved to hang a British P.O.W. in retribution. These incidents threatened the success of the Paris Peace Treaty talks which were saved by the intervention of the Queen of France, Marie Antoinette.
Book Signing Event:
Saturday, Feb. 7th
2 pm -4 pm
70 Court St., Freehold
Join us at the Monmouth County Historical Association museum for a Q&A with Rick Geffken and get a signed copy of his new book! Also have a chance to view some historic Tye and Huddy artifacts, and see our exhibit, On the Edge of War: Monmouth Before the Revolution
