PBS Series Shines Spotlight On Morristown's Historic Past

MORRISTOWN, NJ — The public is invited to the debut screening of the PBS series "Travels with Darley" on Feb. 18 at the Morris Museum, which will feature three new episodes concentrating on New Jersey American Revolution locations, including one in Morristown.

"Revolutionary Road Trips" will premiere this winter in the Emmy Award-winning "Travels with Darley" series on NJ PBS and nationally.

Tickets for the event can be purchased online through the Morris Museum website.

This screening event is sponsored in collaboration with the Morris County Economic Development Alliance and the Tourism Bureau's 250th Anniversary Committee.

Former Commissioner Director John Krickus was interviewed by show presenter Darley Newman while filming in Morristown in the summer of 2023 and is scheduled to appear in the episode.

Newman has been globetrotting for the past 15 years, from Botswana to Belgium to Bowling Green, Kentucky, highlighting lesser-known destinations for travelers to explore. The latest season focuses on several significant locations across New Jersey, known as the Crossroads of the American Revolution, in three half-hour episodes.

Featured sites encompass Morristown, Morris County, Monmouth Battlefield, Somerset, Middlesex Counties, Trenton, Washington Crossing and Princeton.

Through the never-before-seen content, attendees will experience places in New Jersey where colonial history comes to life. Viewers will learn about historic pubs, restaurants and homes George Washington and Alexander Hamilton visited, as well as key battlefields, parks, museums and encampment sites.

Newman will also share local spots where you can taste history through unique New Jersey products like Revolutionary Beer and Laird’s Applejack, America’s oldest family of distillers.

The public screening, which will be followed by a Q&A discussion, is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. on Feb. 18 at the Morris Museum.

The Morris Museum, founded in 1913 and housed on 8.5 sylvan acres in Morris Township since the mid-1960s, attracts visitors from all over the region to its dynamic and acclaimed art exhibitions and performing arts events.

Here is the schedule to watch “Travels with Darley’s” new season on NJ PBS.

• “Travels with Darley: Revolutionary Road Trips Part I” March 6 at 8:30 p.m. (Princeton, Trenton, Washington Crossing)
• “Travels with Darley: Revolutionary Road Trips Part II” March 13 at 8:30 p.m. (Morristown, Monmouth Battlefield)
• “Travels with Darley: Revolutionary Road Trips Part III” March 20 at 8:30 p.m. (Middlesex and Somerset Counties)

These episodes will also repeat on March 10, 24 and 31 at 12:30 p.m., officials said.