The Parker Homestead-1665 to host Old Time Base Ball Game

On Saturday, July 7, from 11 to 3 pm, The Parker Homestead-1665 will host their third annual vintage Base Ball Game.  The game will take place at 12 noon on the Little Silver Sickles Field, across the street from The Parker Homestead.   Take a step back in time and watch the Monmouth Furnace play against the Hoboken Nine.  Playing by Beadle’s 1864 Rules of Base Ball, the teams will be wearing reproduction mid-19th century uniforms, using old-fashioned equipment.

The Parker Homestead will be open for tours.  Also on display will be the collection of 1909 Caramel Candy Company baseball cards discovered in The Parker Homestead.  This event is free to the public.

Carlo’s Bake Shop, Red Bank, is donating a cake replica of the Homestead which will be shared on the porch after the game.  Miss Stella, the 1860’s costumed Furnace spokesperson will be drawing 50/50 winners at this time. For more info visit ParkerHomestead-1665.org.  The Parker Homestead-1665 is located at 235 Rumson Road, Little Silver.

The 17th century Parker Homestead is one of the oldest residences in New Jersey.  It is listed on both the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and the National Register of Historic Places.  In 1665, the siblings Peter and Joseph Parker, along with their sister Meribeth Parker Slocum and her husband, arrived in the area to claim property available from the King’s proprietors.

Eight generations and 330 years later, Julia Parker, the last owner of The Parker Homestead, deeded the property and home to the people of Little Silver.  Her intent was for it to be preserved as a living historic and educational site, with cultural events and museum displays.