Author Archives: RevolutionaryDetective

September 17, 2016, 10:30 to 12:00 Bob Mayers will be featured during a full day of events “Historic Morristown, New Jersey” sponsored by the SRNJ. Bob will discuss “Forgotten, but critical events of the Revolution in the Morristown Area” and introduce … Continue reading →

This video below features an interview with Bob Mayers at the Monmouth Courthouse.

Bob Mayers, author, historian and NJARRT member will participate in the North Jersey American Revolution Round Table  discussing “The Forgotten Revolution in  New Jersey-Revisiting Places of the American Revolution that have been neglected by History” Few New Jersey towns were not impacted by the war. But … Continue reading →

On 4/16/2016 at 12:00 pm, Bob Mayers will speak at New Jersey Sons of the American Revolution Annual Meeting on Searching For Private Yankee Doodle-The Common Soldiers of Washington’s Army. His presentation will be at the Princeton Marriott-Hotel and Conference Center at … Continue reading →

Bob Mayers will being speaking at American Revolutionary War Roundtable at the Iron Horse Restaurant in Westwood, NJ. His talk will be on Searching For Private Yankee Doodle – The Common Soldiers of Washington’s Army, based on his upcoming book.  The talk … Continue reading →

Bob Mayers at the Daughters of the American Revolution On Thursday, October 15th at 7:30PM, Bob Mayers will speak on “The Forgotten Revolution in Central New Jersey-Revisiting Nearby Places of the American Revolution that have been neglected by History”  This event will focus … Continue reading →

“The Forgotten Revolution in New Jersey – Revisiting nearby places in the American Revolution that were critical but neglected by history.” On Wednesday, October 7, at 1:00PM, Bob Mayers will relate what happened in the Watchung area and nearby in Somerset County during … Continue reading →

On Tuesday,  October 6, 7:00PM  Bob Mayers author, historian will speak on  Researching Revolutionary War Soldiers- Did my ancestor serve in the American Revolution? How do I find Him? What did he do in the war? The Revolutionary War lasted … Continue reading →

On Saturday October 3, 10:00 AM, Bob Mayers will speak on “Finding and Tracing Revolutionary War Soldiers and their Descendants in Passaic County.” In addition to its own veterans, after the War for Independence many soldiers  families migrated to the Paterson area to … Continue reading →

On Saturday, September 26, 11:30 AM, Bob Mayers, author and historian, will speak on The Forgotten Revolution in the Watchung Mountains.  The ridges of the Watchungs were critical to the security of the Continental Army providing a protected route for the allied armies as … Continue reading →