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The Blessing of the Hounds – A Countryside Tradition

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Views: 3,033 An annual tradition for the Essex Fox Hounds of Peapack, New Jersey Blessing of the Hounds Back in 2007, before there was a Mr. Local History, there was just a local looking for fun historic events to go… Read More »The Blessing of the Hounds – A Countryside Tradition

Thanksgiving Meet – Horses, Hounds and Foxes Before Turkey – A Countryside Tradition

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Views: 6,476 President George Washington proclaimed Nov. 26, 1789, the last Thursday of November that year, to be a “day of public thanksgiving.” What is known as the “Gentry”, in New Jersey they held fox hunts on Thanksgiving Day. Fox… Read More »Thanksgiving Meet – Horses, Hounds and Foxes Before Turkey – A Countryside Tradition

Essex Fox Hounds

The Blessing of the Hounds – A Countryside Tradition

Thanksgiving Meet – Horses, Hounds and Foxes Before Turkey – A Countryside Tradition

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