Telling tales about trails

BUSHKILL — New Jersey history takes front and center Saturday, Sept. 20, with a talk by historian and author Henry F. Skirbst on behalf of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. This presentation, the fifth in a series of nine arranged this year by the local National Park Service, will be given in the church in historic Millbrook Village, N.J. at 7 p.m. Skirbst, who has taught history for nearly 30 years, authored several books on the state’s history, and written nearly 400 articles, will offer a look at Garden State history. This night the topic is “Tales and Trails: New Jersey’s People, Places and Past.” One of his books bears that title and will be available for purchase and author signing. Millbrook Village is on Old Mine Road at Route 602, 13 miles north of Interstate 80 at Exit 1 in N.J. For directions visit www.nps.gov/dewa or call 570-426-2429. For information call 570-426-2452. Admission is free.