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Registration opens:
August 05th, 2026

What the Vikings Left Behind

Fun, hands-on activity program for ages 6 - 12.
2026-08-19 14:30:00 2026-08-19 15:30:00 America/New_York What the Vikings Left Behind Learn about Vikings and make your own runestone using the Viking alphabet! Point Pleasant Borough Branch - Point Pleasant Borough Meeting Room

Wednesday, August 19
2:30pm - 3:30pm

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Point Pleasant Borough Branch

Point Pleasant Borough Meeting Room

Learn about Vikings and make your own runestone using the Viking alphabet!

How can we learn about Vikings when they lived over 1000 years ago? Join us as we take a journey back to the age of the Vikings using the archaeology of Viking burial mounds and other sites.
Kids will have the chance to try out archaeological tools and even make their own runestones using the Viking alphabet as we learn about Viking culture through what the Vikings left behind. Presented by the American Swedish Historical Museum.

This program is generously funded by Friends of the Pt. Pleasant Borough Branch.

AGE GROUP: | Kids |

EVENT TYPE: | Special Event |

TAGS: | SummerReading | OCLFriendsSponsored |

Point Pleasant Borough Branch
Phone: (732) 295-1555
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Sun, Jul 26 Closed
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