In 1928, AT&T purchased more than 800 acres of productive farmland in Lawrence and Hopewell Townships to build what became the world’s largest radiotelephone shortwave transmitting station. At its peak…
Visitors of all ages can join workhorses Bill and Jesse to help plant a field of potatoes that will yield over 2,000 pounds of food for local soup kitchens on…
Join the Princeton Storytelling Circle for a two-part program, “Sowing Story Seeds,” exploring folk and fairy tales on the fertile grounds of the Historical Society of Princeton on Saturday, May…
Monday, May 13, 7:00 pm Shofuso is a 17th century-style Japanese house with associated residential gardens that reflects the history of Japanese culture in Philadelphia. Designed by architect Junzo Yoshimura,…
Wednesday, May 15, 7:00 pm Édouard Manet knew early in his life that he wanted to become an artist. His passion led him to be one of the first 19th-century…
Wednesday, May 22, 7:00 pm Travel back in time and visit the first Jewish settlements in the urban centers of Newark, Paterson, Passaic, New Brunswick, Jersey City, and Trenton. See…
Morven will offer a free hybrid African American Genealogy Workshop highlighting the process and lessons learned while researching the history and genealogy of people enslaved at Morven. The workshop will…
Juneteenth became a federally recognized holiday in 2021, but do we really understand what this day represents? On Thursday, June 13, 6:30pm, Dr. Richard Bell, Professor of History at the…
Robert Kesten, Executive Director of the Stonewall National Museum Archives & Library, will speak on Monday, June 17, 6:30pm about the events that happened at the Stonewall Inn and will…
Grant Castner (1863–1941), a native of Belvidere, New Jersey, moved to Trenton in or around 1885. He became an active amateur photographer from the 1880s to the 1920s. One of…
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