Program will help NJ institutions get started in development of a digital program.
9:30am – 3:30pm on these dates/locations:
April 9, 2013 – Morris Museum, Morristown
April 10, 2013 – Monmouth County Archives/ Monmouth County Library
Headquarters, Manalapan
April 23, 2013 – WheatonArts, Millville
April 24, 2013 – Free Public Library of Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights
Registration Fee: $25
Speaker: Thomas F.R. Clareson, [...]

Prized Artifacts of the Garden State …  museums, archives, historical sites and libraries that have identified their most-prized, historically significant artifacts for a marvelous publication.  Kudos to Gordon Bond!  But this is a continuing project.  Organizations are encouraged to artifacts highlighted in the forthcoming book that honors 350th anniversary of the state.  Send [...]

A new listing of Public History Internships and General Internships offered to undergraduate history majors at Rutgers.  Contact: Internships Coordinator, Gary Saretzky.

Register now for the March 30th History Issues Convention!

John Fuyuume, Seabrook Educational and Cultural Center (SECC) trustee and former Project Director, was honored with the Order of the Rising Sun, with Gold and Silver Rays.

All Aboard: Railroads in New Jersey, 1812-1930 , a major exhibition at the Rutgers University Libraries, will open on Thursday, October 27 , 2011, and will be on display at the Special Collections and University Archives Gallery until January 6, 2012.
The exhibition features rare broadsides, pamphlets, and images documenting the history of railroads in [...]

The impact of the Civil War was felt throughout New Jersey, profoundly affecting communities, politics, schools, businesses, neighborhoods and families. On November 19, 2011, the New Jersey Historical Commission will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the war with its 28th Annual Conference. The event will be held at Princeton University. [...]

On Rutgers Day, April 30, 2011 from 10am-4pm , bring up to 5 photographs of your family, house, community or local events to the 4th floor, Alexander Library, 169 College Avenue  for inclusion in  MyJerseyRoots (see Spotlight at left), a digital collection offering  New Jersey citizens an opportunity to document the everyday life [...]

Read the exciting and heartbreaking saga of Peter Still and his family who fled slavery in Maryland for freedom in New Jersey. First Peter’s parents and younger sisters, and then many years afterward Peter, and then his wife and children,  escaped or bought their freedom and made their way north.   Read the full article here [...]

After a 3-year publishing hiatus, New Jersey History (NJH), the state’s venerable, peer-reviewed journal, is back – relaunched as an open access e-journal.