• So You Think You Know Civics Speaker Series – What is Citizenship?

    NJCH is proud to sponsor So You Think You Know Civics?, a series presented by the Princeton Public Library and Morven Museum & Garden that will unpack big questions about the past and present of the U.S. government, and how we can make change in our democracy.

  • A Def Poetry Reunion: Featuring Roberto Lugo

    Grounds for Sculpture 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, NJ, United States

    NJCH is proud to sponsor this partnership between Grounds For Sculpture (GFS) and Def Poetry Jam to bring Roberto Lugo’s “Put Yourself In the Picture” vessel to life during an outdoor event featuring 10 poets, 2 locations, 1 DJ, food trucks and a 25-foot vessel.

  • Secaucus World Dance & Diversity Festival

    Sponsored by NJCH and organized by The Diversity Center and the Town of Secaucus, this event is UNESCO & International Dance Council endorsed and will draw in participants from all over the world.

  • Jim Crow in New Jersey – A Sankofa Collaborative Workshop

    Grounds for Sculpture 80 Sculptors Way, Hamilton Township, NJ, United States

    NJCH is proud to sponsor the Sankofa Collaborative’s continuing series of workshops on the complex and difficult issues in the history and current experiences of African American citizens of New Jersey.

  • Arabella Barlow Day: Civil War Soldier’s Encampment & Surgeon’s Demonstration

    Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites 71 Somerset Street, Somerville, NJ, United States

    NJCH is proud to sponsor this event from the Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites, re-creating a Civil War encampment and offering an encounter a New Jersey soldier’s experience of the Civil War.

  • Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras) Festival

    Two River Theater 21 Bridge Avenue, Red Bank, NJ, United States

    Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras) is an annual community celebration that offers music and togetherness with a spotlight on new plays by Latine theater artists. This year’s festival is curated by José Zayas and features four new plays to be read in the Joan and Robert Rechnitz Theater. This festival is free and open to the […]

  • Reenactment: Prince Rodgers Military Family & Black Soldiers of the Civil War

    Green Knoll Volunteer Fire Company 606 N. Bridge Street, Bridgewater, NJ, United States

    Join NJCH and the Wallace House and Old Dutch Parsonage Association for a special program and reception featuring the reenactors of the 6th Regiment U.S. Colored Troops as they salute Prince Rodgers and Black Soldiers of the Civil War in the historic setting of Prince Rodgers Cemetery.

  • Peace Festival ’24

    Riverside County Park – South 799 Riverside Ave, North Arlington, NJ, United States

    NJCH is pleased to sponsor the Peace Islands Institute’s “Peace Festival ’24,” a bike-and-walk festival aiming to foster a sense of community, promote physical well-being, and advance the United Nations’ International Peace Day.

  • Open Book/Open Mind, Matthew Desmond, “Poverty, by America”

    First Congregational Church of Montclair – Sanctuary 40 S Fullerton Ave, Montclair, United States

    NJCH is a proud sponsor of Open Book / Open Mind, a flagship series of literary events organized by Montclair Public Library whereby top authors discuss their new books and current events in front of a live audience. Next in this series is a discussion with Pulitzer Prize-winning Princeton sociologist Matthew Desmond about his #1 New York Times bestseller on the causes of poverty with Andrea Elliott, a Pulitzer-winning author and New York Times journalist.

  • Morris County Historical Society Presents: A Gospel Experience

    Acorn Hall 68 Morris Ave, Morristown

    NJCH is proud to sponsor this special exploration and celebration of the history of gospel music benefiting the Sankofa Heritage Collective of Morris County and Morris County Historical Society.