Prime Time Family Reading 2026 Application Deadline (Extended)
The application deadline for New Jersey libraries interested in serving as 2026 host sites for the Prime Time Family Reading program has been extended to December 3, 2025.
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Read Aloud: “Growing Up True”
Somerset Public Library 100 Community Drive, Skillman, United StatesHonor the rich history of African American landowners and farmers in the Sourland Mountain region with Growing Up True, a new children’s book created in partnership with the Stoutsburg Sourland African American Museum with the support of NJCH grant funding.
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FeaturedPanel Discussion & Public Viewing of Veteran Interview Project
Millville Army Air Field Museum 1 Leddon St, Millville, NJ, United StatesJoin museum staff, project scholars, veterans, and local students for an inspiring afternoon exploring newly recorded World War II oral histories, now archived in the National Library of Congress. Special guest: 104-year-old WWII veteran Tim Kiniry.
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William Trent House Museum Presents “East Jersey Bound – Scottish Immigrants in the 1680s”
Virtual EventThe Trent House Association, an NJCH grantee and program partner, presents a talk by Derrick Johnston of the University of Glasgow in Scotland on Scottish immigrants who came to the American colony of East Jersey in the 1680s.
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From Clay Tablet to Digital Tablet: The History of Jewish Books
Trayes Hall, Douglass Student Center, Rutgers University-New Brunswick 100 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ, United StatesThe Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, and NJCH grantee, presents "From Clay Tablet to Digital Tablet: The History of Jewish Books," a public talk by Joseph A. Skloot of Hebrew Union College, NYC.
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Asbury Park African American Music Project Presents a Holiday Turf Jam
Asbury Park Public Library 500 1st Ave, Asbury Park, NJ, United StatesCelebrate the holidays with the Asbury Park African-American Music Project! Free event at the Asbury Park Library.
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Food for Thought: Mango
Piscataway Public Library – Kennedy Branch 500 Hoes Ln, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesNJCH is proud to support Piscataway Public Library's "Food for Thought," a series of events exploring the cultural and historical significance of food in our lives. This event for children ages 4-11 and their families will explore the cultural significance, culinary variety, and sensory wonder of mangoes.
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FeaturedRitual4Return Men’s Rite of Passage
New Jersey Performing Arts Center 1 Center St, Newark, NJ, United StatesNJCH grantee Ritual4Return presents the Men's Rite of Passage performed by members of the Fall 2025 cohort. During the Rite of Passage, written and performed by the participants, audience members welcome the justice-impacted participants back to their identities as citizens and members of their communities.
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Food for Thought: Dosa & Dips: A Taste of India!
Piscataway Public Library - Westergard Library 20 Murray Avenue, Piscataway, NJ, United StatesNJCH is proud to support Piscataway Public Library's "Food for Thought," a series of events exploring the cultural and historical significance of food in our lives. This event for teens ages 12-18 will explore how delicious Dosas are made.
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Mahwah Museum Presents “The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Early American Women and Their Kitchen Gardens”
Mahwah Museum 200 Franklin Tpke, Mahwah, NJ, United StatesMahwah Museum, an NJCH grantee, presents "The Real Housewives of New Jersey: Early American Women and Their Kitchen Gardens" on Sunday, December 14, 2025, 2:00 p.m. Presented by Garden historian, writer, and 50-year veteran of working in public gardens Lesley Parness, the event will examine the horticultural and culinary abilities of the 18th-century “huswife.”
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FeaturedCommunity History 2026 Application Deadline (Extended)
The application deadline for groups interested in participating in a 2026 cohort of NJCH's Community History program has been extended to December 23, 2025.
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Reenactment of Washington’s Crossing
Washington Crossing State Park 141 Pennington Hopewell Rd, Hopewell, NJ, United StatesCelebrate the “Christmas Day Crossing Reenactment,” arranged by the Washington Crossing Historic Park of PA, as we commemorate the 249th anniversary of General George Washington’s famous Christmas night crossing of the Delaware.
