NJCH is proud to sponsor this tour of Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage introducing the works of three early Black American women in words—Phillis Wheatley, Hetty Saunders, and Sojourner Truth.
Ideal for anyone in the process of applying for an NJCH grant, but useful for other grant applications as well, this workshop explores how to use the narrative and budget to create a compelling grant proposal.
Join filmmakers for a 2-day event series, beginning with the special, first screening of the new documentary, ALLIANCE.
Join acclaimed poets Patrick Rosal and Shawn R. Jones for a healing workshop that will encourage participants to take an unflinching look at personal and collective traumas and create a roadmap for hope.
NJCH is a proud sponsor of the Wallace House & Old Dutch Parsonage State Historic Sites' “out-of-doors” reading room, where visitors will read and discuss selected passages from an historic author.
NJCH is proud to sponsor this Living History Visit with poet Phillis Wheatley, an enslaved person who became one of the best-known poets in pre-19th century America, as portrayed by Dr. Daisy Century.
This multi-writer event is about the historic Howe House in Montclair, NJ. It features selected Genesis Festival writers Kathleen McGhee-Anderson, Mo Schlick (Friend of the Howe House Steering Committee), TyLie Shider, and Richard Wesley.
Calling all NJ community colleges! This hour-long information session is designed to help potential applicants learn more about funding opportunities for “Fueling Community Journalism Through NJ Community Colleges,” a new program from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities and Journalism + Design at The New School.
Join us for this showcase of projects created by the participants in NJCH’s most recent Community History cohort, a great opportunity to see the value of the program for organizations that might be interested in participating.
Chief Vincent Mann will be joined by Professor Jack Tchen and Anita Bakshi to talk about The Ramapough and the Ringwood Mines Superfund site.
Explore disability in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries with scholar Nicole Belolan, PhD, a consulting public historian specializing in disability history and access and inclusion planning for disabled people.
We’ve all heard those first three words of the preamble of the Constitution. But what does that mean? And can “We the people” mean different things at different times to different people? Join Dr. Christopher Fisher at Montville Township Public Library for an exploration of these complex historical topics.
