NJCH's Community of Practice for Community College Humanities Professionals will meet virtually on November 13, 2025, from 4:00-5:15 p.m. We will be talking about the role of the humanities in developing durable skills (also called soft skills) and the rise in micro-credentials.
Join Morven Museum & Garden for an engaging presentation about the early history of Princeton’s African American community with Educator and Princeton Historian Shirley Satterfield.
Mahwah Museum, an NJCH grantee, presents "History of Bergen County Courthouse," Thursday, November 13, 2025, 7:30-9:00 pm. Join the Honorable Gregg A. Padovano and Honorable Menelaos W. Toskos for a fascinating virtual tour through the history of the Bergen County Courthouse and intriguing insights into its justice system.
The Practitioners of Musick ‘resolve’ the musical ‘bands which have connected’ Scotland, Philadelphia and New Jersey, following John Wallace from Scottish Lowlands to Somerset County through "A Scots Musical Celebration of the Wallace House's 250th Birthday".
Mahwah Museum, an NJCH grantee, presents "The Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping, Murder and Trial" on Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. James Calaski, a historian, speaker, researcher, writer and genealogist, will examine the investigation, trial and analyze the various theories and myths surrounding this fascinating case.
Celebrate the holidays with the Asbury Park African-American Music Project! Free event at the Asbury Park Library.
NJCH 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.
NJCH 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.
NJCH 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.
Mahwah 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.”
Join the New Jersey Council for the Humanities for a special conversation between musician, historian, and author Bob Crawford and Sean Wilentz, the George Henry Davis 1886 Professor of American History at Princeton University, about Crawford's new book "America's Founding Son."
