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    2025 New Jersey History Conference

    The College of New Jersey - Brower Student Center 2000 Pennington Road, Ewing Township, NJ, United States

    Stop by our table at the 2025 New Jersey History Conference, hosted by the NJ Historical Commission and RevolutionNJ at The College of New Jersey! This year’s theme – Memory and Memorialization – will explore what we in New Jersey protect from our past, how we reconstruct the forgotten, and the ways in which these histories affect our public spaces and conversations.

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    Food for Thought: Joyful Asian-Inspired Dishes

    Virtual Event

    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 will focus on exploring new dishes including Vietnamese spring rolls.

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    Ukrainians in New Jersey: A Historical Overview

    Virtual Event

    Learn about the rich history of Ukrainians in New Jersey in this online presentation by Michael Andrec and Michael Buryk of the Ukrainian History and Education Center, a multiple-time NJCH grantee.

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    Community History 2026 Information Session

    Virtual Event

    Join us for a virtual information session about our Community History Program, in which participants receive instruction on public history practices and community-engagement methods and develop projects in close collaboration with their community members.

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  • Paneer Peppers in a skillet

    Food for Thought: Indian Cooking – Paneer Peppers

    Piscataway Public Library – Kennedy Branch 500 Hoes Ln, Piscataway, NJ, United States

    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 will focus on Indian traditional cooking of paneer and peppers.

  • A Thanksgiving feast

    Food For Thought: A Plate of Food, A Plate of Memory©

    Piscataway Public Library – Kennedy Branch 500 Hoes Ln, Piscataway, NJ, United States

    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 will explore food and writing with author Rachelle Parker.

  • Moon Daal Sandwich

    Food for Thought: Super Power "Moong Daaal" Sandwich Workshop

    Piscataway Public Library – Kennedy Branch 500 Hoes Ln, Piscataway, NJ, United States

    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 ages 8-12 will focus on the protein powerhouse of daals, or lentils.

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    COP Meeting: Community College Humanities

    Virtual Event

    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.

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    Princeton’s Early African American History with Shirley Satterfield

    Morven Museum and Garden 55 Stockton St, Princeton, NJ, United States

    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.

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    Mahwah Museum Presents: “History of Bergen County Courthouse”

    Mahwah Museum 200 Franklin Tpke, Mahwah, NJ, United States

    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.

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    Scots Musick for the Wallace House’s 250th Birthday

    St. John's Somerville

    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".

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    Mahwah Museum Presents: “The Charles Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping, Murder and Trial”

    Mahwah Museum 200 Franklin Tpke, Mahwah, NJ, United States

    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.