On a dark night in 1932, America’s most beloved hero, Charles Lindbergh—the “Lone Eagle”—had his world shatter when his infant son was snatched from his nursery in what the press… Continue reading “WEBINAR – Crime of the Century: The Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping, The Trial, and The Price of Fame”
The “Ten Crucial Days” winter campaign of 1776–77 is one of the most storied in the annals of military history, with some historians arguing that it was the catalyst that… Continue reading “VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – Winning the Ten Crucial Days: The Keys to Victory in George Washington’s Legendary Winter Campaign”
The Lenape tribe, also known as the Delaware Nation, lived for centuries on the land that English colonists named New Jersey. Driven west to Indiana, Missouri, and finally to Oklahoma,… Continue reading “VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – On the Turtle’s Back: Stories the Lenape Told Their Grandchildren”
Published on June 13, 2025 The Research Library has digitized documents from 1839 that show in politics, some things never change. New Jersey Digital Collections Librarian Caitlyn Cook recently found… Continue reading “Portal to 1839 Discovered at the State Library”
Originally Published on February 2, 2024 Slavery and Emancipation Laws in 19th Century New Jersey is a class offered by Genealogy Librarian Regina Fitzpatrick. Originally presented to celebrate Juneteenth in… Continue reading “Slavery and Emancipation Laws in 19th Century New Jersey”
Written by Andrew Dauphinee Originally Published on June 19, 2019 In honor of Juneteenth, Guy Weston gave us an insightful look into one of New Jersey’s greatest historical treasures: Timbuctoo. … Continue reading “The History of Timbuctoo, NJ: First African American Enclave Program Recap”
Southern New Jersey was a hotbed of slave fugitives, freedmen and abolitionists in the Civil War era. Activists such as Harriet Tubman, Abigail Goodwin and Benjamin Sheppard assisted runaway slaves… Continue reading “VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – Abolition and the Underground Railroad in South Jersey”
New Jersey is the Garden State and as the name implies, we have a rich history of agriculture that has helped define our state. An important group of people who… Continue reading “VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – Speaking Yiddish to Chickens: Holocaust Survivors on South Jersey Poultry Farms”
The important role that women have played in our history is still being uncovered, especially their selfless contributions to our war efforts in which they were prevented from serving in… Continue reading “VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – New Jersey Women During World War II”
New Jersey was the “Crossroads of the American Revolution,” and as battles raged, colonial taverns formed the social network that held the state together. A haven for Patriots and Loyalists… Continue reading “VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK – Colonial Taverns of New Jersey: Libations, Liberty and Revolution”
