Historic Jersey

Where Victorians Still Reign

September 16, 2014

Seasonal celebrations of past and present in Cape May....
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Taking Stock of Stockton

A romantic inn, a riverside stroll and plentiful culinary treats....
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Cozying Up to Chester

The classic colonial town now offers overnight stays...
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Asbury Park’s Twin Tragedies

August 18, 2014

80 years ago, an off-shore disaster in Asbury Park made national headlines. ...
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A Dozen Kids, and a Bushel of Timeless Ideas

August 13, 2014

The Gilbreth family, best known for the book "Cheaper by the Dozen," made a happy home in Montclair....
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Shake it Up, Baby: When the Fab Four Hit AC

August 7, 2014

50 years ago, the Beatles hit Atlantic City. If you heard the songs, you probably weren’t there....
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Rural Renewal: Life on the Parker Homestead

August 5, 2014

Little Silver's Parker Homestead, dating back to 1665 and home to eight generations of Parkers, will host a farm-to-table fundraising dinner on September 13....
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Born Again: Rebirth of the Jersey Tomato

July 28, 2014

Everyone pays lip service to the juicy Jersey tomato. Now three Rutgers scientists are close to recreating the greatest Jersey tomato of them all. ...
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Witness to History: Diary of a Revolution

June 27, 2014

In simple prose, a young colonial woman documented the Revolution....
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Listening to the Cosmos

June 13, 2014

Fifty years ago, two Bell Labs physicists pointed a giant antenna at the sky. The hissing sounds they heard turned out to be the ultimate clue to the Big Bang theory....
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Two-Ton Tony’s Two Seconds of Glory

May 29, 2014

75 years ago this month, a short, chubby prizefighter from Orange had a shot to take down one of the greatest heavyweight champions of all time....
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Flirting With Disaster: A Collection of Calamities

April 23, 2014

A new book by Alan A. Siegal catalogs the fires, shipwrecks and other disasters that have plagued New Jersey throughout history. ...
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Play Ball!: NJ’s Vintage Base Ball Teams

April 7, 2014

Jersey’s vintage teams turn back the clock on America’s national pastime....
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At 150, Peddie Readies a Party

January 30, 2014

In 1872, a Hightstown prep school was saved by the intervention of a wealthy immigrant named Thomas B. Peddie. Today the establishment, renamed for its white knight, is thriving. ...
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Poised for a Comeback: Hinchliffe Stadium

January 24, 2014

Hinchliffe Stadium in Paterson was once home to the Negro Baseball League. Now, with the help of a grass-roots movement, the historic landmark is on the verge of a revival. ...
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Ride On! The Stone Pony’s Landmark Birthday

January 23, 2014

The Stone Pony, Asbury Park's resilient residence of rock, celebrates its 40th birthday....
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Happy Birthday NJ! Celebrating Our 350th

January 6, 2014

There's no birth certificate to prove it, but 1664 is considered New Jersey’s official birth year. Just for luck, we offer 13 significant milestones in the state’s history. Blow out the candles and read on....
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East Orange’s Golden Age

December 23, 2013

The Hotel Suburban was once the focus of a glamorous downtown. ...
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Leading Giants by the Helm

December 20, 2013

The bigger the ship, the safer it is at sea—and the more it needs the coastal knowledge and experience of the Sandy Hook Pilots to lead it to and from port without mishap. ...
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Weehawken’s Lasting Legacy

November 25, 2013

Edward Hopper's 1934 painting, "East Wind Over Weehawken," will be auctioned by Christie's in New York on December 5. ...
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