History

Vintage photo of Steve Fallon, original owner of Maxwell’s, stands outside the legendary Hoboken, NJ, venue

Where Did New Jersey’s Rock Clubs Go?

New Jersey’s clubs were once the most celebrated places to discover new bands, hear indie music, and feel a sense of belonging. What happened to them?

Toll Collectors Close a Chapter of New Jersey History

The Atlantic City Expressway is New Jersey’s first major roadway to go cashless.

George Washington Slept Here! Revolutionary-Era Homes to Visit in New Jersey

Celebrate our country’s semiquincentennial by exploring these historic Garden State sites.

Exterior of Broadway Theatre of Pitman in Pitman, NJ

How Pitman’s Broadway Theatre Became a Beloved, 100-Year-Old South Jersey Landmark

The community gem has continually reinvented itself, evolving from silent films and vaudeville performances to concerts, musicals, children’s plays and comedy shows.

Dinosaur fossil at Rutgers Geology Museum in New Brunswick, NJ

Free NJ Gems Every History Buff Should Visit

If you love delving into the past, our state has lots to explore, from Revolutionary War battlefields to remote cemeteries and Jersey-centric museums.

Still from "The Perils of Pauline" on cliffs of the Palisades of Fort Lee, NJ

How New Jersey Shaped the Movies: A Timeline

The world’s first movie studio. The country’s first film hub and drive-in cinema. The coining of the term “cliffhanger.”

Clarence B. Jones in "The Baddest Speechwriter of All"

New Doc Spotlights South Jersey Man Who Helped Write MLK’s ‘I Have a Dream’

Clarence B. Jones, who grew up in Burlington County, is the subject of The Baddest Speechwriter of All, currently screening at Sundance.

Author John Seabrook next to a bowl of spinach

Scandal and Spinach: The Dark Secrets of South Jersey’s Seabrook Farms

Seabrook Farms once provided a third of the nation’s frozen vegetables. But with its success came scandal. John Seabrook confronts his family’s complex legacy in his new book, The Spinach King.

Illustration of American Revolution-era man and woman; man is eating oysters

Upcoming Cape May Cookbook Preserves Generations-Old Family Recipes

A Stockton student and professor have teamed up on a book celebrating the coastal town’s culinary past.

Woman standing in front of Stephen Crane House in Asbury Park

Author Stephen Crane’s Childhood Home Escaped the Wrecking Ball That Transformed Asbury Park

The former home of the groundbreaking Red Badge of Courage author is thought to be the oldest in Asbury Park. It’s open for tours.

Meet the Woman Who’s Uncovering the Untold Stories of NJ’s Roebling Steel Mill

“I love the treasure hunt of history,” says Lynne Calamia, director of the Roebling Museum in Burlington County.

Faculty members sit outside talking at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton

Long After Einstein and Oppenheimer, Genius Unfolds at Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton

Since its founding 95 years ago, the institute has become one of the world’s leading centers for curiosity-driven research.

NJ’s Oldest Restaurant Enters a New Era After Multimillion-Dollar Renovations

The Black Horse Tavern & Pub in Mendham—the state’s oldest continuously operating restaurant—reopened in January.

Meryl Streep Says Her ‘Dreams Were Born in New Jersey’

The three-time Oscar winner grew up in Bernardsville.

Illustration depicting deer leaping off of a deer-crossing side and crossing a road via an overpass

New Jersey’s Animal Crossings Protect Our Wildlife From Dangerous Traffic

Elevated overpasses and tunnels allow turtles, snakes, frogs, raccoons, foxes and more to reach their destinations unharmed.

How Jersey Shore Scientists Rescue Thousands of Terrapin Turtles

Biologists from the Stone Harbor-based Wetlands Institute crafted a robust program to protect diamondback terrapins and their eggs.

Illustration of a statue of Grover Cleveland in front of the White House surrounded by Trump election signs

If Trump Wins a Second Term, Grover Cleveland Will Lose This Claim to Fame

The upcoming election puts our Jersey-born president’s unique distinction in jeopardy.

Peep Fall Foliage at NJ’s Revolutionary-War Sites

Walk in the footsteps of George Washington and his tenacious Continental Army.

Fannie Lou Hamer's televised testimony at the 1964 Democratic Convention in Atlantic City

How Atlantic City’s 1964 Democratic Convention Was a Turning Point for Civil Rights

A dramatic showdown between civil rights activists and Democratic party leaders paved the way for the passage of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

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