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The Newark History Society aims to expand knowledge of Newark’s past so that we may better understand the present. Read more...
Founded in 2002, the Newark History Society organizes regular public programs, encourages new research, and sponsors the Newark Archives Project. Programs are free and open to the public and usually held at NJPAC, the New Jersey Historical Society or the Newark Public Library.
The Newark History Society has received new grants to fund ongoing work on the Newark Archives Project database. The New Jersey Historical Commission awarded a $20,000 grant for FY2022, and then extended it through June 2023 with an additional $20,000 allocation.
Newark’s Great Migration: Stories from the Krueger-Scott African American Oral History Collection. Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 6:00pm. Newark Public Library, James Brown African American Room, 2nd floor. Presenter: Katie Singer. Contact NewarkHistorySoc@gmail.com for Zoom link.
The Newark History Society encourages original research into all aspects of Newark’s history. The Newark Archives Project’s online, keyword searchable guide to descriptions of over 4,000 archival collections with materials related to Newark is available at http://nap.rutgers.edu/.
Cudjo was the first African American businessperson in Newark. He died in 1823 at around 100 years of age. He was buried in the cemetery of Newark’s Trinity Church, located where the New Jersey Performing Arts Center now stands.
Black Liberation: Seeking Freedom in 18th and 19th Century Newark. Tuesday, September 19, 2023. Fighting on Two Fronts: Black GI’s in World War II and Ollie Stewart’s Reporting in the NJ Afro-American. Tuesday, May 23, 2023. One Hundred Years of Harmony and Some Discord: The New Jersey Symphony Centennial.
Newark’s Ironbound AnAmericanExperience A Panel Discussion Sponsored by THE NEWARK HISTORY SOCIETY ... Maria C.Pereira, Luso Americano MONDAY,MARCH 22,2010 AT 6:00PM The New Jersey Historical Society, 52 Park Place, Newark, NJ Open to the public. Light refreshments. Please RSVPby March 18 to NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973. ...
The New Jersey Historical Society, 52 Park Place, Newark, NJ Please RSVP by November 6 to NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273. Open to the public at no charge.
We invite you to join the Newark History Society. As a volunteer-led organization with modest expenses, we are able to set and maintain dues at $25 per year to allow wide participation.