Join us online Thursday, June 9 at 7pm as Hoboken Talks continues our PRIDE-themed month with guest Laurel Knittel (She/They), hosted by the Museum's own Bill Curran. Hoboken resident Laura Knittel (aka Lauran / Defran Knittel) is a veteran LGBTQIA+, and Women's rights activist and community organizer, who has been instrumental in building the … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Laurel Knittel, LGBTQIA+, & Women’s rights activist, with Bill Curran →

  Join us on the second Saturday of the month, June 11 at 11am for an Historical Bike Tour!  Let us be your guide as we pedal along together, stopping to tell some stories about our town's many historical points of interests. Bring your bike. We'll have a pump.  The tour is expected to last … Continue reading June ’22 Historical Bicycle Tour →

  Join us online Thursday, June 16 at 7pm as Hoboken Talks continues our PRIDE-themed month with guest Jose Fernandez, interviewed by host Mark Singleton. Jose and Mark have know each other since High School. They'll talk about Jose's experience as a gay youth in Hoboken in the 70's, and what it was like coming … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Jose Fernandez, Cuban-born longtime resident, with Mark Singleton →

  Join us online Thursday, June 30 at 7pm as Hoboken Talks continues our PRIDE-themed month with guest Jeanne Fahrenbach, interviewed by guest host Ally Blumenfeld. Join the discussion and ask questions via the "Chat" feature on YouTube and Facebook.  Jeanne Fahrenbach (she/her) is the co-founder, with her wife, of Hoboken Rainbow Family. The organization … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Jeanne Fahrenbach, co-founder of Hoboken Rainbow Family, with Ally Blumenfeld →

Join us online Thursday, July 14 at 7pm for Hoboken Talks when April Harris is interviewed by Bob Foster, April Harris grew up in  the housing projects of Hoboken. Drawing on her own experience as a child in poverty and the hardships she witnessed, she was determined to help the vulnerable poor. During the arson … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: April Harris, director of “In Jesus Name Charities” talks with Bob Foster →

  July 3rd is the first Sunday of the Month, so it's STORYTIME with Jack Silbert and Bill Curran at the Fire Department Museum at 213 Bloomfield. 11:30, $5 / family.  This month Jack reads: "LET LIBERTY RISE! How America’s Schoolchildren Helped Save the Statue of Liberty" written by Chana Stiefel and illustrated by Chuck … Continue reading Jack Silbert’s First Sunday Storytime at the Fire Department Museum with Bill Curran →

We are pleased to announce a live, online Artist Talk on Friday, July 8 at 7pm with photographer Carol Halebian. Tune in and chat as Carol is interviewed by Museum Director Bob Foster on our YouTube channel here or on Facebook here. She's bringing the brick of kodachrome film from her freezer! This Artist Talk … Continue reading Artist Talk w/photographer Carol Halebian: When We Were Young →