November 28 is Museum Store Sunday! We are happy to be a part of this special museum industry day.  Visit our in-museum Gift Shop on Sunday, November 28, we're open 12 - 5. Check us out online at The Hoboken Museum Store here. Looking for those special gifts? Find them here, and support us through … Continue reading Visit our Gift Shop on Museum Store Sunday! →

GivingTuesday is a growing global movement that seeks to inspire a day of “radical generosity” on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving - extending the spirit of the holiday beyond our own families and homes, and into our communities. The Hoboken Historical Museum is deeply grateful to those who believe in our work and understand the power … Continue reading November 30th is GivingTuesday →

Each year, the Museum carries on the age-old tradition of urban caroling, gathering a hardy band of neighbors to stroll and raise their voices in celebration of the season. We will wear masks and keep our distance. Join us Tuesday December 21 at 6:30 pm at the Museum where we'll share our lyrics and sheet … Continue reading Christmas Caroling through the neighborhood! →

Join us online Thursday December 2 at 7 pm when Museum Director Bob Foster will interview Linda Vollkommer-Lynch, Stevens Institute's Head Women's Fencing Coach. Linda Vollkommer-Lynch was born in Hoboken. She has been teaching Women's Fencing at Stevens Institute for 47 years, making her the longest-running head coach in Stevens' history with a record of … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Linda Vollkommer-Lynch, Stevens Institute’s Head Women’s Fencing Coach →

Join us online Thursday, December 9 at 7 pm when Jack Silbert interviews Irwin Chusid. A Hoboken resident since 1992, Irwin's long, illustrious career includes work as a journalist, music historian, radio personality and record producer. His stated mission has been to "find things on the scrapheap of history that I know don't belong there … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Jack Silbert interviews ‘outsider-music’ maven Irwin Chusid →

On Wednesday, December 1st, the Thomas Edison Film Festival and the Hoboken Historical Museum launch “Meet the Filmmakers: The Art of Storytelling” – featuring Gabriel Amaral and Francisco Saco in conversation with Jane Steuerwald, TEFF director.  The program streams live on Wednesday December 1st and will run through December 31, 2021. Amaral’s film “No Place,” … Continue reading Thomas Edison Film Festival and the Hoboken Historical Museum present “Meet the Filmmakers – The Art of Storytelling” →

Join us online Thursday, December 16 at 7 pm when the Museum's Eileen Lynch interviews Afro-American Scholar Dr. Lindsey Swindall. Swindall teaches at Stevens Institute of Technology. She earned her doctorate in Afro-American Studies from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has written several books on radical activism in the New York City area including … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Eileen Lynch interviews Afro-American Studies scholar Dr. Lindsey Swindall →

Join us online Thursday, December 23 at 7 pm when Museum Director Bob Foster interviews Eric Kammer, Hoboken native and enthusiast. Eric Kammer was born in Hoboken in 1958 and lived in a tenement on 13th and Bloomfield. He grew up playing stickball right in front of the Museum, so it has a special place … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Museum Director interviews Eric Kammer, Hoboken native and enthusiast →