Every Thursdays at 7 pm, the The Hoboken Museum hosts and live-streams a conversation featuring an interesting local personality.  On November 18, the museum’s own Bill Curran will interview Armando Luis, owner of both Sparrow Wine & Liquors and the La Isla restaurants. Mr. Luis was born in Cuba and moved with his family to Union … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Armando Luis, owner of La Isla and Sparrow Wine & Liquors →

  Please join us on Sunday November 21, 2021 at 4 p.m. at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson Street to celebrate the release of another Hoboken Oral History Project chapbook, "All the Salsa! Recollections of Milquella “Milca” Guzman." Milca Guzman and her family arrived in the United States from the Dominican Republic, and after … Continue reading “All the Salsa! Recollections of Milquella ‘Milca’ Guzman:” Chapbook Release Event →

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 →