Please join us on Sunday, November 20, 2022 at 4 p.m. at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson Street, to celebrate the release of another Hoboken Oral History chapbook, I Get Homesick If I Leave for Three Days, Recollections of William “Billy” Geib. The event is free and all who attend will receive a copy … Continue reading Chapbook Release- I Get Homesick If I Leave for Three Days: Recollections of William “Billy” Geib →

  UPDATE: the Museum's film screening scheduled for Friday, October 28 has had to move to online-viewing only.  The Thomas Edison Film Festival (TEFF), presents a curation of short films, Global Insights - Selected shorts from the TEFF collection featuring women activists from Belarus, Italy, and the US. Streaming live for free from Friday night October … Continue reading Online only- 41st Annual Thomas Edison Film Festival – Global Insights: Selected Shorts Featuring Women Activists →

Please join us on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 4 p.m. at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson Street, to celebrate the release of  "They Taught Us Well: Recollections of the Teachers of Hoboken" by William H. Miller and Vincent Cassesa. The book is a publication of The Hoboken Historical Museum. The event is free … Continue reading Book Release – They Taught Us Well: Recollections of the Teachers of Hoboken →

Join us online Thursday, October 27 at 7pm for a very special Halloween episode of Hoboken Talks when... Mr Snitch. It's Mr Snitch! And also Mrs. Snitch. If you don't know who or what Mr. Snitch was (and still is!) it's the perfect time and place to find out. If you do know, well, block … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Mr. Snitch and Mrs. Snitch talk to each other →

Join us Monday, October 31 for a special Halloween edition of HOBOKEN WALKS when Boo Foster and R.I.P. Hoppe stroll around Hoboken's most elaborate holiday set-ups. Enjoy from the safety of your own home. Lock your doors! Gremlins and ghouls abound!  Click here for YouTube Click here for Twitter Click here for Facebook Past episodes … Continue reading Hoboken WALKS: Halloween edition!!! →

  Join us online Thursday, November 3 at 7:00 pm when Bob Foster talks with Barbara Mauriello, artist and proprietor of her own bookbinding studio. In Barbara’s words, “I fell in love with the Center For Book Arts, at its location on Bleecker and The Bowery, the moment I walked through the door. My two-year … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Barbara Mauriello, bookbinder, talks with Bob Foster →

Join us at 1301 Hudson Street on Saturday, November 12 at 2:00 pm when the museum hosts a special event from the Hoboken Public Library. “How Historical Mystery Writers Bring the Past to Life… One Murder at a Time," is a Panel Discussion with three bestselling authors. The event is free. Registration is required, click … Continue reading How Historical Mystery Writers Bring the Past to Life… One Murder at a Time: Panel Discussion →

Container shipping is a vital part of the global economy. Goods from all around the world, from vegetables to automobiles, are placed in large metal containers which are transported across the ocean in ships, then loaded onto tractor-trailers and railroad flatbeds. But when and where did this world-changing invention get started? Join us at 1301 … Continue reading Author Angus Gillespie: “Port Newark and the Origins of Container Shipping” →

November 1 marks the start of Native American Heritage Month, and we are pleased to share news of a wonderful program by the Union Public Library,  "A Brief History of the Indigenous in New Jersey." The presenter is Steve Burton, Tribal Historian/Keeper of Cultural Lifeways, Ramapo-Munsee Lenape, and Chair of the NJ State Commission of … Continue reading A Brief History of the Indigenous in New Jersey →

Join us online Thursday, December 1 at 7pm when Hoboken Talks producer Rand Hoppe chats with Cristin Cricco-Powell. Participate live using "Chat" on YouTube or by "Commenting" on Facebook.  Cristin says, "I'm 4th generation Hoboken, and raising a 5th here. My great grandparents helped build St. Ann's Church, and my grandparents raised 12 kids in … Continue reading Hoboken Talks: Cristin Cricco-Powell, Hobokenite and TV producer, talks with Rand Hoppe →