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The Great Hudson River Clean-Up: A Status Report

June 7, 2009

On Sunday, June 7 at 4 p.m., Dr. Dennis Suszkowski, Science Director of the Hudson River Foundation, will give a talk about the ongoing effort to clean up the Hudson River and its watershed.

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The Great Hoboken Auction

April 25, 2009

The hottest ticket this spring is the annual Great Hoboken Auction to benefit the Hoboken Historical Museum, Saturday, April 25. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. in the big tent in Shipyard Park. The entire community is invited for an evening of affordable fun, good food, and unique shopping. Bidding opens immediately for an eclectic selection of items in the Silent Auction, including antiques, collectibles, iconic photos and illustrations, gift certificates, and merchandise to suit every taste. Delicious gourmet sandwiches and sodas, wine and beer will be available for purchase. Admission is $10.

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8th Annual Hoboken Baby Parade

May 17, 2009

Spring is in the air, and it’s time again for Hoboken’s babies to venture out in their finest attire, toddlers to flaunt their cutest costumes, and parents to create wondrous inventions balanced atop their carriages and wagons.

The Parade begins at Sinatra Park—located at Fifth Street and the Hudson River—and proceeds along the waterfront to Pier A. The Parade is free and registration begins at noon.

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Up & Down the River: A Sailing History of Hoboken

May 17, 2009

Did you know the America’s Cup yacht race has Hoboken roots? In 1851, an intrepid team from the New York Yacht Club, then based in Hoboken and led by two sons of Hoboken founder Colonel John Stevens, John Cox and Edwin, brought their boat the America across the Atlantic to compete in the British Hundred Guineas Cup. They won the silver cup and decided to dedicate it as the prize for an international challenge race that soon became the premier event in competitive yacht racing.

That historic victory established the Stevens family, and later the engineering school they founded, among the preeminent designers of racing yachts and other ships. Dr. Michael Bruno, Dean of the School of Engineering and Science at Stevens Institute of Technology, will visit the Museum on Sunday, May 17, at 4 p.m. His talk, “A Sailing History of Hoboken” will cover the Stevens family’s and the school’s contributions to sailing design, beginning with the yacht America, through the school’s cutting-edge research into boat design over the past 150 years.

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12th Annual Secret Garden Tour

May 31, 2009

Ever wonder how other homeowners manage to cultivate anything besides ivy in this urban setting? Indulge your curiosity and garden fantasies with the annual Hoboken tradition, the 12th Annual Secret Garden Tour, on Sunday, May 31, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Gardening in Hoboken has a rich tradition, as Colonel John Stevens (1749 – 1838), who founded Hoboken, was a garden enthusiast, importing and cultivating new plants from all around the world. He’s credited with introducing to America the Chrysanthemum and the Camellia. His gardens were highly regarded as some of the most elaborate and scientifically cultivated of the day.

Tickets are $20 for Hoboken Historical Museum members and Hoboken Garden Club members, and for tickets purchased in advance; non-members pay $25 on the day of tour.

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Up and Down the River Speaker Series Opens with Mr. Ocean Liner, Bill Miller

March 15, 2009

The river’s importance in Hoboken’s history will be brought to life through a series of talks by experts in maritime history and science and in other subjects, such as the Indian tribes who once lived here.

Kicking off the speaker series on Sunday, March 15, at 4 p.m. is the popular author, speaker, and retired Hoboken teacher, Bill Miller, a recognized expert on the history of the great cruise lines. In his talk, “The Gateway To The World—Our Harbor of NY and NJ,” Miller will take visitors on a virtual cruise around New York Harbor and detail Hoboken’s history as a great port, with photos of some of the greatest cruise ships to visit Hoboken’s piers and harbor landmarks.

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I’d Rather Lose A Clam Than A Customer Chapbook Release Event

March 22, 2009

The Hoboken Historical Museum is pleased to announce the publication of a new oral history chapbook. On Sunday, March 22, at 4 p.m., we will release I’d Rather Lose A Clam Than A Customer: Recollections of Michael “Brother” Yaccarino with a free reception at the Museum, 1301 Hudson St. This booklet traces the story of one of Hoboken’s most beloved eateries, Biggie’s Clam Bar, from the perspective of its second-generation owner.

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“The Urban Ocean Observatory—Observations and Forecasting in the Hudson River”

April 5, 2009

Prof. Alan Blumberg of Stevens Institute of Technology will regale visitors with the thrilling tale of his group’s assistance in the rescue and salvage of USAir flight 1549, which landed on the Hudson just north of Hoboken on January 15.

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Black Maria Film Festival

February 9, 2009

The Hoboken Historical Museum is proud to once again bring to Hoboken New Jersey’s own Annual Black Maria Film and Video Festival, an international juried competition and award tour featuring cutting-edge works from independent film and video makers. Now in its 28th year, the festival will bring a handful of works to the Shipyard Marina boathouse on the 13th St. pier on Monday, February 9 at 7 p.m.

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Lincoln and the ‘Right to Rise’: Historian To Address Lincoln’s Legacy

February 15, 2009

No U.S. president has inspired as much research and ink as Abraham Lincoln. His personal biography, his leadership during the nation’s most dangerous national conflict, his tragic assassination, his eloquent speeches and writing – any of these alone distinguish him as a figure worthy of so much study. Among all the fascinating possibilities, Frank Coburn, former curator and director of the museum at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn., was most inspired by the great man’s writings on the promise of the Declaration of Independence, which Lincoln felt granted all men the “right to rise” to their full potential, regardless of their origins. The Hoboken Historical Museum is bringing Coburn to the Shipyard Marina boathouse on the 13th St. pier on Sunday, February 15, at 4 p.m., for a talk in honor of Lincoln’s birthday.