Past Exhibitions

Coming Up on the Season: Migrant Farmworkers in the Northeast An Exhibition Created by Cornell Migrant Program of Cornell University On loan to The New Jersey Historical Society and on view September 3, 2002 - August 2003 Coming Up on the Season: Migrant Farmworkers...

   "Let's Roll!" bumper sticker inspired by New Jerseyan Todd Beamer, 2001 Collections of The New Jersey Historical Society, gift of Ann Graziano/Pediatrics Day & Night Todd Beamer was a passenger on the United Airlines flight in which passengers overtook the...

Menu cover, the Suburban Diner-Restaurant, 1998 Collections of The New Jersey Historical Society, gift of the Suburban Diner-Restaurant It's everywhere, even today: this Edison diner drew on the colonial for the cover of its menu. Pilgrims, Patriots, and Products:...

AWARD WINNING ONLINE EXHIBITION! What Exit? New Jersey and Its Turnpike Welcome to The New Jersey Historical Society's online exhibition about the New Jersey Turnpike! Here you'll find not only a New Jersey story, but also an American story - one that reflects the...

City on Display: A Newark Photographer and His Clients, 1890s-1940s Pilgrim Baptist Church parishioners, Newark, 1947. This is one of a series of group portraits of the church’s leading parishioners taken by Cone. This occasion probably marked the first time Cone was...

¡Que bonita bandera! The Puerto Rican Flag as Folk Art Open October 2003-June 2004 The meaning and use of the Puerto Rican flag can best be understood as a folk tradition. While not always a handmade object, the flag functions as a tradition, signifying shared values,...

Enduring Tuberculosis: America's Quest for a Cure Opens Mid July 2004 In a world before antibiotics, tuberculosis — or “TB” as it is commonly known — touched the lives of many Americans, claiming nearly one billion lives in the 19th and 20th centuries. Sparked by the...

Ellis Island's South Side Forgotten No More Open July-October 2004 Compelling historic and contemporary photographs and supporting text tell the story of the thirty buildings still awaiting restoration on Ellis Island's South Side. Comprised primarily of hospital...

No Easy Walk: Urban Portraits This exhibit consists of 15 black and white portraits from the works of visual sociologist Helen M. Stummer who has been documenting families in Newark and surrounding urban areas for over two decades. Above photo: Quinzel, Cornelius and...

Lullaby for Dreamland: The Dreamland Cafe in Lawnside This exhibition documents life at the Dreamland Café through a series of photographs that belonged to its owner. This jazz club was located in Lawnside, the first incorporated African-American town north of the...