Newark History Society
The Newark History Society aims to expand knowledge of Newark’s past so that we may better understand the present. http://www.newarkhistorysociety.org/
Settled by Puritans in 1666, Newark has a rich and textured history as one of America’s great cities. Newark’s history is worth studying and knowing not only for its intrinsic interest, but for insights into the social and intellectual forces that have shaped the American experience—including industrial innovation, political controversy, and the immigrant experience, as well as urban development, decay, and rebirth.
Founded in 2002, the Newark History Society organizes regular public programs and encourages new research. Most of our events are held at the New Jersey Historical Society or the Newark Public Library. They are free and open to the public. Events are videotaped, courtesy of the Newark Municipal Clerk’s office, and later shown over New Jersey Television Channel 78.
Wards of Action: Black Women’s Vision for A New Ark, 1966-1970
Cudjo Banquante: Celebrating Newark’s Revolutionary Hero - April 27, 2025
Newark Public Library: Images of America by William A. Peniston
Newark History Society Cudjo Banquante Program - May 3, 2025
Newark’s Great Migration: Stories from the Krueger-Scott African American Oral History Collection
From Newark’s Little Italy to Capitol Hill: The Life of Peter Rodino
The City and the Show: Newark’s Vibrant Theater Row, 1895-1935 - Sept 24, 2024
B.T. Pierson’s Vocation: The Newark City Directory, 1835-1862 - Jun 4, 2024
In the Line of Prophets: Dr. Frank Kingdon and Newark, 1928-1940
Homeowernship and the Racial Wealth Gap - March 5, 2024
History is Made by You and Me: Voices from the Ironbound Community Corporation Archives
Black Liberation - September 19, 2023
Ollie Stewart: W.W. II Correspondent - May 23, 2023
One Hundred Years of Harmony and Some Discord: The New Jersey Symphony Centennial
True Owners of the Land: Munsee Lenape and the First Settlers of Newark - March 14, 2023
The Activist Collector - March 5, 2018
Thomas McCarter, Trolleys, and Building Newark’s Streetcar Suburbs
Newark History Society 20th Anniversary: November 15, 2022
Made in Newark: The Newark Industrial Exhibition of 1872 - Sept 22, 2022
Newark’s Sherlock Holmes Dr Harrison Martland
The Rise and Fall of Newark’s Beer Industry: An Environmental History
Breaking Barriers: African American Businesswomen in Early 20th Century Newark
Cecil Dorrian - Jan 25, 2022
Newark After Dark - Oct 26, 2021
To Treat War’s Wounded & Diseased Newark’s Civil War Army Hospital
The Debate over Alcohol Temperance and Prohibition in Newark, 1880 to 1930 - May 25, 2021
Discovering Newark History in Washington, DC: An Update on the Newark Archives Project
Forgotten Newark Riots 1834, 1854 and 1917 - Mar 1, 2021
The Morris Canal and the Business of Newark - January 26, 2021