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hobokeni.com - HOBOKEN HISTORICAL MUSEUM
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The Hoboken Historical Museum
Founded 1986, the Museum's mission is to educate the public about Hoboken's history, diverse culture, architecture and historic landmarks. In 2001, the Museum moved into one of the oldest buildings on the waterfront, in the former Bethlehem Steel shipyard, at 1301 Hudson St., Hoboken, where it maintains a series of rotating exhibits. The Museum is open six days a week, 2 – 9 pm on Tues. – Thurs., 1 – 5 pm on Fridays, and noon – 5 pm on weekends. It offers special exhibits, tours, events and lectures, as well as educational programs for adults and children on a weekly basis. An updated schedule of events and an online catalog of many items in its collections are available at www.hobokenmuseum.org. The Museum is a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c) entity.
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Upcoming Events
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Below is a list of events brought to you by the Hoboken Historical Museum over the next two months. All events are open to the public; many are FREE of charge. For more information, visit Hoboken Museum , or call 201-656-2240. The Museum is open six days a week at 1301 Hudson St., in the Shipyard building, the oldest structure still standing on Hoboken's storied waterfront.
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February Highlights
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Celebrate Black History Month at the Museum: Publication Party for Oral History Chapbook, "Always Helping People"
Book features recollections by Evelyn Smith of her parents, Leo and Sarah, who were active in the Civil Rights movement and trade unionism
Hoboken, NJ – Feb. 18, 2008 – On Sunday, February 24, 2008 at 4 p.m., the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., will celebrate Black History Month with the release of a new oral history chapbook, Always Helping People, featuring Evelyn Smith's recollections of the contributions of her parents, Leo and Sarah Smith, to the Civil Rights movement and trade unionism. The chapbook is studded with fascinating photographs of Leo and Sarah Smith with historical notables, including Eleanor Roosevelt and Harry Truman, and includes an early snapshot of Leo Smith when he was a young ballplayer in the Negro Leagues.
Always Helping People is the first of two new oral history publications, collected under the title Making Strides. These two chapbooks explore how former small-town residents—beginning with Leo and Sarah Smith, who were originally from rural North Carolina—made their way to densely populated, urban Hoboken, and crossed barriers of race, ethnicity and class to succeed as individuals, strengthen neighborhoods, and enrich our city. The booklets allow readers to better understand the challenges faced by Hoboken strivers.
"Making Strides" is part of the ongoing "Vanishing Hoboken" Oral History Project, coordinated by members of the Friends of the Hoboken Public Library and the Hoboken Historical Museum. The "Vanishing Hoboken" project was initiated in the summer of 2000 in response to dramatic physical, social, and economic changes in the city of Hoboken, and to the consequent "vanishing" of certain aspects of public life – especially its disappearing identity as a working-class city and its tradition of multi-ethnic living. Since 2002, 14 chapbooks have been published. "Making Strides" is made possible through a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, with additional support from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Evelyn Smith will be on hand at the February event to talk about her parents' activism and dedication to our community. The event is free and open to all; we hope that community members who remember Leo and Sarah Smith will attend and offer their recollections too. All who attend will receive a copy of the chapbook. Free, validated parking (up to three hours) available in the Independence Garage located at 12th St. and Shipyard Lane.
About the Hoboken Historical Museum
Founded 1986, the Museum's mission is to educate the public about Hoboken's history, diverse culture, architecture and historic landmarks. In 2001, the Museum moved into one of the oldest buildings on the waterfront, in the former Bethlehem Steel shipyard, at 1301 Hudson St., Hoboken, where it maintains a series of rotating exhibits. The Museum is open six days a week, 2 – 9 pm on Tues. – Thurs., 1 – 5 pm on Fridays, and noon – 5 pm on weekends. It offers special exhibits, tours, events and lectures, as well as educational programs for adults and children on a weekly basis. An updated schedule of events and an online catalog of many items in its collections are available at www.hobokenmuseum.org. The Museum is a not-for-profit tax-exempt 501(c) entity.
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March Highlights
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March 6
Thursday at 10am at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240, ext. 5.
Uptown Storytime, A museum experience for Hoboken Kids, ages 2-5. Listen to some favoirte stories, hear some new ones, and become life-long museum-goers and museum-lovers. Stories read by Penny Metsch, Children's Librarian. No registration requried. Suggested donation $2.
For more information contact (201)656-2240, ext. 5 or Email education@hobokenmuseum.org
March 9
Sunday at 2-4pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Opening reception for Framed: A Year Through Foreign Eyes, Photographs by Arturo Portillo,
in the Upper Gallery. FREE.
March 16
Sunday at 4pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Peter B. Wiley, Chairman, Wiley & Sons, tells the remarkable story of one of the country's
oldest publishers. FREE.
March 18
Tuesday at 7-9pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Hoboken Garden Club Lecture: Plants to Attract Birds and Butterflies by
Michael Pollock of New Jersey Audubon Society. FREE for HGC and Museum members; $5 for nonmembers
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April Highlights
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April 3
Thursday at 10am at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240, ext. 5
Uptown Storytime, A museum experience for Hoboken Kids, ages 2-5. Listen to some favoirte stories, hear some new ones, and become life-long museum-goers and museum-lovers. Stories read by Penny Metsch, Children's Librarian. No registration requried. Suggested donation $2.
For more information contact (201)656-2240, ext. 5 or education@hobokenmuseum.org
April 6
Sunday at 4pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
FREE screening of documentary, "City of Water," by the Metropolitan Waterfront Alliance,
plus Q&A with director. FREE!
April 13
Sunday at 4pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Illustrated talk by Arturo Portillo, on the exhibit, "Open Windows: 12 Views of Hoboken Places and Faces." FREE!
April 15
Tuesday at 7-9pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Hoboken Garden Club lecture: "How to Buy Healthy Plants."
FREE for HGC and Museum members; $5 for nonmembers.
April 20
Sunday at 4pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Chapbook Publication Party: A Nice Tavern by Paul Samperi. FREE!
April 26
Saturday at 5:30pm at the Shipyard Park * (201)656-2240
The Annual Great Hoboken Auction. Admission is $10.
*Shipyard Park is located behind the museum at Shipyard Lane and 13th Street.
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May Highlights
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May 1
Thursday at 10am at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240, ext. 5
Uptown Storytime, A museum experience for Hoboken Kids, ages 2-5. Listen to some favoirte stories, hear some new ones, and become life-long museum-goers and museum-lovers. Stories read by Penny Metsch, Children's Librarian. No registration requried. Suggested donation $2.
For more information contact (201)656-2240, ext. 5 or education@hobokenmuseum.org
May 18
Sunday at 1pm at Sinatra Park (201)656-2240
Baby Parade
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June Highlights
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June 1
Sunday at 9am to 4pm (201)656-2240
11th Annual Secret Garden Tour. Rain date June 8th
June 5
Thursday at 10am at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240, ext. 5
Uptown Storytime, A museum experience for Hoboken Kids, ages 2-5. Listen to some favoirte stories, hear some new ones, and become life-long museum-goers and museum-lovers. Stories read by Penny Metsch, Children's Librarian. No registration requried. Suggested donation $2.
For more information contact (201)656-2240, ext. 5 or education@hobokenmuseum.org
June 29
Sunday at 4pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Chapbook Publication Party: featuring Dominic Amato
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July Highlights
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July 20-26
Visit the Museum booth at 7th and Adams.
St. Ann Feast
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August Highlights
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August 24
Sunday 1-5pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
7th Annual Heirloom Tomato Festival. Check out Farmer Rich's website.
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September Highlights
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September 5-7
Madonna Dei Martiri Feast
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October Highlights
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October 5
Sunday at Sinatra Park. Call (201)656-2240 for more information
4th Annual Pet Parade.
October 12
Sunday 1-5pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
2nd Annual Garlic Festival.
October 19
Sunday 1-5pm
City of Hoboken Artist Studio Tour
October 26
Sunday 10-4pm, starting at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Annual Hoboken House Tour
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December Highlights
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December 7-8
Sat. & Sun. 12-5pm, at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Annual Holiday Carfts Fair
December 13-14
Sat. & Sun. 12-5pm, at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Annual Holiday Carfts Fair
December 20-21
Sat. & Sun. 12-5pm, at the Hoboken Historical Museum, 1301 Hudson St., (201)656-2240
Annual Holiday Carfts Fair
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