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Learn history through dolls, old homes, tools, and even fireplaces!

1/6/2023

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Read about a new American Girl from NJ 🎎, a special house 🏡, an old NJ town 🌆, very old tools 🔺, and how homes have been heated throughout history 🔥 in this week's Rock Solid History News Digest ​for families.

Get this newsletter, which includes family-friendly events, by signing up at the button above. This newsletter was started during the Covid lockdown to share historical events and intriguing stories happening around us all the time, especially in New Jersey!
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Comic book artist, conches & more, plus their ties to NJ/NY/CT history!

12/23/2022

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In this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest," read about a Marvel legend 📘 from NJ, an Italian Christmas tradition 🐚, a secret but important society 🚂, telling cemetery history through art 🎨, and secret rooms in amazing homes 🏰! (Photo courtesy of gillettecastlefriends.org)

If interested in this digest for families, sign up at the button above!

Happy new year!  
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NJ caves, caviar, museum kudos & more featured in this week's digest!

12/16/2022

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Read about forgotten caves 🍾, caviar 🐟🥚, a Newark Museum of Art honor 🥳, gum’s history 🍬, and special cemeteries in Lithuania 🤎 in this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest."

​There is something for everyone in this issue, young and old alike. I love that I learn something new every week with these incredible stories. Plus I include family friendly events in New Jersey and New York. Sign up at the button above!
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Uncovering lost history in NJ and around the world!

12/9/2022

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Learn about a NJ woman who escaped slavery and led many to freedom on the Underground Railroad in this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest." I never knew about her until I saw this story! (Image courtesy of standupforsalem.org)

Read about this and more (such as 
a refreshing mural 🌊, an old stadium’s generous gift 🎁, a grass house 🟩, and ancient art 🎨)
in the latest edition, plus find lots of family-friendly holiday events. Sign up at the button above. I share the most incredible stories of the week about history and archaeology to engage young minds.

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Colonial times, kooky stunts, cairns and more in this week's digest!

12/2/2022

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Discuss weird & fun NJ/NY history with your kids with the weekly "Rock Solid History News Digest."

This week, 
​learn about a Colonial Thanksgiving in NJ 🦃, city halls 🏢, daredevils 🎢, a mysterious labyrinth ⨷, and an underwater monument 🌊!

Click the button above to sign up. No strings attached! Also get loads of holiday events happening in the region this month.


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Eggs, enlightened art, enslaved persons & more in this weeks digest....

11/25/2022

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 In this week's digest, learn about an old egg vending machine 🥚, sculptures at night 🌃, a slavery history project 📚, new cemetery markers for heroes ⚔, and an ancient chariot 🏇!

The "Rock Solid History News Digest" is designed to enthrall young and older minds alike with local (NJ/NY) and worldly history.  Click on the button above to sign up!
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Basketball, buildings in the Metaverse & lice-busting combs in this week's digest

11/18/2022

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Have you ever had head lice? Well people had it way back when too!

Read about this old lice removing comb, as well as basketball history
🏀,  a beautiful hotel 🏨, a young poet ✍, and learning about buildings through the Metaverse 💻 in this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest!" for families (photo by Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority).

If you haven't signed up yet, do so by Sunday to get a special Thanksgiving issue. 
Sign up at the button above.

The newsletter includes interesting stories to enthrall young minds about history in the Garden state and beyond, as well as fun family-friendly activities happening locally. Plus some special holiday editions! 
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This week: unique quilts, an Edison invention, Thor's hammer & more!

11/11/2022

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Lots of fascinating stories in this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest" for families. Learn about sporty quilts ⚾⛋, the oldest town in NJ 🌆,  Thomas Edison's other invention 🏠, a renewed Black cemetery ✨, and Thor’s hammer 🔨!!! 

Sign up at the button above to get the full newsletter, which includes a calendar of family-friendly events in NJ/NY as well as day trip destinations.

Be sure to sign up soon to get some bonus HOLIDAY issues too!!

(Photo of Thor's hamme
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courtesy of Halland Museum of Cultural History)
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An amazing mural, map, museum exhibit and more this week!

11/4/2022

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Learn about a beautiful Harriet Tubman mural 💜, a curious artifact ❓, a cool digital map 📜 in NJ, as well as a video game exhibit 🎮 at a NY museum in this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest." Then travel to Iran to discover the new understanding of an old language 📑!

Each week, the most fascinating stories for young minds are selected to build a life-long interest in history/ archaeology. Additionally, a slew of events in NJ & NY are shared for everyday or weekend fun.

Sign up below to receive the weekly digest, along with special holiday editions. This newsletter was started during the COVID-19 lockdown to recognize the many historical events at our fingertips, all the time (both virtual and in-person).

(Photo above courtesy of MoMA.)

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Candy, corn & kites (a different kind) in this week's Rock Solid History Digest!

10/28/2022

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In this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest" for families, earn about a sweet NJ treat 🍬, charity work on an old farm 🌽🌽🌽, a well-earned street name 📛, people in a famous cemetery 👫, and animal catchers called kites 🪁.

Sign up at the button above to get the free weekly newsletter, focused on news and events in the NY/NJ area kids and families will love.

It's my mission to share 
⭐Stories to inspire kids to have a life-long love of history
in the Garden State and beyond.⭐


(AMAZING aerial photo above courtesy of the City of Alula in Saudi Arabia. This is an example of a kite...)


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