 Kids can dig into history near & far and learn about mermaids 👸, a very old cemetery ⛼, telephone scientists 📞, an old paint source 🖌, and a game like Monopoly 🎲 in this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest! " Sign up at the button above for the full newsletter with family-friendly events in NJ/NY. Mermaids in New Jersey: a full breakdown By Sarah Griesbach for Hoboken Girl Cemetery in Sparkill that's filled with history marks its 175th year By News 12 Staff Black innovators reflect on time at Bell Labs: ‘I was born to be a scientist’ By Andrew Harrison for Centraljersey.com This 12,000-year-old Wyoming quarry could be North America’s oldest mine By Sarah Kuta for Smart News & Smithsonian Magazine Monopoly-like board games were part of life in Goliath's birthplace - study By The Jerusalem Post (photo courtesy of hasbro.com) 
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 In this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest," learn about a museum fire 🔥😭, a rare & cute caboose 🚂, a cool canal 🌊, rediscovering a rich culture 🍵🏮, and an amazingly old find ⯅! Sign up at the button above to get the FULL weekly newsletter. Fire under investigation at The Stone Museum; building structures destroyed By Kathy Change for Centraljersey.com (photo courtesy of Sheena Chi on flickr) Mahwah caboose is one of only two left of its kind. An effort is under way to repair it By Marsha A. Stoltz for NorthJersey.com This month in Wayne history—the Morris Canal opens! By Chris Jenner & Tessa Payer, Wayne Museum, for TAP into Wayne Archaeology illuminates Chinese businesses in Eugene, Oregon By Lexie Briggs, University of Oregon, for Phys.org Eagle-eyed boy finds 5,000-year-old arrowhead on Cork beach By Eoin English for the Irish Examiner   In this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest," see optical illusions 👀, a new kids book 📘, hiking in Mt Holly 🥾, a statue for Sally Ride 🚀, and a fairy sculpture 🧚! Sign up at the button above for the FULL NEWSLETTER with family-friendly events! American Dream announces a new mind-bending attraction: Paradox Museum By Allison Pries for NJ Advance Media for NJ.com American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark donates Paterson silk strike children's book to Paterson By Gabriella Dragone for TAP into Paterson (see photo above) Hiking New Jersey: The Mount Holly Rail Trail in Burlington County By Shawn Michaels for 92.7 wobm Cradle of Aviation to unveil sculpture dedicated to space pioneer Sally Ride By Brian Heyman News12 New Jersey (image courtesy of Cradle of Aviation Museum) 12th century Apsara carvings found in Angkor Archaeological Park, Cambodia By Khmer Times (photo below by Yi Sotha/APSARA National Authority)   In this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest," get a glimpse into girlhood 📸, take a kayaking challenge 🕱🛶, explore a former Lenape reservation 🔎, learn who the real McCoy is ❔, and see a giant history-telling puppet 🧝! These stories are selected to engage youngsters & their families in local New Jersey/New York history, as well as history outside of these borders. Click the button above to sign up! Rutgers-Newark exhibit focuses on the experiences of Black girls in America By News 12 Staff (image above courtesy of expressnewark.org) Test your sea skills with new Pirate Rum Challenge at Independence Seaport Museum By Maggie Mancini for PhillyVoice Hands-on history lesson: Archeologist explores abandoned Lenape reservation By Katherine Scott for ABC 6 Action News Google honors the Black inventor who likely inspired the phrase ‘the real McCoy’ By Joe Hernandez for WHYY PBS Gnomus, the giant puppet, entertains visitors at the ancient monument By BBC News (photo below courtesy of puppetswithguts.com)  |
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