 In this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest" for families, learn about a mysterious toolbox 🧰, a lucky baseball fan ⚾, fake news from 1981 📰 in New Jersey. Travel farther away to discover an old cemetery 🔎 and African artifacts ↓! Sign up at the button above for a list of family friendly events and local trips in New Jersey & New York. Slave tool chest now at African American Heritage Museum By Raven Santana for NJ Spotlight News (photo courtesy of the museum at facebook.com/artsgarageac) Kristen Palmer becomes 8-millionth fan in BlueClaws history By Jersey Shore Online The story of an assassination hoax during the 1981 N.J. governor’s race By David Wildstein for New Jersey Globe Unearthing history: Black Pflugerville By Austin PBS Lagos: National Commission for Museum and Monument presents artefacts By Channels Television (photo courtesy of museum.ng) 
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An article I recently worked on with a William Paterson student is out in the esteemed NJ Studies journal. This work was done through the Hawthorne Historical Society. It is an example of how to create articles of long-ago events with students. We chose the Flu of 1918 in Paterson. It was not unlike recent events.... (Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress [Mrs. Brown in the clutches of influenza 1918: www.loc.gov/resource/anrc.02548/]) Check the article out here: https://njs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/njs/article/view/289/351 Here is a link to the entire NJ Studies Summer 2022 issue: njs.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/njs Enjoy!!!!  Get your family interested in history! In this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest," learn about a long-lost stash of cash 💸, an eye-opening summer camp 👀, pirates in NJ 💰, a new kind of museum 🏢, and an underwater park 🤿. Click the "Sign Up" link to the right to get the full newsletter with upcoming events and day trip ideas. New Jersey man discovers $2,000 cash from 1934 under his porch By Emmett Jones for Fox News/ New York Post First-of-its kind camp is teaching kids in New Jersey about the Underground Railroad By Melanie Burney for Philadelphia Inquirer The history of pirates in New Jersey By Janet Redyke for Township Journal Advocates seek to create a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture By Hawaii Public Radio Cyprus opens its first Underwater Archaeological Park at a 2,000-year-old ancient port By Francesca Aton for ARTnews (photo below courtesy of Cyprus University of Technology, Photogrammetric Vision Lab)   Read about where Band-Aids began 🩹, century-old jobs 🧵, a crazy old amusement park 🎢, a little-known cemetery 🍺, and cool places to vacation 🏰 in the latest "Rock Solid History News Digest." Click the button above to get the full newsletter. Past, present and future: J&J opens museum on New Jersey campus showcasing 130 years of its historic healthcare By Beth Snyder Bulik for Fierce Pharma Most common jobs 150 years ago in New Jersey By Stacker The infamous story of Action Park in Vernon, New Jersey By Eva Grall for Hoboken Girl (photo above courtesy of @classactionpark) The weird Wunsche graveyard in the shadow of I-45 By Jef Rouner for Houston Press Historical Homes Category trending in Europe as heritage travel is on the rise By Airbnb for Hospitality.net (photo below courtesy of Airbnb)   Learn about about New Jersey's connection to the Declaration of Independence 📜, the first fireworks 🎆, and a remarkable museum founder 💁🏾♀️ in this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest" for families in NY/NJ. Bonus stories are recipes 🥧 in an interesting place and a hidden city ⛺! Click the button above to get the full newsletter with events and day trips. VIDEO: The Declaration proclaimed from the steps of Indian King Tavern By Matt Rooney for Save Jersey Did You Know? Fireworks on the Fourth of July is a Jersey First! By Mark Di Ionno for TAP into Passaic Valley 92-year-old founded free museum to preserve African American history in Burlington Co. NJ By Tamala Edwards for ABC 6 Action News (photo above courtesy of Stokes Creative Group, Inc.) Family recipes etched in stone. Gravestone, that is By Christina Morales for The New York Times (photo courtesy of Ralph Daily on Flickr) UNF Archeology team digs up big piece of puzzle pointing to lost city of Sarabay By First Coast News (photo below courtesy of Florida State Archives)   In this week's "Rock Solid History News Digest" for families, learn about a park’s new name 📛, a trail addition 🌲, lighthouses in NJ ⛯, Saltbox houses 🧂⌧, and stories in the stars ⭐! There is also a FOURTH of JULY special section! Don't miss out, sign up today at the button above. Newark’s Washington Park renamed after Harriet Tubman By New York Amsterdam News Lawrence Hopewell Trail will celebrate next phase of ‘History Along the LHT’ By LHT for Centraljersey.com On the bright side: New Jersey lighthouses are full of history By Pari Walter for Asbury Park Press (photo above courtesy of NJ Parks) Everything you need to know about Saltbox-style houses By Rachel Silva for Elle Decor Reading into old Norse sky stories By Vincent McDermott for SkyNews (Freya image below by Digitalis)  |
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