Rock Solid History News Digest 03.11.22

This week, learn about a school’s Black history project 🏆, then-and-now photos 📸, all about cricket in NJ 🏏, a historical house 🏠, and an old pearl 🦪!  CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR FULL NEWSLETTER W/FAMILY-FRIENDLY EVENTS & DAY TRIPS.

John P. Holland Charter School celebrates Black history month with "Hall of Fame"
By Gabriella Dragone for TAP into Paterson

Then-and-now: a look at the history of downtown Westfield’s buildings (PHOTOS)
By TAP into Westfield (photos above by Westfield Historical Society/ Margaret Hickey)

The unexpected history of cricket in New Jersey
By Eva Grall for Hoboken Girl

Tour a house full of Black history
By Corey Kilgannon for The New York Times 

Archaeologists find over 6,500-yr-old pearl bead in Qatar grave
By The Tribune India
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