This Week in History: Trenton’s Battle Monument
For most Trenton residents, the Battle Monument stands out as one of our city's most recognizable landmarks. But have you ever heard the story of how the...
Old Barracks to Have an Evening of Autumn Festivities and Fundraising
Come and spend an evening celebrating the autumn season at the Old Barracks Museum’s All Barracks Eve Fundraiser on Saturday, October 29, 2022. This family-friendly event will...
The Guatemalan Community Raises Flag to Kick-Off Annual Parade
Celebrating its 201st anniversary of independence from Spain, Trenton's Guatemalan community will raise the Guatemalan flag at Unity Park on Hamilton Avenue, between Division and Chestnut Streets....
Historic Trenton’s Day in The Life: Roebling Wireworks’ Involvement During World War II
War raged across Europe, the German war machine invaded Poland, Japanese planes made their way to a harbor in Hawaii, and America would officially be involved in...
Discover Living Reenactments of Trenton During the Revolutionary War
In August 1781, General George Washington and the French army under General Rochambeau made camp in Trenton with thousands of soldiers, women, and children as they hit...
Council for the Humanities Grant to Support Upcoming State Museum Project
The New Jersey State Museum Foundation is the recipient of grant funding from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities (NJCH) to support a component of the...
Historic Trenton Day in The Life: Historic Strikes In the City of Trenton
Trenton has seen its fair share of workers banding together to fight for better wages, hours, and benefits leveraging strikes as a strategy in the toolkit of...
The Good Americans: His Majesty’s Loyal American Troops
A talk by Todd Braisted on the colonists who joined the British in their fight against their fellow Americans during the Revolutionary War will be held on...
Historic Trenton’s Day in The Life: Trenton Water Power
For Historic Trenton's Day in the Life, we're looking back through newspapers from the beginning and examining everyday problems, solutions, and needs during historic Trenton's past. Today,...
Jersey Jam: Jamaica’s 60th Independence Celebration
On Sunday of August 7th, Jersey Jam is hosting a celebration for Jamaica's 60th Independence Day at Capital City Sports Complex on Calhoun Street in Trenton, acknowledging...
