The Trent House Association presents a talk by Michael Andrec of the Ukrainian History and Education Center on the history of Ukrainian immigration to Trenton and elsewhere in New Jersey. This talk will be given on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 2 pm in the Trent House Visitor Center. Registration for the talk can be made at www.tinyurl.com/TalkOct25. A suggested free-will donation of $20 can be made at registration.
Ethnic Ukrainian immigrants have been arriving in New Jersey in substantial numbers starting in the late 19th century, in several waves during the 20th century, and continue to arrive today. Over that nearly century-and-half, they created many communities throughout the state, along with a myriad of churches, societies, civic, and political organizations. Mr. Andrec will give an overview of that history and describe an online informational resource being created by the Ukrainian History and Education Center in Somerset, NJ.
The Ukrainian History and Education Center provides in-person and traveling exhibitions, public access to archives, educational and cultural programming, genealogy help, and online exhibitions and resources. Michael Andrec has been the archivist at the Ukrainian History and Education Center since 2010, where he has been responsible for preserving and making accessible hundreds of collections, as well as exhibition curation, digitization of audio and paper-based archives, outreach, and reference services.
The William Trent House Museum is a National Historic Landmark in the Crossroads of the American Revolution National Heritage Area and on the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historic Trail. The Museum is dedicated to sharing the authentic history of the house, property, and people with our communities, connecting the past with today and tomorrow. Owned by the City of Trenton, it is operated by the Trent House Association, which is supported by the generosity of its donors; by grants from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, the New Jersey Cultural Trust, the New Jersey Historic Trust, the Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission with funding from the New Jersey Historical Commission, and the Bunbury Fund and the New Jersey Arts & Culture Renewal Fund of the Princeton Area Community Foundation; and by contributions from NJM Insurance Group and Orion General Contractors. For more information, visit www.williamtrenthouse.org.