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WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 01, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Commemoration Event
Dates: Saturday, April 01, 2017 01:00pm - 04:00pm

Wharton, NJ, February 15, 2017 – A World War I Commemoration Event will be held in the Post Hall at the William J. Hocking American Legion Post 91, 99 North Main Street, Wharton, NJ, on Saturday, April 1, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature artifacts from museums and private collectors, audio and visual presentations from historians and by re-enactors from across New Jersey will occur throughout the afternoon. Exhibits will be interactive and will include visual displays and artifacts from the World War I era. Historians will be on hand to share the history of Wharton ...
Contact: Amery Vasso
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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Sunday, April 02, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Monday, April 03, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

Union County Remembers: World War I Centennial
Dates: Monday, April 03, 2017 06:30pm - 07:30pm

The Union County, NJ Board of Chosen Freeholders announces the first in a series of programs in remembrance of the Centennial of World War I. The keynote event will be a free lecture by Dr. Mark D. Van Ells, author of the acclaimed book America and World War I: A Traveler’s Guide, on Monday, April 3, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the historic Snyder Academy, 42 Broad Street in midtown Elizabeth. "Dr. Van Ells offers fascinating insights about the challenges our country faced as we mobilized for war and sent thousands off to fight in foreign lands,” said Freeholder Bette ...
Contact: 908-436-2912
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Tuesday, April 04, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 05, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Thursday, April 06, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 06, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 06, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
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Category: New Jersey

A Declaration of War: Commemorating the United States Entry into WWI
Dates: Thursday, April 06, 2017 12:00pm

DESCRIPTION: The first of a series of Centenary Programs, the commemoration blends first person accounts, newspaper readings from the local press, historical interpretation of the conflict, reenactors, and period music to give the audience a better context for the war. The program will take place at the court house where the draft registration board met and the first conscripts marched off to the Great War. Limited bus funding is available for Ocean County schools to send students on a first come, first serve basis.
Contact: Nicholas Wood: 732.929.4779 (NWood@co.ocean.nj.us)
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Category: New Jersey

Official State of New Jersey World War I Commemoration
Dates: Thursday, April 06, 2017 12:00pm

Advance screening of an excerpt from the upcoming PBS documentary, 'The Great War' to follow Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 12 noon.  April 6, 2017 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I. Ceremonies will be held that day around the United States to commemorate this landmark occasion. New Jersey’s people and businesses played a vital role in this great international conflict. At noon on April 6th, you are invited to join Lt. Governor Kim Guadagno and leadership of the Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and the NJ Dept. of Military and Veterans Affairs at the beautiful Trenton War ...
Contact: Sara Cureton (Sara.Cureton@sos.nj.gov)
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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I
Dates: Thursday, April 06, 2017 06:00pm

At the Newark History Society’s next program, George Robb will discuss Newark’s extensive mobilization for World War I.  While World War I raged “over there” in Europe, countless Americans “over here” worked for victory, including in Newark. Dr. Robb’s illustrated presentation, “Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I,” will take place on Thursday, April 6 at 6:00pm in Centennial Hall at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. A widely published historian and Newark resident, Dr. Robb is professor of history at William Paterson University. He has also prepared an outstanding exhibit on this topic, with historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from ...
Contact: Tim Crist, 973-376-8273
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Friday, April 07, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 07, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Friday, April 07, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 07, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Saturday, April 08, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 08, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Saturday, April 08, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 08, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

New Brunswick and World War I Walking Tour
Dates: Saturday, April 08, 2017 11:00am - 12:00pm

Elmwood Cemetery to host New Brunswick and World War I Walking Tour, a World War I Centennial Commemoration Event The United States entered World War I in April,1917 when President Woodrow Wilson requested Congress to declare war on Germany. On April 6, 1917, Congress declared war on Germany and the US officially entered the Great War, later to be known as World War I. Men joined the armed forces, women entered nursing to serve the military and citizens and industry worked together, united as a community, to support the war effort. On Saturday, April 8, 2017 Elmwood Cemetery will host a walking ...
Contact: Ellie Molloy, emolloy@theelmwoodcemetery.com
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Category: New Jersey

MIlitary Heritage Day
Dates: Saturday, April 08, 2017 12:00pm - 04:00pm

A special event in conjunction with our Over Here: The New Jersey Home Front WWI centennial exhibition opening on April 6th.  Join us as we honor the centennial anniversary of the United States’ entry into the Great War as well as honor the American veterans of all wars. Reenactors, artifacts, vehicles and more ranging from the Civil War through WWII will be on display for visitors.  A memorial service will also be part of the day’s program.  Free to all active military, veterans and their families. Includes children’s and family activities too! 
Contact: Phone: 908-735-4101
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Sunday, April 09, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Sunday, April 09, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
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Category: New Jersey

InfoAge WWI 100th Anniversary Event at Camp Evans
Dates: Sunday, April 09, 2017 01:00pm - 05:00pm

InfoAge WWI 100th Anniversary Event at Camp Evans Sunday, April 9, 2017    1 p.m. – 5 p.m. InfoAge's Marconi Hotel building, 2201 Marconi Road, Wall, NJ 07719 Admission: $5 per person We invite all those interested in WWI to come learn the role that New Jersey played that led to ultimate victory in the “Great War.”  A series of presentations by technical experts are sure to enlighten the audience and stimulate conversation. The day will feature: WWI artifacts, WWI Dioramas, and lectures on role of New Jersey and Monmouth County. There will be a book signing by Richard Connors, author of “New Jersey ...
Contact: Mike Shaw, (973)-228-5722
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Category: Commemoration & Memorial Events, New Jersey

New Jersey and the Great War
Dates: Sunday, April 09, 2017 01:00pm - 05:00pm

The First World War, also known as the Great War, was fought from July 28, 1914 to November 11, 1918. The United States officially entered the war on April 6, 1917.  Joe Bilby will give an overview of the events leading up to the war, the war itself, and the impact of the conflict on New Jersey and local communities. There are two presentations of the talk, at 1 p.m. and at 3 p.m. Joe Bilby is part-time Assistant Curator of the new Jersey National Guard and Militia Museum in Sea Girt, New Jersey and a freelance writer and historic consultant. He ...
Contact: Register at 732-745-3030 ext. 310
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Category: New Jersey

World War I Happened Here: Morris County
Dates: Sunday, April 09, 2017 01:00pm - 05:00pm

Morris County Historical Society to Participate in World War I Happened Here Free Multi-Site Event on April 9th When the United States entered WWI on April 6, 1917, residents of Morris County came together as one community to support Allied efforts and defeat the Central Powers in Europe. Discover the depth of Morris County’s commitment, contributions, and sacrifices by its men and women at World War I Happened Here, Sunday, April 9 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., an admission-free and joint event of Morris County Historical Society (Acorn Hall), Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, and the Morristown and Morris Township Library. ...
Contact: Amy Curry, 973-267-3465
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Category: New Jersey

A History of World War I and the American Civilian Contribution
Dates: Sunday, April 09, 2017 02:00pm - 04:00pm

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) presents William Paterson University history professor, George Robb, on Sunday, April 9th at 2 p.m. in the library’s lower level Meeting Room. Robb is a professor of British, Irish and Modern European history at William Paterson University. He received his B.A. from the University of Texas and his Ph.D. from Northwestern University. He teaches courses in British and Irish history and the history of crime. Professor Robb has published numerous articles on British social and cultural history, and is the author of the books: White-Collar Crime in Modern ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: Education, New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Monday, April 10, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Monday, April 10, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Monday, April 10, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Tuesday, April 11, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
309

,

 

Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
584

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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
427

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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Thursday, April 13, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 13, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 13, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Thursday, April 13, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
309

,

 

Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 13, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
584

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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
427

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Category: New Jersey

Free Talk: WWI Author at Monmouth University
Dates: Thursday, April 13, 2017 07:00pm - 09:00pm

Celebrated author Geoff Dyer will speak at Monmouth University about his highly acclaimed book on war and remembrance, The Missing of the Somme, on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 7 pm in Pollak Theatre. The event, sponsored by the Department of History and Anthropology, is free and open to the public. Geoff Dyer is the author of four novels: Paris Trance, The Search, The Colour of Memory, and, most recently, Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi; two collections of essays, Anglo-English Attitudes and Working the Room; and five genre-defying titles: But Beautiful, The Missing of the Somme, Out of Sheer Rage, ...
Contact: mziobro@monmouth.edu
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Friday, April 14, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 14, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 14, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Friday, April 14, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
309

,

 

Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 14, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Saturday, April 15, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 15, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 15, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Saturday, April 15, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
309

,

 

Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 15, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
584

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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Sunday, April 16, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Sunday, April 16, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

,

 

Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Sunday, April 16, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
427

,

 

Category: New Jersey

"To Hell or Hoboken!" New Jersey in the Great War
Dates: Monday, April 17, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Rutgers University-New Brunswick will commemorate the centennial of the Great War with the spring 2017 exhibition, “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!”: New Jersey in the Great War. The exhibition will examine the storied history of our state during the Great War, showcasing one-of-a-kind documents, photographs, and artifacts from Rutgers University’s Special Collections and University Archives, the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, and the Johnson & Johnson Archives. “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!” will be on display in Gallery ’50 and the Special Collections and University Archives Gallery in the Archibald S. Alexander Library (69 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901) from March 9 through ...
Contact: Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Monday, April 17, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Monday, April 17, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Monday, April 17, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

,

 

Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Monday, April 17, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
584

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Category: New Jersey

"To Hell or Hoboken!" New Jersey in the Great War
Dates: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Rutgers University-New Brunswick will commemorate the centennial of the Great War with the spring 2017 exhibition, “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!”: New Jersey in the Great War. The exhibition will examine the storied history of our state during the Great War, showcasing one-of-a-kind documents, photographs, and artifacts from Rutgers University’s Special Collections and University Archives, the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, and the Johnson & Johnson Archives. “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!” will be on display in Gallery ’50 and the Special Collections and University Archives Gallery in the Archibald S. Alexander Library (69 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901) from March 9 through ...
Contact: Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
309

,

 

Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Tuesday, April 18, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
584

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Category: New Jersey

"To Hell or Hoboken!" New Jersey in the Great War
Dates: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Rutgers University-New Brunswick will commemorate the centennial of the Great War with the spring 2017 exhibition, “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!”: New Jersey in the Great War. The exhibition will examine the storied history of our state during the Great War, showcasing one-of-a-kind documents, photographs, and artifacts from Rutgers University’s Special Collections and University Archives, the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, and the Johnson & Johnson Archives. “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!” will be on display in Gallery ’50 and the Special Collections and University Archives Gallery in the Archibald S. Alexander Library (69 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901) from March 9 through ...
Contact: Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
309

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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
584

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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 19, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
427

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Category: New Jersey

"To Hell or Hoboken!" New Jersey in the Great War
Dates: Thursday, April 20, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Rutgers University-New Brunswick will commemorate the centennial of the Great War with the spring 2017 exhibition, “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!”: New Jersey in the Great War. The exhibition will examine the storied history of our state during the Great War, showcasing one-of-a-kind documents, photographs, and artifacts from Rutgers University’s Special Collections and University Archives, the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, and the Johnson & Johnson Archives. “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!” will be on display in Gallery ’50 and the Special Collections and University Archives Gallery in the Archibald S. Alexander Library (69 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901) from March 9 through ...
Contact: Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Thursday, April 20, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 20, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 20, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Thursday, April 20, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
309

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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 20, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
584

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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 20, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
427

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Category: New Jersey

"To Hell or Hoboken!" New Jersey in the Great War
Dates: Friday, April 21, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Rutgers University-New Brunswick will commemorate the centennial of the Great War with the spring 2017 exhibition, “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!”: New Jersey in the Great War. The exhibition will examine the storied history of our state during the Great War, showcasing one-of-a-kind documents, photographs, and artifacts from Rutgers University’s Special Collections and University Archives, the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, and the Johnson & Johnson Archives. “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!” will be on display in Gallery ’50 and the Special Collections and University Archives Gallery in the Archibald S. Alexander Library (69 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901) from March 9 through ...
Contact: Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Friday, April 21, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 21, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 21, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Friday, April 21, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
309

,

 

Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 21, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

"To Hell or Hoboken!" New Jersey in the Great War
Dates: Saturday, April 22, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Rutgers University-New Brunswick will commemorate the centennial of the Great War with the spring 2017 exhibition, “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!”: New Jersey in the Great War. The exhibition will examine the storied history of our state during the Great War, showcasing one-of-a-kind documents, photographs, and artifacts from Rutgers University’s Special Collections and University Archives, the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey, and the Johnson & Johnson Archives. “Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken!” will be on display in Gallery ’50 and the Special Collections and University Archives Gallery in the Archibald S. Alexander Library (69 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901) from March 9 through ...
Contact: Rutgers University Special Collections and University Archives
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Saturday, April 22, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

,

 

Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 22, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 22, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Saturday, April 22, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
309

,

 

Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 22, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Sunday, April 23, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Sunday, April 23, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Sunday, April 23, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
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Category: New Jersey

Heaven, Hell, or Hoboken: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of World War I
Dates: Sunday, April 23, 2017 04:00pm

DESCRIPTION: Hoboken Historical Museum's World War 1 Commemorative Lecture Series featuring a wide array of acclaimed scholars and historians. Lectures are scheduled for August 21, 2016 through May 7, 2017 at the Hoboken Historical Museum. NOTE: All lectures will be on Sundays at 4 p.m. 2016 DATES 1) August 21, Chad Millman, The Detonators. Topic: The Black Tom explosion 2) September 11, Howard Blum, Dark Invasion: 1915: Germany's Secret War and the Hunt for the First Terrorist Cell in America. Topic: German sabotage in NY Harbor 3) October 16: Thomas Fleming, The Illusion of Victory: America in WWI Topic: Propaganda ...
Contact: 201.656.2240 or info@hobokenmuseum.org
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Monday, April 24, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Monday, April 24, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
428

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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Monday, April 24, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Monday, April 24, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

WWI, the United States, and the World
Dates: Monday, April 24, 2017 06:00pm

“WWI, the United States, and the World” Presented by Dr. James Carter at the Morris County Historical Society Join Dr. James Carter, Associate Professor of History at Drew University and Department Chair, when he presents WWI, the United States, and the World on Monday, April 24 at 6 p.m. at the Morris County Historical Society at Acorn Hall. Dr. Carter will discuss World War I from a global perspective, and how U.S. foreign policy shifted in the world after the Great War. This presentation is in conjunction with the Society’s current exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences. Dr. ...
Contact: Ann Curry, 973-267-3465, MCHSAcornHall@gmail.com
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
382

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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
455

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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Tuesday, April 25, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Wednesday, April 26, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Thursday, April 27, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 27, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 27, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Thursday, April 27, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 27, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Thursday, April 27, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Friday, April 28, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 28, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 28, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Friday, April 28, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
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Category: New Jersey

New Jersey World War I Road Show
Dates: Friday, April 28, 2017 10:00am - 04:00pm

World War I reshaped the United States and the world, and New Jersey played a significant role both before and after the U.S. officially entered the conflict.  As part of a nationwide commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I, the New Jersey Historical Commission, New Jersey State Archives, New Jersey State Museum, Ocean County Cultural & Heritage Commission, and the Jay & Linda Grunin Foundation will present a New Jersey World War I Family Treasures Festival on April 28, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at the Bishop Building in Toms River, New ...
Contact: newjersey@worldwar1centennial.org
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Category: Conferences, Shows & Panels, New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Friday, April 28, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Saturday, April 29, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 29, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
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Category: New Jersey

Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 29, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

“Over Here: Newark Mobilizes for World War I” is an exhibit prepared by Dr. George Robb and will  be at the Newark Public Library, 5 Washington Street. Dr. Robb is a widely published historian and Newark resident, and also a professor of history at William Paterson University. This outstanding WWI exhibit, will contain historic photographs, sheet music, pamphlets, posters, and other materials from the Library’s and his personal collections.  It’s well worth seeing!  It will be available for viewing in the Main Library’s third floor gallery from April 6 throughout the rest of the year. For more information contact The Newark Historical Society at NewarkHistorySociety@verizon.net or by calling 973.376.8273.
Contact: Thomas Ankner, 973-733-7775
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Category: New Jersey

Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War
Dates: Saturday, April 29, 2017 10:00am - 03:00pm

Liberty Hall Museum will be commemorating the 100th anniversary of the United States entering with World War I with an exhibit entitled, “Brothers in Arms: Memories of the Great War”, in which the museum will look at the service of Captain John Kean, his brother Congressman, Robert W. Kean, as well as their three Roosevelt cousins, George, John and Philip. The exhibit, using firsthand accounts from their letters and postcards sent home, as well as, photographs and personal objects, will allow visitors to walk in their footsteps as they were sent off to basic training in 1917 to fighting overseas ...
Contact: libertyhall@kean.edu
309

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Category: New Jersey

WWI Remembrance of Legacy Exhibit
Dates: Saturday, April 29, 2017 10:00am

The Library Company of Burlington will join many other libraries throughout New Jersey, exhibiting various aspects of World War I as the nation commemorates the Centennial of World War I. While exhibit space is somewhat limited at the Library Company, historian Erik L. Burro and Library Director, Sharon Vincz, decided to honor the American Doughboy, in a photo tribute to those who contributed to the ultimate victory “over there”. The images in the series will be derived from the photographic survey Erik Burro had recently completed of the major WWI monuments around the state and within the Delaware Valley. Librarian ...
Contact: Sharon Vincz, 609-386-1273 or Erik Burro, 609-387-3636
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Category: New Jersey

Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I
Dates: Sunday, April 30, 2017 09:00am

Morristown and Morris Township Library (1 Miller Rd., Morristown, NJ 07960, 973-538-3473, http://www.jfpl.org) North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents Called to Serve: Morristown and Morris Township and World War I. The exhibit will be on display from April 5, 2017 through August 14 2017 in the library’s second floor Kirby Gallery. In honor of the 100th Anniversary of World War I, The North Jersey History and Genealogy Center presents an exhibit from our library’s collections. On April 6, 1917, the United States formally entered World War I by declaring war on Germany. German U-Boat attacks against unarmed vessels carrying American citizens and evidence ...
Contact: James Lewis, james.lewis@mainlib.org
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Category: New Jersey

Monmouth University WWI Exhibit
Dates: Sunday, April 30, 2017 09:00am - 05:00pm

Join us for the opening of a WWI Exhibit curated by the Monmouth University Department of History and Anthropology’s Spring 2017 Museums and Archives Management Basics Students! The opening will take place starting at 5pm on Thursday, April 13 at the Guggenheim Library on our campus. Light refreshments will be served. The exhibit opening will be followed by author Geoff Dyer’s 7pm talk at Pollak Theatre. Mr. Dyer is the author of several books, including The Missing of the Somme Contact Professor Melissa Ziobro for more information: mziobro@monmouth.edu. For updates, follow the Department on social media at https://www.facebook.com/MUHistoryAndAnthropology/. For library parking infromation, see http://library.monmouth.edu/main/content/parking-directions.
Contact: Melissa Ziobro, mziobro@monmouth.edu
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Category: New Jersey

1917: World War, Women's Rights, and Weaponry Sciences Exhibit
Dates: Sunday, April 30, 2017 11:00am - 04:00pm

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the United States’ entry into World War I, Morris County Historical Society offers a provocative exhibit highlighting The Great War’s impact on Morris County. The new exhibit 1917: World War, Women’s Rights, and Weaponry Sciences, displayed throughout Acorn Hall, will be available from Sunday, February 19 through Sunday, June 25, 2017. Stories of Morris County’s brave men and women during the WWI era will be complimented by authentic WWI uniforms, weaponry and militaria, period clothing, and ephemera. Focusing on sacrifices of Morris County residents, the exhibit honors the men and women who gave their ...
Contact: 973-267-3465
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Category: New Jersey

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic
Dates: Sunday, April 30, 2017 02:00pm - 04:00pm

Occurring during the First World War, the 1918 Influenza Pandemic, known as the "Spanish Flu," was one of the most severe outbreaks of the 20th Century. Educator Jennifer Harmsen will examine the impact of the pandemic on New Jersey and the response by the local communities.  Jennifer Harmsen has over 25 years of experience teaching history. She earned a master's degree in education from Rutgers University and a bachelor's degree in communications from Northwestern University. Subsequently, she acquired masters' degrees in history and educational leadership. She is the author of the paper, Death Unspoken: The Impact of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic in ...
Contact: Register at 732-745-3030 ext. 310
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Category: New Jersey