Historic Happenings Blog

Trenton City Museum The Trenton City Museum Ellarslie in Cadwalader Park Trenton, New Jersey Phone: (609) 989-3632 Fax: (609) 989-3624 Email:  info@ellarslie.org Museum Hours Wednesday – Saturday: Noon to 4 PM Sunday: 1 to 4 PM Closed Monday, Tuesday and Municipal Holidays

Saturday, February 29 and Sunday, March 1 – Mercer County Four Centuries of African American Soldiers  Celebrate Black History Month with us at The Old Barracks Museum! Come hear about the brave African American soldiers that helped shape our nation's history! Learn about the integral role they played in our military, from the early days of our nation's infancy all the way up to World War II! Meet the dedicated reenactors and living historians who will be exhibiting throughout the day, sharing their knowledge and passion about African American military history with our visitors. Represented regiments will include The Harlem Hellfighters of WWI, the 6th Regiment USCT of the Civil War, the 369th Regiment portrayed by Ebony Doughboys, and others. You will not want to miss this unique and educational experience, great for the entire family! Saturday, February 29 : 11:00 am  - "Stories of the 54th", Sergeant Major Louis Carter Jr. 54th Mass. Vol. Reg., Co. B. Reenactor MSG...

Tuesday, October 22 – Mercer County Tuesday, October 22 - 6:30 pm Copper's Riverview Restaurant, 50 Riverview Plaza Trenton Waterfront, NJ 08611 $40.00 per person To make a reservation and select entree trentonhistory.org Speaker - Algernon Ward Neadom Roberts Trenton's Hellfighter The photo is from the May 21, 1918 issue of the Trenton Times story, “Trenton Negro Wins War Cross.”  Trenton's first soldier to be awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French for bravery on the battlefield.

Saturday, May 18 – Mercer County Trenton Historical Society “100 years” Lecture Series presents “Millham’s Journey: From Trenton to Lawrence and Back Again” Saturday, May 18, 2019, at 2:00 p.m. Speaker - Dennis Waters Meet at 16 East Trenton Center 601 North Clinton Avenue Free parking is provided in a lot across from the East Trenton Center The Trenton Historical Society, as a continuing part of its centennial celebration, will host a free public lecture about the story of Trenton’s Millham Neighborhood. (Today we might call it the Top Road or East Trenton Neighborhood.) It’s been a part of Trenton. It’s been a part of Lawrence. Briefly, it was its own township. It’s Millham,  the largely forgotten community that used to straddle the D&R Canal along the Trenton-Lawrence border.  Join us to learn the history of this neighborhood, which began as a  mill town, evolved into a pottery and rubber center, seceded from its municipal government and then di...

Friday, March 22 – Mercer County Trenton Historical Society “100 years” Lecture Series presents “Delaware River Bridges” Friday March 22, 2019 at 5:30p.m. Thomas Edison State University Prudence Hall 111 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey The Trenton Historical Society, as part of its centennial celebration, will host a free public lecture about the bridges spanning the Delaware River at Trenton. Speaker Joe Donnelly, of the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, will discuss the history of bridges in Mercer County with a focus on Trenton’s Delaware River bridges, illustrated with historic photographs, news items, documents and maps On-street parking is available on West State Street, as well as on Barrack Street. Guard will direct attendees to Prudence Hall Visit website for additional information