Join Gianfranco Archimede, Director of the Division of Historic Preservation for the City of Paterson as he shares Alexander Hamilton's intimate role in the selection of the Great Falls of the Passaic as the site designated by the Society for the Establishment of Useful Manufacturers for their experiment with Hamilton’s vision of a national economy …
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Albert Payson Terhune, the famous author, was the product of a literary household. Learn more about this unique, forward-thinking family as we explore their personalities and successful endeavors.
New Jersey’s coast has a rich history, from sunken German submarines to buried and sunken treasures still undiscovered. Guest speaker Fred Eckert will regale us with swashbuckling stories of the state’s past.
As a subgenre of science fiction, Steampunk is an alternate world free of electricity and gas-powered engines. We have forgotten that at one time Steampunk was not a fantasy, but a reality. Come and be surprised at how technologically advanced the steam culture was.
The Paterson Silk strike began in February 1913 and was a part of a larger industrial conflict that raged in the eastern United States from 1909 and 1913. Evelyn Hershey, the Education Director at the American Labor Museum, joins us to tell the story of the 1913 Paterson Silk Strike and the Botto House’s key …
Join Jared Fishman, Co-Founder and Co-Director of HMGS Next Generation, on how to integrate game based learning into the classroom. With over 17 years of teaching experience, Jared has successfully integrated gaming culture into the classroom. He will discuss classroom strategies, tried and true simulations and general perspectives on integrating games as an engaging tool …
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American women's fashion changed drastically between 1830 - 1920. One of the ways we can study this change is through their undying pursuit for equal rights through voting. With each step towards the Vote, women's fashion stepped in a direction that directly affects how women dress today.