Preserving Local history
The Union County Historical Society of New Jersey was incorporated by an Act of the 93rd Legislature of the State of New Jersey on April 1, 1869. The objective of this Society is the collection and preservation of all matter of historical relics, books, records, documents, and manuscripts, to stimulate and encourage historical research and the study of history pertaining to the territory originally embraced by Elizabethtown and the present Union County.
The Society exists through the help and generosity of its members. Membership is comprised of citizens who have a common interest in preserving the past. There is no paid staff. The Executive Board and Members perform all Society functions.
UCHS Archives
UCHS marks 146 years with an anniversary dinner, explores Lincoln assassination history, and honors longtime member Dick Koles.
A look at Elizabethtown during the Revolution, UCHS meetings, student awards, and historic images from Elizabeth’s past.
Issue 141 highlights Rajoppi’s DAR award, March & April meetings, Titanic lantern slide story, trading cards, and a 1903 Orient Buckboard.
Issue 160 recap: Hanson House meeting, 1799 debt record book, worldwide research requests, and 1947 blizzard photos from Elizabeth.
Snyder Academy outreach, Columbus Day reflections, a Union County trivia quiz with answers, and a look back at coal wagon deliveries.
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Officer elections, Trinitas history program, Hanson House picnic with Model T cars, a circa 1840 Elizabeth drawing, and a tribute to Lester Sargent.
UCHS Photo Gallery
May 2021 Meeting | UCHS Show & Tell
Photos from UCHS’s May 2021 Show & Tell event where members displayed local historical items.
UCHS 2024 Award Luncheon – Guest Speakers & Highlights
Highlights from the 2024 UCHS Award Luncheon with featured speakers and members.
UCHS 2017 Annual Luncheon
Highlights from the 2017 Annual Luncheon, a day of celebration and community at the Union County Historical Society.
Dean Poulsen Presents Music from World War I
Dean Poulsen’s WWI music program, plus guest speaker Rich Rosenthal and a special award to Louise Engstrom.
UCHS Student Awards 2019
UCHS honored four students in 2019 for academic excellence and awarded $500 scholarships at the annual Student Awards Ceremony.
Joanne Hamilton Rajoppi Book Presentation – 2017
Joanne Rajoppi discusses her book Northern Women in the Aftermath of the Civil War at a UCHS event. Featured in Newsletter Issue #136.
Our longtime friend and Society Treasurer, Bill Frolich, sadly passed away on September 30th 2021. He was 101 years old, a 45-year member of UCHS, and the writer/editor of our Newsletter. Bill and his extraordinary knowledge of Union County history will be greatly missed.