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
Speaker Rick Geffken headlines Oct. 5 at Hanson House; UCHS honors scholarship students and shares highlights from the annual picnic.
Issue 133 covers the Hanson House picnic, the “missing sounds” of earlier decades, and the Irvington Avenue Reservoir’s surprising history.
Civil War women’s history, WWI-era music, a ceremonial trowel artifact, and the story of Abraham Clark’s homestead.
A look at Four Centuries in a Weekend, Union County historic sites, Edison’s Roselle lighting experiment, and UCHS meeting news.
WWI centennial reflections, Hanson House snow issues, a dinner meeting, Bicentennial memorabilia, and the move of the Hetfield House.
Holiday reflections, Society updates, Edison’s phonograph, and the Blizzard of ’88—Issue 128 captures history close to home.
UCHS Photo Gallery
Holiday Party 2022 – The Cover Girls
The Cover Girls performed holiday and patriotic songs at UCHS’s 2022 holiday party.
UCHS 2023 Annual Luncheon
Photos from the 2023 UCHS Annual Luncheon with Dr. Maxine Lurie, Joanne Rajoppi, and Charles Shallcross.
313+ Ancestors Speak Project
Photos from the 313+ Ancestors Speak Monument unveiling in Elizabeth, NJ, as referenced in UCHS Newsletter Issues 172 & 173.
UCHS 2017 Annual Luncheon
Highlights from the 2017 Annual Luncheon, a day of celebration and community at the Union County Historical Society.
Joe Renna Presents The Peterstown Book
Joe Renna shared The Peterstown Book—a century of Italian-American history in Elizabeth—at a 2014 UCHS event.
UCHS Student Awards 2015
Michael Glaser and Elise Morano were honored at the 2015 UCHS Student Awards for their outstanding academic achievement.
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.