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
Student award presentations, a Liberty Hall LNJHS meeting, and the story of Roselle Borough Hall’s early movie screenings.
Snyder Academy outreach, Columbus Day reflections, a Union County trivia quiz with answers, and a look back at coal wagon deliveries.
Civil War exhibit closes, picnic plans begin, Clark family genealogy questions, Revolutionary War history near Galloping Hill Road, and an Oliver & Drake donation.
Issue 180 covers RevolutionNJ planning, the Caldwell Obelisk rededication in Elizabeth, Union County’s 250 kickoff, and upcoming UCHS scholarships.
Issue 141 highlights Rajoppi’s DAR award, March & April meetings, Titanic lantern slide story, trading cards, and a 1903 Orient Buckboard.
A look at Four Centuries in a Weekend, Union County historic sites, Edison’s Roselle lighting experiment, and UCHS meeting news.
UCHS Photo Gallery
UCHS 2024 Award Luncheon – Guest Speakers & Highlights
Highlights from the 2024 UCHS Award Luncheon with featured speakers and members.
May 2021 Meeting | UCHS Show & Tell
Photos from UCHS’s May 2021 Show & Tell event where members displayed local historical items.
UCHS Student Awards 2016
Celebrating student excellence in 2016 with awards presented by UCHS and local officials.
UCHS Student Awards 2015
Michael Glaser and Elise Morano were honored at the 2015 UCHS Student Awards for their outstanding academic achievement.
UCHS Student Awards 2017
Four students recognized by UCHS in 2017 for excellence in academics and history.
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.