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
The UCHS marks its 145th anniversary with Medal of Honor history, civic leadership, railroad heritage, and the return of spring in Elizabeth.
County seal history, Cover Girls holiday performance, and Bill Frolich’s memoir of the Morro Castle and Hindenburg tragedies.
Issue 179 highlights Women’s History Month, the April spring luncheon, membership dues, and Union County’s Historic County Cards series.
Updates on the 313+ Ancestors Speak Project, cemetery restoration, Veterans Day history, and upcoming UCHS holiday events.
Picnic meeting notice, Roselle church anniversary, Edison lighting history, Boxwood Hall, and reflections on photography and history.
Eleanor Roosevelt program, 2024 dates, membership renewal, Jonny Rosser honor, and Union County history highlights.
UCHS Photo Gallery
UCHS 2018 Annual Luncheon
Photos from the 2018 UCHS Annual Luncheon held at the Garden Restaurant, featuring speaker Jonathan Lurie.
313+ Ancestors Speak Project
Photos from the 313+ Ancestors Speak Monument unveiling in Elizabeth, NJ, as referenced in UCHS Newsletter Issues 172 & 173.
UCHS Student Awards 2019
UCHS honored four students in 2019 for academic excellence and awarded $500 scholarships at the annual Student Awards Ceremony.
UCHS 2022 Annual Luncheon
UCHS resumed its Annual Luncheon in April 2022 with guest speaker Dr. Jonathan Lurie.
Holiday Program – 2019
Holiday Program 2019 with special guests including Mayor Giblin, Joanne Rajoppi, and historian Walter Boright.
Holiday Party 2022 – The Cover Girls
The Cover Girls performed holiday and patriotic songs at UCHS’s 2022 holiday party.
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.