by Manna Design | Sep 20, 2016 | Educational Resources, Elementary School, High School, Middle School, Teaching Resources
A co-production of NJN Public Television and the New Jersey Historical Commission (intended for use in grades K through 4) – Videos Currently Not Available Howell Living History Farm At the Howell Living History Farm in Mercer County, farming is done as it was...
by nj350 | May 12, 2016 | Educational Resources, Liberty
By Joseph R. Klett Royalty in exile, nobility in drag, provincial power grabs, lions, wolves and crows, one unlucky bastard and a beheading… No, I’m not talking about the HBO series Game of Thrones. I’m talking about the founding of New Jersey! As we celebrate this...
by nj350 | May 12, 2016 | Educational Resources, Liberty
By Richard Veit The story of the Continental Army’s winter cantonment at Morristown is a story of patriotism and sacrifice in the face of nearly insurmountable odds. For me, it is also a very personal story of a place that is crucial for understanding New Jersey’s...
by nj350 | May 11, 2016 | Educational Resources, Innovation
By Mark W. Falzini Over eighty years since the kidnapping of the Lindbergh baby and subsequent trial, execution, and conviction of Richard Hauptmann for the crime, interest in the Lindbergh Case is greater than ever. On October 9, 1981, Governor Brendan Byrne, issued...
by nj350 | May 10, 2016 | Educational Resources, Innovation
By Jon Gertner Just a few weeks ago, in the New York Times business section, I came across an article that I’ve always hoped I would get to read but that I worried might never get written. But there it was, on page B1. The story explained that wind and solar power...
by Manna Design | May 9, 2016 | Educational Resources, High School
In the late 19th century, Paterson, New Jersey became a manufacturing powerhouse. The Great Falls of the Passaic River provided energy for mills that produced nearly half the nation’s silk. Conflicts between the mill owners and workers were not uncommon. But in 1913,...
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