New Jersey history

Thank the Pilgrims? Nah. Thanksgiving is really a Jersey thing.

Discover how New Jersey labor leader Matthew Maguire organized the first Labor Day parade in 1882, and how Labor Day became a national holiday.

Explore the intriguing tale of New Jersey Governor William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, and his divided loyalties during the American Revolution.

This is a story that I love putting together. It combines a New Jersey story paired with history and food!

Reader's Digest posted an article that highlighted the most historic towns in America.

I find it fascinating to learn about historical figures, events, and locations.

New Jersey is the only state where it is against the law to pump your own gas. Strangely, the people who are paid to pump our gas do not have to have any special training or license to pump gas.

If you like secrets and you love New Jersey this is right up your alley. One publication has named the Garden State's best-kept tourist attraction secret. Do you think you can guess what it is?

Here in New Jersey, we have a rich history as we were one of the original 13 colonies here in the United States. The original 13 colonies were New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. Acc...

So what exactly is weird? When it comes to a building what do you think of when you hear "it's a weird building"?

There is so much history in New Jersey, and the story of the oldest hotel in the state is a really interesting one.

If you have ever been in Southern Ocean County in the area of Little Egg Harbor you may have seen the remnants of what was known as the Stinkhouse on Crab Island.