Third Annual Tri-County History Fair at the Plainfield Public Library Saturday

The original Muhlenberg Hospital on Muhlenberg Place
between West 3rd and South Second Streets, ca. 1880s.

The Plainfield Public Library is hosting the Third Annual Tri-County History Fair this Saturday (September 28) from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM.

The well-organized event draws history and genealogy organizations from Union, Middlesex and Somerset Counties, and includes activities for the whole family.

Attendees will receive a free raffle ticket upon entering. This year's Grand Prize is a Newspapers.com Publishers Extra subscription.

In addition, there will be two free lectures. At 11:30 AM, author and storyteller Carol Simon Levin will present 'Reclaiming Our Voices: New Jersey's Role in the Fight for Woman Suffrage', in which she portrays Plainfielder Lillian Feickert.

The afternoon lecture is at 1:30 PM, when Union County College emeritus history professor Dr. Lawrence Hogan will talk about "The Best Kept Secret in American Journalism: The Associated Negro Press".

From Noon to 2:00 PM, "Find Your Family in 1940". There will be one-on-one lookups in the U.S. Census in Room 8. Staff genealogists will help you discover your family history. Free, but registration required the day of the event.
Past exhibitors have included the following --

• Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society
• Central Jersey Genealogical Club
• Elizabeth Public Library - Local History & Special Collections
• Genealogical Society of New Jersey
• Genealogical Society of the West Fields
• Green Brook Historical Society
• Historical Society of Plainfield/Drake House Museum
• League of Historical Societies of New Jersey
• Metuchen Public Library
• Metuchen-Edison Historical Society
• Miller-Cory House Museum/Westfield Historical Society
• North Jersey Genealogy and History Center
• Plainfield Historic Preservation Commission
• Plainfield Symphony
• Proprietary House
• Somerset County Historical Society
• Somerset County Library
• South Plainfield Historical Society
• The Dutchess Bookstore
• Ukrainian History & Education Center
• Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs
• Van Wyck Brooks Historic District
• Virtual Genealogy Club

 
Join your friends and neighbors at this free, marvelous event.

All activities take place on the lower level of the Plainfield Public Library at Park Avenue and West 8th Street. Light refreshments will be available for purchase, or bring a lunch and stay all day.

The Plainfield Public Library is at Park Avenue and 8th Street. Parking available in the library's two lots and on the street. The Plainfield Public Library is an ADA-accessible facility. For more information, contact the Local History Department at (908) 757-1111 x136.

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