Elizabeth Is Taking the Stage: Artists Wanted
Calling Elizabeth artists and performers to join America 250. Sign up to be featured in showcases, events, and cultural programming.
Elizabeth Train Station: Gateway to a City’s Story
A historic rail hub becomes the Elizabeth Welcome Station—connecting 250 years of stories to what comes next.
Honor Family Legacy With a Commemorative Brick
Honor your family legacy in Elizabeth, NJ by purchasing a commemorative brick that supports remembrance, history, and community.
How Standard Aircraft Linked Elizabeth to Early Aviation
Learn how Standard Aircraft connected Elizabeth to World War I manufacturing, pilot training planes, and the early development of U.S. airmail.
Bicycles, Clubs, and the Bike Boom in Elizabeth
Discover how bicycles shaped sporting life, club culture, and community events in Elizabeth during the bike boom of the 1890s.
How Elizabeth Helped Build New Jersey’s Diner Legacy
Discover how Jerry O’Mahony’s Elizabeth factory helped shape New Jersey’s diner legacy from West Grand Street to diners across America.
Burry’s Biscuit Corporation and Elizabeth’s Cookie Legacy
Discover how Burry’s Biscuit Corporation in Elizabeth helped produce Girl Scout cookies and shaped the city’s industrial food manufacturing history.
Durant Star: Automobile Manufacturing in Elizabeth
Explore the history of Durant Motors’ Star automobile factory in Elizabeth, NJ, and its role in early 20th-century American manufacturing.
Ron Freeman: From Adversity to Olympic Glory
EAHOF 1998 inductee Ron Freeman won Olympic bronze and helped set a 4x400m world record in 1968. A defining Elizabeth track legend.
Shade Meshack Lee: Tuskegee Airman – Elizabeth Resident
Shade Meshack Lee, Tuskegee Airman and Elizabeth NJ resident, helped shape military integration and served with distinction in WWII.
