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  • October 2025

  • Sat 18
    Citywide scavenger hunt for Elizabeth’s 250th celebration
    Featured October 18 - October 19

    250th Scavenger Hunt – Elizabeth NJ | Oct 18–19, 2025

    Elizabeth Public Library 11 South Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ, United States

    Join the citywide 250th Scavenger Hunt in Elizabeth, NJ, [...]

  • Sat 18
    Featured October 18 @ 10:00 am

    Lineage, Healing & Living History | Oct 18, 2025

    A special Zoom conversation with Old First Cemetery descendants on Oct 18, 2025, exploring lineage, healing & history.

  • Tue 21
    Elizabeth Public Library hybrid genealogy workshop image, Oct 21, 2025
    Featured October 21 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    Funeral Homes & Genealogy Workshop | Oct 21, 2025

    Elizabeth Public Library 11 South Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ, United States

    Explore how funeral homes support genealogy research. Oct 21, 2025, 6:30–7:30 PM. Register via elizpl.org.

  • November 2025

  • Wed 12
    Genealogy workshop with African American family history resources
    Featured November 12 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

    African American Genealogy Workshop | Nov 12, 2025

    Elizabeth Public Library 11 South Broad Street, Elizabeth, NJ, United States

    Learn African American genealogy basics at a free hybrid workshop, Nov 12, 2025.

  • Wed 19
    Featured November 19 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Old First Descendants: Weekly Planning Session

    A weekly internal planning session focused on coordinating research, logistics, outreach, and programming for the Old First Descendants Reunion during Elizabeth’s 250th Anniversary.

  • Wed 26
    November 26 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Old First Descendants: Weekly Planning Session | Nov. 26

    Weekly planning meeting for the Old First Descendants Reunion, focused on research coordination, outreach, and logistics for Elizabeth’s 250th Anniversary.

  • December 2025

  • Wed 3
    December 3 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Descendants Reunion Weekly Planning Meeting | Dec. 3

    A weekly internal planning session focused on coordinating research, logistics, outreach, and programming for the Old First Descendants Reunion during Elizabeth’s 250th Anniversary.

  • Wed 10
    Featured December 10 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    Descendants Reunion Weekly Planning Meeting | Dec. 10

    Weekly planning meeting for the Old First Descendants Reunion, coordinating outreach, research, and logistics for families connected to Old First Cemetery.

  • Sat 13
    Featured December 13 @ 10:00 am

    Wreaths Across America at Old First Cemetery – Dec. 13

    Old First Cemetery @ Siloam Hope First Presbyterian Church 42 Broad St., Elizabeth, NJ, United States

    Join volunteers on Dec. 13 to honor Veterans by placing wreaths at Old First Cemetery in Elizabeth, NJ. Help us remember, honor, and teach.

  • Sat 20
    Featured December 20 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Old First Cemetery Descendants Monthly Gathering

    Join the monthly GoElizabethNJ250 Descendants Gathering featuring Old First Cemetery families, historians, and panelists sharing lineage, healing, and living history.

  • January 2026

  • Tue 13
    Historic Elizabethtown imagery side-by-side with New Jersey State House for the GoElizabethNJ250 watch party
    Featured January 13, 2026 @ 11:00 am - 3:00 pm

    GoElizabethNJ250 – Watch Party for the 222nd NJ Legislative Session

    Snyder Academy 42 Broad St., Elizabeth, NJ, United States

    Join GoElizabethNJ250 on Jan 13, 2026 for a community watch party of the 222nd NJ Legislative Session and State of the State. Registration required.

  • Sat 17
    January 17, 2026 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm

    Old First Cemetery Descendants – Monthly Gathering | Jan. 17

    Monthly GoElizabethNJ250 gathering featuring descendants of the Ogden, Woodruff, Crane, VanDeVere, Harriman, and Whitehead families sharing lineage and living history.

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