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December 1873: Everyday Elizabeth Through the Daily Monitor

In December 1873, the Elizabeth Daily Monitor placed weather, court notices, concerts, rail schedules, advertisements, and distant news on the same crowded pages. Its surviving issues offer a vivid but selective view of what one local newspaper placed before Elizabeth readers.

By |2026-09-14T13:53:16-04:00September 14, 2026|Industrial Growth & Immigration (1800–1900)|Comments Off on December 1873: Everyday Elizabeth Through the Daily Monitor
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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.

By |2026-04-22T12:17:08-04:00April 20, 2026|Elizabeth Today & The Road to 250 (2000–Present)|Comments Off on Elizabeth Train Station: Gateway to a City’s Story
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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.

By |2026-04-06T11:43:36-04:00April 6, 2026|Civil Rights & Social Movements (1900–1970s), The GoElizabethNJ Archive|0 Comments
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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.

By |2026-03-23T11:37:09-04:00March 23, 2026|Industrial Growth & Immigration (1800–1900), The GoElizabethNJ Archive|0 Comments
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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.

By |2026-03-16T10:02:45-04:00March 16, 2026|Civil Rights & Social Movements (1900–1970s), The GoElizabethNJ Archive|0 Comments
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Shirlynn Shirley: Elizabeth’s Trailblazing Hall of Fame Athlete

Elizabeth trailblazer Shirlynn Shirley became the first woman inducted into the Elizabeth Athletic Hall of Fame after a record-setting career.

By |2026-03-03T10:08:32-05:00February 9, 2026|Modern Elizabeth & Cultural Evolution (1980–2000s)|0 Comments
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Our City: Four Centuries of History with John Prescott

John Prescott explores Elizabeth’s historic sites, Four Centuries in a Weekend, and inclusive stories that shape Union County’s America 250 legacy.

By |2026-03-03T10:04:56-05:00December 3, 2025|Elizabeth Today & The Road to 250 (2000–Present), Our City: Stories That Shape America|0 Comments
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