Honoring African American History with Michele Jones Galvin

Name: Honoring African American History with Michele Jones Galvin
Start: 2025-10-11T12:00:00-04:00
Location: East Jersey Old Town Village

Schedule

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 12:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

East Jersey Old Town Village | Piscataway, NJ

Join Harriet Tubman’s great-great-great grandniece, Michele Jones Galvin, for a day of history, storytelling, and culture. Discover Middlesex County’s African American heritage through immersive programs, tours, food, and family-friendly activities.
Highlights include:
• Talks and book signings with Michele Jones Galvin and local author Monica Chenault-Kilgore
• A tour of the historic Cato Hoagland House, owned by a free Black man in the 1800s
• Interactive exhibits, researchers, and interpreters sharing untold stories
• Food tastings rooted in African American culinary traditions
Celebrate our designation as a New Jersey Black Heritage Trail site and explore the stories that shaped our County. For more information, visit: https://bit.ly/3VX5nmd
Both events are co-presented by the Arts Institute of Middlesex County, Division of History and Historical Preservation with the NAACP Metuchen Edison and Piscataway Branch.