World War I Archives

THE WAR TO END ALL WARS: Hoboken to Honor Veterans and Commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I — Sunday, November 11th @ 11:00 a.m.

Hoboken's role in World War I can never be overstated. This Sunday, please join the Hoboken American Legion Post 107 and local dignitaries at the…

AN AMERICAN SOLDIER’S JOURNEY HOME: Actor Douglas Taurel Shares the Stories of a World War I Combat Soldier — SUNDAY, NOV. 11th @ Hoboken Historical Museum

November 7, 2018

(Photos by Helen McGuire) One hundred years after the last shot of "The Great War" was fired, Douglas Taurel—actor, Hoboken resident and creator of the…

WORLD WAR I CENTENNIAL: HEAVEN, HELL OR HOBOKEN | Exhibition Opens at the Hoboken Historical Museum

August 3, 2017

The Hoboken Historical Museum will open its exhibition, “World War I Centennial: Heaven, Hell or Hoboken,” August 6 from 2 – 5 pm. The exhibition…

WAR ON THE WATERFRONT: 100 Years After Pershing’s Promise, Hoboken Examines Its Vital Role in World War I

April 6, 2017

These days, our beautiful waterfront will most likely see a convoy of strollers docked by a park bench, or a platoon of joggers enjoying the…

HEAVEN, HELL OR HOBOKEN: Hoboken Historical Museum Hosts Lecture Series for 100th Anniversary of America’s Entry into World War I

August 25, 2016

In the summer of 1914, nationalist fervor drove European nations into war. Although the United States did not engage until the spring of 1917, the…

FRIDAYS ARE FOR FRANK: “Roses of Picardy” — Reflecting Upon World War I

July 1, 2016

The Battle of the Somme—the bloodiest battle in the First World War—lasted from July 1 through mid November of 1916. In the end, over a…