The situation of refugees has been a much debated topic in recent years, both within the United States and internationally. As a city with a strong history of diversity among its inhabitants, Paterson and its citizens have an opportunity to partake in the discussion....
On Exhibition June 2- July 8, 2018 Salute to the Women of Paterson was an exhibit that celebrated fourteen women who have had a significant impact on Paterson and its residents. The women included in this exhibit are diverse in both their interests and their backgrounds....
Debuted at Girls Scouts of Northern New Jersey’s Voter Girl event, (held at Berkeley College’s Woodland Park Campus on March 7th, 2020), Votes for Women commemorates the 100 year anniversary of American women receiving the right to vote. Ratified in August of 1920, the struggle...
Installed in honor of Black History Month, this exhibit was a survey of the accomplishments of many of Paterson’s African American citizens. The exhibit featured some familiar citizens, such as Larry Doby, but also some individuals like Dr. Norman Cotton, Minerva Miller and Henry Otis...
THE WRIGHT YEARS The Wright Aeronautical Corporation traces its history to the 1909 Wright Company of Dayton, Ohio, founded by aviation pioneers Orville and Wilbur Wright. In 1916, their company merged with Glen L. Martin leading to the formation of the Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation, and their...
MACHINE & LOCOMOTIVE INDUSTRIES The machine shops of Paterson developed a reputation for employing the best men and producing the finest machinery in the United States. This is where the earliest machines that would spin and weave cotton were constructed and maintained. The first machinist to...
WELCOME TO PAQUAPICK THE PLACE OF NOISY WATERS Archaeological evidence indicates that the first inhabitants of North America migrated there from Asia approximately 15,000 years ago, they are called Paleo-Indians and without knowing it, they crossed into Alaska as they followed animals such as the mammoth, mastodon, musk ox,...
