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Four Centuries of the Irish in N.J. .jpg) A
special exhibition, which opened on March 11 and ran through May 11, at
the Newark Public Library, highlighted the rich history, civic roles and
cultural contributions made by Irish men and women to the City of Newark
and the state of New Jersey from colonial times to the present. From pub
owners to city and state politicians, to Newark’s first policewomen,
the impact of Irish-Americans in the Garden State was celebrated.
Brad Small of the Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center (CFCNJIC)
served as the project director and curator of the exhibition, which had
as its inspiration Charles Cummings, the celebrated Newark historian,
who until his death in 2005 wrote his “Knowing Newark” column
for the Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s premier newspaper.
Dr. Dermot Quinn, professor of Irish and British history at Seton
Hall University and award-winning author of The Irish in New Jersey: Four
Centuries of American Life served as guest curator of the exhibition.
Many of the original materials from his book were on loan from Seton Hall
University’s Archives and Special Collection Department, with additional
images and ephemera from the CFCNJIC, other public institutions, and private
collections.
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