Join the NJHC and RevolutionNJ on Friday, October 30th at Kean University for the 2026 New Jersey History Conference! This year’s theme – Revolutionary Legacy – will explore the American Revolution in New Jersey, its impact over throughout the past 250 years, and how the history field can capitalize on the momentum of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

Registration information can be found on our Eventbrite page. Those who would prefer to purchase a ticket through an invoice or purchase order, can do so by contacting Noel Dempsey at noel.dempsey@sos.nj.gov.

Ticket Prices:

Early Bird Tickets (on sale through 9/13): $70

Regular Tickets: $80

Exhibitor Table: $120
Includes one ticket to the conference

Student Tickets: $10
Available with valid student I.D.

2026 conference schedule coming soon!

2025 – Memory and Memorialization
2024 – Imperfectly Civil: History of Politics and Civics in New Jersey
2023 – Unfinished Revolution: New Perspectives on the American Revolution
2022 – Freedom Seeker, Colonizer, and Enslaved: Immigration and Migration in NJ
2021 – We’re Still Here: Indigenous History and Persistence in New Jersey
2020 – Battles for the Ballot: New Jersey Voting Rights, Then and Now
2019 – New Jersey Women Make History
2018 – Greetings from New Jersey: Popular Culture & The Garden State
2017 – New Jersey and The Great War
2016 – Changing Attitudes Towards Preserving History and the Environment
2015 – Fighting for Justice: 20th Century Activism in New Jersey
2014 – Commemorating 350 Years of New Jersey’s History
2013 – New Jersey Governors
2012 – Forum
2011 – Commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War
2010 – Forum
2009 – New Jersey and the Bill of Rights
2008 – Forum
2007 – New Jersey Diversity, Ethnicity, and Immigration: Past, Present, and Future