Although the City has a history dating back to the journey of Henry Hudson's "Half Moon," Hoboken was incorporated as a city on March 28, 1855 under the leadership of Mayor Cornelius V. Clickener. Grand celebrations marked the community's 50th and 100th anniversary celebrations. Last year, Mayor Roberts, in conjunction with the Hoboken Historical Museum, mailed residents a complimentary copy of "A Walking Tour of Hoboken," the hour-long PBS special, which aired last year, and invited community members to volunteer for the Sesquicentennial Celebration. Dozens of residents took the offer and are assisting in arranging various sub-committee events.
. 150th Anniversary Events
• World’s Largest Birthday Card - Large panels will on display at various sites around town beginning the weekend of the Citywide Arts Exhibition, March 5 & 6. Residents will be encouraged to sign the Birthday Card panels. The goal is to get every resident to sign the card and get listed in the Guiness Book of World Records. Panels will be on display at City Hall, the Hoboken Historical Museum, the Hoboken Public Library and Symposia Bookstore for signing. Panels will also be passed around to all of the local schools.
• Anniversary Time Capsule - will include a one page essay by all Hoboken School Children or drawing about what Hoboken means to them. All of these items will be put into the time capsule with a photo of the child attached. the Time Capsule is scheduled to be buried on the lawn of City Hall on the day of the anniversary Monday March 28.
• As pat of our Sequicentennial Celebration, we will also celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the Hoboken Elks Club. A special luncheon will take place in May honoring the oldest born & raised living resident and the family with the longest running geneology.
• On Tuesday May 31 at 7pm the Hoboken Veterans will recreate the March up First Street to commemorate the World War l Port of Embarkation
• An evening of Oral Histories will take place at The Hoboken Public Library – (date TBA) and will be co-sponsored by the Library and The Friends of the Library.
• The Summer Enchanted Evenings Concert Series will Celebrate the 150th by sponsoring a Frank Sinatra Open Mic night. The kick-off concert takes place on Thursday, June 2 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm. Admission is free. Sign-up begins at 5:00pm. There will be a grand prize given to the best look-a-like / sound-a-like Sinatra type performer.
• A Spaghetti Dinner Block Party will take place on Saturday June 11 from 6pm to 10pm (Last seating at 9pm) along the Frank Sinatra walkway from Frank Sinatra park to Pier A Park. $10 Admission includes: Spaghetti , meatballs, bread & salad. Beer, Wine, soda, water & dessert are extra There will be strolling musicians and Sinatra Open Mic - with special guest Erni Contri, The Other Kid from Hoboken
Sign-up begins at 6:00pm; Come prepared to sing your best.
Each sign-up gets to do one song.
Prize for the best vocalist
Sponsored by: John Muller & son & daughter Insurance
• Vintage Baseball Festival - ( June 18 ). Sat. June 18th • beginning at 10am
Baseball Parade down Washington Street featuring all Vintage Teams plus
Little League & Babe Ruth Teams
• Vintage Games all day at JFK Stadium, Jefferson Street - between 10th & 11th Streets
• plus vendors selling Baseball memorability, sports items
• appearance by: Alexander Cartwright III Great Grandson of Alexander Cartwright, the founder of modern baseball
• Brad Shaw will perform "Casey at the Bat"
• Mile Square Theatre Presents "7th Inning Stretch" at DeBaun Auditorium, 5th & Hudson Streets beginning at 8p a series of 7 original one act plays, all centering around the theme of Baseball
The City is still soliciting involvement from residents who wish to volunteer for the celebration or who may have historical artifacts that may be of interest or related to planned activities.
For more information, call the Office of Cultural Affairs at (201) 420-2207
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