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Thomas Edison National Historical ParkThomas Edison's Laboratory Complex as it was about 1900.
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Thomas Edison National Historical Park
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Need to Get in Contact with the Site?

By Mail
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
211 Main Street
West Orange, NJ 07052-5612

By Phone
Visitor Information
973-324-9973

By Fax
973-736-8496

 

Need a Specific Department?

Questions By Mail

Questions dealing with National Park Service policy issues or the operation of the Site should be addressed to:

Superintendent
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
211 Main Street
West Orange, New Jersey 07052 USA

Questions about tours, off-site programs or information for school reports, should be directed to:

Chief of Interpretation
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
211 Main Street
West Orange, New Jersey 07052 USA

Research questions should be directed to:

Archivist
Thomas Edison National Historical Park
211 Main Street
West Orange, New Jersey 07052 USA

Questions By Telephone

Questions about touring the Thomas Edison home, Glenmont,  contact 973-324-9973.

Questions about an offsite program should be directed to the Chief of Interpretation at (973) 736-2783 extension 6.

The Thomas Edison National Historical Park archives staff will try to answer specific requests for reference assistance by telephone. The number to call is (973) 736-0550 extension 22.

The talking doll that Edison sold had a ceramic head and metal body.  

Did You Know?
Was Teddy Ruxpin the first talking doll? Think again. Some of the first phonographs that Thomas made were actually talking dolls. The dolls were 18" tall and each had a very small phonograph in its body. The dolls repeated nursery rhymes. You could even buy dolls that spoke different languages.

Last Updated: April 27, 2009 at 16:07 EST