This February marks the 100th anniversary of the passing of Sir Joseph Lister. The father of modern antiseptic surgery, he was also the inspiration behind the founding of Johnson & Johnson. It was Lister’s lecture at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial … Continue reading
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- Beginnings 86
- Did You Know? 83
- People 62
- Early Products 36
- Events 31
- Employees 30
- New Brunswick 28
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Category Archives: Anniversaries
In 2011, Johnson & Johnson celebrated its 125th anniversary. When the Company began in 1886, the original 14 employees in our first building — that small former wallpaper factory in New Brunswick, New Jersey — could not have foreseen that … Continue reading
In commemoration of the 125th anniversary of Johnson & Johnson this year, we’ve put together a new video about our history called Johnson & Johnson, Our History: Our Mission. The video has many photographs, artifacts, documents and films from our … Continue reading
As readers of Kilmer House know, Johnson & Johnson is celebrating its 125th anniversary this year. Our employees across the world have been acknowledging this milestone anniversary in a variety of ways in their operating companies – as well as some … Continue reading
Like every new company just starting out, Johnson & Johnson advertised, and the earliest Johnson & Johnson ad in our archives happens to be from 1886 – the year we started. The 1886 ad is for our first consumer product, … Continue reading
It’s the winter of 1886, and Company founders James Wood Johnson and Edward Mead Johnson have solved the issue of where to put their new company, thanks to James’s very lucky train journey. New Brunswick, New Jersey turned out to … Continue reading
In recognition of the 100th anniversary of the passing of Johnson & Johnson founder Robert Wood Johnson in 1910, this is one of several posts looking at the earliest years of Johnson & Johnson, Robert Wood Johnson as our first … Continue reading
The Origins of our McNeil Business – the Mc Neil Family Pharmacy Retail pharmacies have been important in Johnson & Johnson history for a number of reasons. Before the days of supermarkets, they were the places that sold our products to … Continue reading
Click here to watch Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William C. Weldon Ring the NYSE Closing Bell Johnson & Johnson Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William Weldon rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange this week (on … Continue reading
This July marks the third anniversary of the Kilmer House blog. The first post went up on July 12, 2006 – the first-ever blog post on the first-ever blog for Johnson & Johnson. And now, three years later, to celebrate … Continue reading
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