Category Archives: Local Interest

Frederick Barnett Kilmer Fred Kilmer, the Company’s Chief Scientific Officer from 1889 to 1934, took his role as a scientist, writer, guardian of public health and educator of the public very seriously.  But he was not against ever so subtly … Continue reading →

Hmmm…it seems Kilmer House is back to the water theme this week.  So, here goes: How did a serious water shortage in the Nineteen-teens end up benefiting the residents of New Brunswick?  And what did Johnson & Johnson have to … Continue reading →

One of the most frequent questions generated by a recent post (10 Things You Didn’t Know About J&J) is “Did Johnson & Johnson REALLY have a swimming pool for employees?”  And the answer is:  yes, we did, in the Nineteen-teens.  … Continue reading →

What do General Robert Wood Johnson, Frank Sinatra, Albert Einstein, Bruce Springsteen and Toni Morrison all have in common?  They are among the first group of inductees into the New Jersey Hall of Fame. Yesterday (May 4th) General Robert Wood … Continue reading →

  Revra DePuy  Did you know that oldest orthopaedics company in the world started in a small room in an Indiana hotel?  That company is DePuy, Inc. (part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies since 1998) and it’s … Continue reading →

Which former Johnson & Johnson chairman once soothed the temper of an irate resident of his town by taking out her garbage?  And why did he feel the need to do such a thing?  The chairman was General Robert Wood … Continue reading →