Kilmer House

Some famous fathers and sons in Johnson & Johnson history: from left, Company founder Robert Wood Johnson and his son, General Robert Wood Johnson; Fred Kilmer and his son Joyce Kilmer When you think of Johnson & Johnson, probably the most enduring image that comes to mind is that of a mother and baby.  Mothers and babies have been a feature of our consumer advertising for 90 years, beginning with print ads and encompassing some very classic television commercials.  But fathers have also played a significant role in Johnson & Johnson history. Robert Wood Johnson Company founder Rob

With the month of December, the holiday time is upon us, as is the cold weather.  So, to get everyone into the spirit of the holiday that they celebrate, and in keeping with the cooler temperatures outside, here are ten more really cool things from our archives! 1.    Here’s a very cool photo.  In fact, it’s so cold that it’s below freezing, and readers may want to put on a sweater just to look at it.  Here are two of the Johnson & Johnson steamboats huddled together  -- perhaps to keep warm? -- on the frozen Raritan River in 1917.   Not from our archives, but even cooler! Our very own Sp

To mark the centennial of World War I this year, Britain’s National Archives is putting more than a million pages of war diaries from WWI online, and museum exhibits, articles and commemorations are bringing that era -- and how it changed society -- back into focus.  World War I, which began in the summer of 1914 (a century ago this month) brought profound changes to the world:  it redrew the political map and marked the end of the Edwardian era and the birth of the modern world.  World War I also changed Johnson & Johnson and its employees in many ways, and it planted the seeds that woul

Every Veterans Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day across the world, we honor and remember the men and women who have served and who continue to serve their countries.  This year commemorates the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I, the conflict that gave rise to Veterans Day.  To mark that anniversary, here's a look at that first Armistice Day through the eyes of a Johnson & Johnson employee who served on the front lines in France.   World War I began in the summer of 1914, the result of a complex system of alliances, growing nationalism and other causes, catalyzed by a single

Every Veterans Day, November 11, we honor those who serve our country.  The commemoration originally began as Armistice Day to recognize the end of World War I in 1918.  Johnson & Johnson has honored and supported those who serve since the Spanish American War in 1898.  Here are two stories from a century ago – supporting an employee during his service, and helping returning veterans in the community -- that echo our continuing support today. Employees in the Johnson & Johnson Printing Department, 1910s.  Image courtesy: Johnson & Johnson Archives. Walter C--- was a young employee