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Bergen County Historical Society : Chwame Gischuch, Under the Shad Moon at Historic New Bridge Landing

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River Edge NJ, Chwame Gischuch, Under the Shad Moon at Historic New Bridge Landing , If you get a chance to visit at our event tomorrow (5/2/21), notice what a unique experience this public private park is. It’s a miracle this richly complex and storied location survives in the most populated county in the most populated state in the country. Bergen County Historical Society is proud to have the vision and wherewithal to help provide leadership and peoplepower as stewards of the museum site and our headquarters, Historic New Bridge Landing. Bergen County Historical Society, 501c3 non-profit volunteer org, 100% of your donations go to our mission.

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Bergen County Historical Society : Historic New Bridge Landing Bake-Oven Bread

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River Edge NJ, Friday’s Fare from Historic New Bridge Landing Bake-Oven Bread Referred to as A Simple Bread in our recipe collection, this is Andrea’s go-to bread recipe that never fails and has satisfied many a reenactor. For years it’s been baked using a Dutch oven, but with the addition of the Bake Oven at HNBL, and has become our “control” for working this oven. What is most liked about it is that it’s nothing fancy, just honest and great eaten as a hunk pulled from the loaf. Slathered with butter or dunked in a stew, it makes a meal.

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A is for Artistry: Virtual Tour of Ridgewood’s Schoolhouse Museum

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Ridgewood NJ, A is for Artistry: Virtual Tour of Ridgewood’s Schoolhouse Museum .From the high art of a fine early 19th-century oil portrait to the low art of handmade crafts, people have long incorporated art into their daily lives. This exhibit examines how artisans have embellished even the most functional items used in the home and celebrates centuries of art, artists and creativity.

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Site Tour of Historic New Bridge Landing by BCHS Past president & Museum Collection Chair Deborah Powell

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New Bridge landing NJ, a Pop up Walking Tour of Historic New Bridge Landing – this Sunday, March 21, 2021, 1:30- 2:45 pm.

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Walking Tour of Historic New Bridge Landing

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New Bridge Landing NJ, Tour begin in The Meadow. Find out about Bergen County’s premier historic site. Tour is weather permitting, 45 degrees or warmer. Tour by Deborah Powell.

Historic New Bridge Landing has a compelling and complex story, from the Native American to colonial to a strategic crossing throughout the American Revolutionary War located in the heart of Bergen County. Tour given by Deborah Powell, BCHS past president and Museum Collection Chair.

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Bergen’s Fort: The Post at Paulus Hook, 1776-1783

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New Bridge Landing NJ, Paulus Hook, continuously occupied by troops for the bulk of the American Revolution. Lecture by Todd Braisted.
Sunday, February 21, 2021, 2 pm.

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George Washington’s Integrated Army

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On June 17, 1775, as British redcoats marched up the heights of Bunker Hill outside of Boston, Massachusetts, they were met with a hail of musketry from the defenders of the earthen redoubt. The defenders were a motley collection of colonists, from various New England colonies. Included in their ranks of 2,400 were approximately 120 Black militiamen, including Peter Salem. Peter Salem was a freed slave from Massachusetts who is known for mortally wounding British Major John Pitcairn during the fighting at Bunker Hill. Colonel William Prescott‘s militia held their own until ammunition ran low, repulsing the British from Bunker Hill.

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Bergen County Historical Society : Joyce Kilmer, “Trees”

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New bridge Landing  NJ, The poet #JoyceKilmer, who lived in #Mahwah, wrote the following poem “Trees” ,

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1776 Commission : Re-educate Americans about the founding of our country

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Washington DC, the purpose of the 1776 Commission was to re-educate Americans about the founding of our country, the birth of freedom, and self determination in one of the greatest achievements in human history.

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CDC Offers Tips to Celebrate a Safer Ground Hog Day

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Ridgewood NJ, Groundhog Day falls on February 2 in the United States, coinciding with Candlemas.  Ground hog day coverage is the second most read after Festivus  . It is a part of popular culture among many Americans and it centers on the idea of the groundhog coming out of its home to “predict” the weather. Even though Groundhog Day is not a public holiday. Groundhog Day is a popular observance in many parts of the United States. Although some states have in some cases adopted their own groundhogs, the official groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, lives at Gobbler’s Knob near Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. The town has attracted thousands of visitors over the years to experience various Groundhog Day events and activities on February 2.

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Native Americans were Credited with Introducing Tobacco to Europeans

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Ridgewood NJ, so why do cigar stores have statues of native Americans in front of them and what is the history of the “Cigar Store Indian”? The story of the Cigar Store Indians actually started in the United Kingdom.

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Bergen County Historical Society : the Stamp Act in Pictures with Writer Marta Black

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New bridge landing  NJ,  the Stamp Act in Pictures: Writer Marta Black will use cartoons and drawings from the 1700s to discuss the Stamp Act and the causes of the American Revolution. January 10, 2021, 2 pm.
BCHS Zoom Lecture – Free, no charge, option to make a donation.

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1780 was the 5th year of the Revolution and four years after the Declaration was signed, yet fighting still raged

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New Bridge landing NJ, As 2020 comes to a close, Northjersey.com recently posted an article about what some historians thought were the worst years. We’d like to throw 1780’s hat into the ring. To see the article, please see the previous post and now…1780 and the challenges that the region faced 240 years ago.

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Bergen County Historical Society : Ackerman-Zabriskie Tide Mill site

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New Bridge Landing, Good afternoon Bergen County! We hope you are well as the snow storm exits and the sun peaks out. The Bergen County Historical Society was established in 1902, charged with preserving and promoting the County’s rich history as a whole. We are a 501c3 and not a government agency. Over the years, the Society has amassed a collection of over 4,000 unique items that tell the story of Bergen’s first peoples to the present day. 2020 has been a year like no other with historic sites and museums across the country feeling the challenges of Covid 19. Yet the Bergen County Historical Society has been resilient during these times and has continued to march forward as we continue with our mission.

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Today Americans Honor the 79th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

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Ridgewood NJ, It was 79 years ago today, at 7:48 AM local time, that 353 aircraft of the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service launched a surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. There was no declaration of war, but we were plunged into war by the attack.

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