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The Ridgewood Historical Society is Looking for Sponsors for it’s Here Come the Bride exhibit

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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Historical Society is asking for your support.
“Friends, Ridgewoodites (is that what we’re called? Ridgewoodians? Villagers? Ridgewood peeps?), and fellow history lovers: The Schoolhouse Museum invites you, your family or your business (or ALL of the above!) to become a sponsor of our upcoming exhibit “HERE COMES THE BRIDE; CHRONICLING TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF WEDDING CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS” We can only mount our exhibits with YOUR help! If you have ever walked through our doors and been impressed with what you’ve experienced, please help us continue to offer that experience to others! If you’ve walked through our doors and NOT been impressed, help us make our exhibits even better!! Your family name or business logo will be prominently displayed on all of our print and digital media and publicity. We are accepting sponsorships at any level, but if you would truly like to be a HERO and underwrite the whole thing, well……!”

RIDGEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY &
SCHOOLHOUSE MUSEUM
650 E. Glen Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
PH 201-447-3242
RidgewoodHistoricalSociety@Verizon.net

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Visit the reenactment of the Battle of Trenton

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photo courtesy of the NJ Historic Preservation Office

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Trenton NJ, from the New Jersey Historic Preservation Office ,Christmas takes on enormous historical significance in Trenton, NJ as the Revolutionary War Battles of Trenton are commemorated with reenactments & activities. The battle of Trenton was a major turning point in the Revolutionary War .

Make plans now to visit for the reenactment of the Battle of Trenton, and more Patriots Week events! More info here: www.destinationtrenton.com/events/patriots-week

December 26 – 31, 2018!

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Reader says There is great value to preserving the history and character of our village

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There is great value to preserving the history and character of our village. Does 315 East Glen Avenue qualify? I don’t know, but if the home is from the 1830s then I think it is at least worth considering. There is and always will be tension between those who wish to preserve certain qualities of the village and its structures and those who argue that development needs to naturally proceed and a property owner can do what he wishes, within reason, with his own property.
Certainly we don’t want the village to become a cookie-cutter suburb like much of New Jersey. The area of the lawns is testament to what happens when a developer does as he pleases (nothing against the people there at all). The village should have proper controls in place to determine what is worth saving and what is not. Room for public debate should be included in any discussions.