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River Edge NJ, come celebrate Major General Baron von Steuben with the Bergen County Historical Society at our annual BaronFest on Saturday, September 24th (Rain date Sunday, September 25th), 1-6 p.m. at Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201 Main Street, River Edge, NJ.
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3 Breweries, Live music with Particle Theory, Food Trucks, Rev War Museum Site Open in the Heart of Bergen County, Save the date or Buy Your Tickets
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River Edge NJ, Come celebrate Major General Baron von Steuben with the Bergen County Historical Society at our annual Baron BeerFest on Saturday, September 24th (Rain date Sunday, September 25th), 1-6 p.m. at Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201 Main Street, River Edge, NJ.
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River Edge NJ, in the Bergen County Historical Society’s Friday’s Fare post from Historic New Bridge Landing the Bergen County Historical Society focused on a device called the Water Yoke . Given the near draught conditions in the county the Water Yoke could be making a comeback .Water was so important in any 18th century Out Kitchen; boiling & scalding, soups & stews, rising & washing, and just in case, a bucketful to douse a fire. Never taken for granted, it always needs to be carried in. Over the OK east window hangs a shoulder yoke, and n the 18th century, it may have been a older child’s job to haul water several times daily, even more on laundry day.
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Photos courtesy of Carol Restivo, BCHS President and D.Powell
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River Edge NJ, stolen c.1812 Cannon mystery deepens at the Bergen County Historical Society ,Eric Pain, Superintendent of Ringwood State Park jumped on putting us in touch with Timothy Andro /Owner, Northeast Public Safety Divers & Mahwah Rescue 1 Dive Coordinator & North Jersey Regional Scuba to help look for our c.1812 cannon that was reported stolen May 9, 1980 from in front of the Steuben House. One response from a previous Facebook post was that it was thrown off the bridge at that time.
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Manfred with Major General Baron von Steuben
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River Edge NJ, “Manfred was an amazing person. His childhood and youth under the brutal regimes of the Nazis and later the Communists in Germany made him an extraordinary witness to history, and his escape from East Berlin was a gutsy and clever one. To hear such first hand stories made me realize fully how protected and even sheltered we have been in the US. He was an extremely talented craftsman, not just in wood (what he didn’t know about woodworking wasn’t worth knowing!), but in photography and drawing as well, and the tips he gave me for my DIY projects were always welcome. He was generous with both his knowledge and his humor, always appreciating a quick comeback to his teasing. He was a fixture at HNBL who will be both missed and remembered.”
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River Edge NJ, the Bergen County Historical Society is about to make a major step forward at Historic New Bridge Landing . A long planned addition to house their collection is about to get underway .
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River Edge Nj, from the Bergen County Historical Society a tip to keep deer away from young trees .To help repel deer, the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Bergen County Historical Society has begun placing soap (Irish Spring) on the younger native trees that line the fences at Historic New Bridge Landing. The scent of the soap prevents deer from eating the leaves of the young trees so in turn, the trees can develop the strength they need as they grow. In late August cages will be put up to prevent fall deer damage. Interested in volunteering? [email protected]
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River Edge NJ, The tradition continued on, July 9, at the Bergen County Historical Society annual Vintage Baseball Game. Fans gathered at HNBL’s Meadow at 11 a.m. to watch a double header between the Flemington Neshanocks and our very own Enterprise Club of New Bridge with nineteenth century rules, uniforms, and equipment from 11 am to 2 pm at Historic New Bridge Landing, 1201 Main St, River Edge.
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River Edge NJ, then bring your chair and sunscreen to Historic New Bridge Landing as the Bergen County Historical Society hosts Vintage Baseball on Saturday July 9th 11 am -2 pm 1201 Main Street River Edge, NJ 07661. Its the Flemington Neshanocks verses the The Enterprise Club!
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Hackensack NJ, Reverend Everritt Zabriskie joins the Bergen County Historical Society remembering General Enoch Poor and other American Revolutionary soldiers buried here.
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River Edge NJ, Friday’s Fare at Historic New Bridge Landing Hot Toddy Any five mixologists will give you five different versions, accounting for its murky origin. It was [and still is] popular in 18th century Edinburgh pubs serving Scotch Whisky & boiling water to fend off the bitter damp. [Water for the drinks was drawn from Tod’s Well, the largest pub that time. Could be the origin of “Toddy” and “well drinks”?].
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River Edge NJ, this year primitive technologist Steve Adams will be flint knapping – making projectile points – arrowheads – by the Campbell-Christie House. Chwame Gischuch, Under the Shad Moon.
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River Edge Nj, Bergen County Historical Society on April 15th presented Friday’s Fare at Historic New Bridge Landing . Hot Cross Buns A traditional spiced/sweet bun eaten on Good Friday, marking the end of Lent, was incised with a cross representing the crucifixion, & with spices used for embalming, as well as believed to carry magical or medicinal properties. The 6th century AD Greeks were making spiced cakes marked with a cross, & Pagan Saxons honored the goddess of spring Eostre [Easter] with loaves marked with crosses, representing the four stages of the moon or four seasons
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River Edge NJ, Friday’s Fare from Historic New Bridge Landing is Peach Ice Cream . Thomas Jefferson, enamored with French cooking, brought one back along with the recipe from his stint as US Ambassador to France. A sabotiere is a copper cylinder can with a handle placed in a bucket of salted ice. First, a [French] custard of eggs, cream and sugar is cooked the day before. A flavoring is then added in. Some flavors back then were oyster, parmesan cheese and orange blossom. We added in chopped peaches, preserved from last year. The cooked custard is left to cool overnight in a spring house [in the fridge]. The sabotiere is placed in a bucket of ice with salt, and then is 1/3 filled with custard. It sits to get the metal cold, then is turned 10 times, the inside is scraped down to move the more frozen custard to the center and stirred, then turned 10x; repeating this procedure until the contents have thickened. It takes awhile, and does not get rock hard like today’s confection. It’s more like a very stiff cold custard. FYI – French ice cream has eggs, whereas American generally does not. A special treat from last month’s General Washington’s birthday celebration was making ice cream using a sabotiere. Our ad hoc version gave our young visitors a hand at turning it, as they counted the 10 turns. There were so many, they were it turning all day and had fun. https://www.bergencountyhistory.org/
