The Ridgewood Blog Brings a Free Market Laissez-faire Point of View to Local, New Jersey State and National Issues.
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Little Ferry Nj, according to Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco , in honor of Juneteenth, the County’s Division of Cultural & Historic Affairs (DCHA) under the County’s Department of Parks will open the County-owned historic site Gethsemane Cemetery in Little Ferry from Saturday, June 17th to Monday, June 19th from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. for self-guided tours. Continuous shuttles will be provided to Gethsemane from Overpeck Park on Saturday, June 17th.
the staff of The Ridgewood Blog
Ridgewood NJ, Monday, June 19, 2023, is Juneteenth, an official Federal Holiday.
All Ridgewood Public Schools will be closed in observance of the holiday. However, all Village of Ridgewood offices and services (including sanitation, recycling, Village Hall, Ridgewood Water, and The Stable) will be open and in operation.
Continue reading Monday, June 19, 2023, is Juneteenth, an official Federal Holiday
Continue reading Mahwah to Hold First Town-wide Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 19th
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance.
