Posted on Leave a comment

45-Year Mystery: Divers Search Hackensack River for Stolen ‘Old Bergen’ War of 1812 Cannon

296728218 10159558839213300 974098416219421246 n

Bergen County Historical Society : Stolen 1812 Cannon

photo from the 2022 search

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

River Edge Nj, this is a fantastic historical mystery piece with high local and historical interest. For over four decades, the disappearance of a 200-year-old local treasure known as “Old Bergen” has been one of Bergen County’s most enduring historical mysteries. Now, the search is on again!

On the morning of November 30th, divers will return to the Hackensack River in River Edge near the historic New Bridge Landing for a renewed attempt to find the cannon, which vanished from the grounds of the Steuben House on May 9, 1980.

Continue reading 45-Year Mystery: Divers Search Hackensack River for Stolen ‘Old Bergen’ War of 1812 Cannon

Posted on Leave a comment

Before Dear Abby: Meet Marion McCarroll, the Ridgewood Woman Who Became America’s Most Famous Advice Columnist

588786014 2706106329726035 4554688400268566941 n

Did you know one of America’s most pioneering journalists and influential advice columnists lived right here in Ridgewood?

photo courtesy of the Ridgewood Historical Society & Schoolhouse Museum

the staff of the Ridgewood blog

Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Historical Society & Schoolhouse Museum sheds light on the incredible life of Marion Clyde McCarroll (1891–1977), the woman who famously became the nationally syndicated oracle of wisdom, Beatrice Fairfax, in the column “Advice to the Lovelorn.”

Continue reading Before Dear Abby: Meet Marion McCarroll, the Ridgewood Woman Who Became America’s Most Famous Advice Columnist