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Ridgewood NJ, The 34th Annual Downtown for the Holidays – December 6th – Come and enjoy this annual event, from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., sponsored by the Ridgewood Chamber of Commerce. East Ridgewood Avenue, from Walnut Street through Broad Street, becomes a pedestrian mall with lots of entertainment, and the lighting of the Christmas tree.
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Seven Historic Village Houses Featured for Ridgewood’s 125th Anniversary Celebration
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Historical Society and The Woman’s Club of Ridgewood will co-sponsor a Historic Holiday House Tour to commemorate the 125th Anniversary of The Village of Ridgewood.
The tour, which will run Sunday, December 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., includes seven Ridgewood homes built between 1880 and 1930 and spanning a variety of architectural styles. The homes’ interiors are as varied as their exteriors.
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Ridgewood NJ, Join the Ridgewood Public Library and the Bolger Heritage Center for a day of celebrating the 125 Year Anniversary of Ridgewood!
Nov. 16 at 2pm is a special talk with local historians Joseph Joseph Stanley Suplicki and Peggy Norris.
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9:30am-11:30: Children’s story and craft program in the Ridgewood Public Library
6pm-10pm: 125th Gala Celebration at Felina’s featuring a taste of Village restaurants. Tickets available for Gala at $75 per person here:
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Ridgewood NJ, The Village of Ridgewood is celebrating its 125th Anniversary. To commemorate this event Ridgewood Walks will provide a variety of historic walking tours through the village during October.
We are actively looking for ambassadors.
If you are a realtor or a small business owner this could be an incredible opportunity for you.
If you are a history buff or if you just enjoy Ridgewood, now is the time to share your enthusiasm.
Please contact us ASAP so we can assign a tour to you!
We promise you won’t regret it.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
RidgewoodWalks@gmail.com
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Ridgewood NJ, This year Ridgewood, NJ is celebrating its 125th anniversary! To commemorate the occasion, the Village of Ridgewood is holding a series of events to highlight various moments from the past, and to look forward to our future. On this page we will be posting your favorite memories and experiences. Watch this space for announcements, trivia, and stories about the village’s past, present, and future.
The building at 49 Cottage Place, was built in 1894 and remains a symbol of Ridgewood’s beginnings. As a result of a growing population accelerated by nearby railroads, Ridgewood needed a newer and larger schoolhouse. The first vote, overwhelmingly positive, called for a wooden building. Town wives convinced their husbands that wood would be unsafe, and the town found enough money to build the current structure, known today as the Education Center. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Ridgewood Celebrates 125 Years
Ridgewood NJ, This year Ridgewood, NJ is celebrating its 125th anniversary! To commemorate the occasion, the Village of Ridgewood is holding a series of events to highlight various moments from the past, and to look forward to our future.
KNOW YOUR VILLAGE HISTORY: Charles Healy Day, a Ridgewood resident, was a pioneer of early aviation, both for civilian and military purposes. Day was credited with developing laminated wood used to make stronger propellers, and in 1910 he designed, built, and flew the nation’s first tractor biplane. After working for a variety of companies and designing a variety of aircraft, Day and his wife Gladys decided in 1931 to fly around the world, though they flew only over land and traversed oceans by boat. In the mid-1930s, the Days were settled in China, where they owned an airplane factory that was bombed frequently by the Japanese.
Ridgewood Celebrates 125 Years
Ridgewood NJ, This year Ridgewood, NJ is celebrating its 125th anniversary! To commemorate the occasion, the Village of Ridgewood is holding a series of events to highlight various moments from the past, and to look forward to our future.
KNOW YOUR VILLAGE HISTORY: Elizabeth Hawes was an innovative fashion designer born in Ridgewood in 1903. She was an outspoken critic of the fashion industry, champion of ”ready to wear” and author of the book Fashion Is Spinach, published in 1938. After she graduated from RHS, she went to Vassar where she excelled in mathematics, chemistry and economics. Her interest in fashion compelled her to move to Paris in 1925 where she developed her method of designing by draping fabric on a wooden mannequin. Hawes returned to New York in 1928 where she was among the first Americans to establish their reputations outside of Paris haute couture. She was also a journalist, union organizer, champion of gender equality, and political activist. Elizabeth’s mother was education pioneer, Henrietta Hawes (yes, the elementary school!) whose wedding trousseau, bought in Paris, can be viewed at the current exhibit at Ridgewood Historical Society’s Schoolhouse Museum.
Ridgewood Celebrates 125 Years
Ridgewood NJ, This year Ridgewood, NJ is celebrating its 125th anniversary! To commemorate the occasion, the Village of Ridgewood is holding a series of events to highlight various moments from the past, and to look forward to our future.
KNOW YOUR VILLAGE HISTORY: Varian Fry was an American journalist who ran a rescue network in Vichy France that helped approximately 2,000 to 4,000 anti-Nazi and Jewish refugees to escape Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. Born in New York City his parents moved his family to Ridgewood in 1910. He grew up in Ridgewood and enjoyed bird-watching and reading. Before his death in 1967, Fry wrote his memoirs called, ‘Surrender on Demand’, which recounted his French experience. In 1991, The United States Holocaust Museum awarded Varian Fry the Eisenhower Liberation Medal.