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Ridgewood NJ, YOU’RE INVITED! The Ridgewood Historical Society presents: “Here Comes The Bride—Chronicling Two Hundred Years Of Wedding Customs & Traditions”. Also featured is our brand new exhibit of “50 Small Things with Big Histories” that will delight all history lovers! Join us at the Schoolhouse Museum for this special occasion that kicks off our 2019 exhibit. Bring your loved ones!
650 E. Glen Avenue, Ridgewood NJ
(201) 447-3242
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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
[email protected]
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Historical Society is sponsoring their 2nd annual “Letters From History” contest is now open to all Ridgewood High School students! Students are competing by writing a letter in a fictional and historic voice based on items from the current Schoolhouse Museum exhibit. Winner receives $100 gift card and certificate, The Deadline is January 8th .
Halloween Cemetery Walk
Friday, October 26th 2018
Walks at 6pm, 6:20, 6:40, and 7:00pm
Join us for a lantern-lit stroll through the Valleau Cemetery where soldiers and civilians come to life and tell their tales.
Back at the museum, the party continues with music, Halloween stories, locally produced cider and doughnuts.
Meet at the Schoolhouse Museum at 650 E. Glen Ave.
Deadline to reserve space is October 24th, 2018.
Call (201)447-3242 or email [email protected]
for details.
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Historical Society presents a special talk and tour of the james rose center,Sunday, September 30, 2018 at 2:00 PM .
The tour will start at the SchoolHouse Museum in Ridgewood, 650 East Glen Ave, Ridgewood, NJ 07450.
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Ridgewood NJ, If you have never been inside this beautiful (and historic) mid-century house, here’s your chance on Sept. 30th! The James Rose Center is located across from Ridgewood High School and is one of the hidden gems of Ridgewood that makes our village special. Limited space available. Tickets available by calling Ridgewood Historical Society at 201-447-3242.
April 22,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, according to the Ridgewood Historical Society the immense popularity of feathered hats for women were the subject of intense controversy in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? It began a popular movement in defense of the environment and to save birds. Read more about it here: www.npr.org/…/4228603…/hats-off-to-women-who-saved-the-birds
Eventually, the feathery fashion trend subsided, but photos abound. Here is one of a smartly-dressed woman in 1891, photographed by C.S. Roshon, who had a studio in Pennsylvania and a gallery in Morristown, New Jersey.
The beautiful amethyst hatpin is protected in our attic archives in the Schoolhouse Museum. Visit our current exhibit, “The Thread of Life” to take a journey through the centuries and life’s milestones that celebrate what we wore and why we wore it.
The Ridgewood Historical Society is housed in a one-room schoolhouse at 650 East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood, New Jersey. The schoolhouse was built in 1872 and was an operational school until 1905. It now serves as a museum of historic artifacts and is maintained by the Ridgewood Historical Society. Formerly District School No. 45, the Museum features exhibits that emphasize the historic Saddle River Valley area in the 18th and 19th centuries, an area that was primarily Dutch when first settled.
Please visit our website for more information and to donate:
Days/times open:
Thursday and Saturday.: 1pm to 3pm
Sunday: 2pm to 4pm
https://ridgewoodhistoricalsociety.org/
650 E Glen Ave
Ridgewood, New Jersey 07450
(201) 447-3242
February 28,2018
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Ridgewood NJ, The Ridgewood Historical Society Congratulates the winner and runners up of the Ridgewood Historical Society Letter Writing Contest! In partnership with the social studies department at Ridgewood High School, we invited students to submit fictionalized letters after viewing artifacts at the 2017 exhibit “From the Revolutionary War to the 1960s Revolution!”
The award presentation was last night at the Board of Education meeting. View the presentation with this link at time marker 11:35 https://youtu.be/tB80BUw3Z8g
The winning letters will be posted on our website very soon!
We look forward to this year’s contest which will reflect our upcoming exhibit “The Thread of Life”, opening on March 11th.
February 8,2019
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Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Historical Society is looking for sponsors for its next exhibit . Next week the official poster is off to the printer. There is one more week for businesses to join our sponsors to be listed on this poster and other promotional materials.
Join the Ridgewood Historical Society by supporting this exhibit and our mission to provide a place of historic artifacts, history and education to our local schools and families right here in Ridgewood. To sponsor The Thread of Life exhibit, please call 201-447-3242 .
Come out and visit us on Halloween Day from 11am to 1pm!
October 30,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, Join a special OLD PARAMUS CHURCH TOUR as part of the village-wide Walktoberfest walking tours this month. Dacey Latham, of the Ridgewood Historical Society, will lead you through the Schoolhouse Museum, Old Paramus Reformed Church & cemetery and Valleau Cemetery (way before the sun sets!).
Sign up and learn more about this tour and others at RidgewoodWalks.com
October 4,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, Thinking about Halloween …. Join the Ridgewood Historical Society for a cemetery walk …. See information below …
The Ridgewood Historical Society’s Halloween family event …
Nothing says Halloween like a night time walk in a Cemetery.
Join us for a lantern-lit stroll through Valleau Cemetery where soldiers and civilians come to life and tell their tales.
Back at the museum the party continues with music, Halloween stories, locally produced cider and donuts.
October 20th
6:00, 6:30 and 7:00pm Rain or shine
Call (201) 447-3242 or email [email protected] to reserve your spot
Meet at Ridgewood Historical Society
Schoolhouse Museum
650 E Glen Ave, Ridgewood
This fun-filled evening is best suited for families with children ages 7-13.
With reservations:
$10 per adult/$5 per child or $20 per family.
At the door: $15 per adult/$5 per child or $25 per family.
All children must be accompanied by an adult.
“Ridgewood”
by M. Earl Smith with the Ridgewood Historical Society
Greetings from Ridgewood!
Given that Ridgewood lies within 20 miles of Lower Manhattan,it would be easy to dismiss this little town as another New York suburb. Settled by Johannes Van Emburgh in 1700, this slice of New Jersey was a pivotal safe haven for the founding fathers, such as George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr.
In 1894, the State of New Jersey incorporated the area as a village, and what followed were 100 years of business and
leisure with places like Woolworth’s, the Erie Railroad Company, and First National Bank dominating the landscape.
Today, Ridgewood serves as a home for those who wish to evade the city life of the boroughs. With its distinct mix of history and comfort, Ridgewood is unique in comparison to other towns in New Jersey and a fine place to call home.
M. Earl Smith is a graduate historian at the University of Pennsylvania, with a focus on history and literature,
while Ridgewood historian Dacey Latham is the president of the Ridgewood Historical Society. Created in 1972, the
Ridgewood Historical Society provided both images and background research for this book.
Joe Rahaim, is a rising senior at Ridgewood High School and Owner and Founder of Joe’s Odd Jobs, a local business he started his freshman year of high school. The business started out as a way to work given his busy sports schedule, but as word got out, he couldn’t do all the jobs himself and had to enlist fellow students. The business has now grown to a 10- plus person operation. “I found a niche”, said Rahaim, we do a lot of small projects like moves, clean-outs, minor landscaping, and small painting jobs. “It has been a great experience for me, I like hands-on projects and most of all, working with a great crew that knows how to have fun and work hard,” said Rahaim”
June 1,2017
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Ridgewood NJ, according to Peter D. Fenzel the Men from he Orpheus Club Men’s Chorus served in the Army and Navy during WWI. The Chorus itself played its own part in the war effort, giving concerts to thousands of soldiers at Camp Merritt, performing at War Bond rallies and Red Cross functions, and attending to morale at home. I hope the small but significant part Orpheus played in the war effort is remembered.
Here are some newspaper clippings from 1918 with details:
More than 4 million American men and women went to Europe during this conflict; soldiers, nurses and doctors. On the home front people bought Liberty Bonds and started Victory Gardens. More than 17 million soldiers died in this conflict, more than 117,000 of them Americans – including 14 from Ridgewood.
The Schoolhouse Museum’s new exhibit “From the American Revolution to the 1960’s Revolution”commemorates WWI with actual artifacts, weapons, equipment and uniforms from this period.
To see the WWI display as well as displays highlighting other significant events during this time, from wars, to the roaring twenties to the rocking 60’s; as well as histories of prominent Ridgewood residents, visit the Ridgewood Historical Society’s Schoolhouse Museum, on East Glen Avenue. The museum is open Thursdays and Saturday 1-3pm and Sundays 2-4pm. Please visit www.ridgewoodhistoricalsociety.org. for more information
