The New Town Crier - Official Newsletter of the Historical Society of Bloomfield, Bloomfield, New Jersey

Historical Society of

Bloomfield

March 1969 to May 2011

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Banks Biography Bridges Business & Industry Celebrations Cemeteries Churches Green, The Foley Field Floods Health Historical Society of Bloomfield History Houses, Historic Lakes Libraries Maps Mills Miscellaneous Monuments	Morris Canal Organizations Parades Parks and Woods Poetry Railroads & Railroad Stations Rivers and Lakes Schools Schools - Bloomfield Academy Schools - Fairview Schools - Franklin Hill Schools - High School Schools - Junior High Schools - Madamme Cooke's Sports Streets Theatres Transportation Wars

Banks: Historic Photos [American Savings Bank] September 2008, p. 1, photos; A Gift From Investor’s Bank October 2010, p.1, photo
Biography: The Barrys of Bloomfield November 2007, pp. 1&3, photos; The Barth’s of Spring Street September 2008, p. 2, photo; Sally Black 1916-2006 March 2006, p.1, picture; Sallie Black: Never Losing Touch November 2002, p. 3; One Hundred Year...and Counting - Marion Brown, founder of the Animal League of Bloomfield July 2005, p. 1; Doctor Cranse May 2004, p. 3, photo; Hometown Girl - The Suicide Story of Stella Davis September 2005, p. 3, photos; Mary E. Dillon (brief biography) May 2005, p. 1, photo; Allison Dodd 1864-1949 November 2008, p. 3, photo; Dodd Descendant November 2008, p. 2; Farrand Family October 2004, p. 3; John A. Gibson May 2004, p. 2; In Memoriam (Dorothy Greenfield & Kenneth McPherson) November 2008, p. 4; Marvin Gruber March 2006, p. 4; Squire Eliphant Hall (1796-1856) March 2011, p.3, photos; Walter Haut - War Veteran November 2003, pp. 1&2, photo; Charles Ives in Bloomfield - Organist at ‘Old First’ January 1970, p.2; The Johnsons of Bloomfield May 2007, pp. 1-2, photos; James Lee, Morris Canal Expert, Dies at 89 October 2007, p. 4; John E. Malague March 2005, pp. 1&2, photos; ’Uncle Billy’ McLaughlan November 2004, pp. 1&2, photos, maps; ’Celebrating’ Adam Metz November 2002, pp. 1&2, photos; Farewell (Audrey Moore & Mary Wilbert) May 2008, p. 4; Fire Chief James Y. Nicoll March 2005, pp. 1&2, photos; Valiant Blair Smith Stops Woodman’s Ax (Oakes’s cottonwood tree) November 1969, p.1; Who was William Pierson? April 2004, p. 2, photo; When the Railroad Married the Canal A Brilliant Wedding (Daughter of Jacob Randolph) November 2007, p.2, photos & picture; Lucy Sant Ambrogio (remembrance) May 2005, p.1, photo; Schuyler Inscription at Christ Episcopal Church Leads to New Discovery November 2002, p. 2, photo; Portrait of Grace Louise Shaw May 2008, p.4, picture (no article); Mayor Walter S. Steinmann May 2005, p. 4, photo; Bloomfield’s ‘Bloomer Girl’ (Lydia Anna Ward) May 2007, p. 3, photo; Jennie Weller November 2006, p.3
Bridges-see also Morris Canal: Berkeley Avenue Bridge May 2011, p.2, photos; The Baldwin Street Bridge March 2005, p. 2, photo; Looking Back at Bloomfield (Bay Street Bridge) March 2002, p. 4, photo + caption; A Bridge on the Morris Canal October 2010, p. 3, photo; Mystery Bridge September 2006, p. 3, photo; That Pesky (and Dangerous) Bridge - New York and Greenwood Lake Railway September 2005, pp. 3 & 4; A Washout October 2007, p.3, photo
Business & Industry: Club Evergreen on the Belleville Turnpike October 2007, p.3, photo; General Electric Company (Sprague Electric) May 2004, p. 3, photo; General Electric 1960-2010 Gone These Fifty Years March 2010, p.1, photo; The Building with No Street Number (GE) March 2010, p.1; International Arms and Fuze Company Demolition May 2003, p. 4; The Lion File Works March 2010, p. 2, photo; Pedestrians Beware (GE employees) May 2003, p. 2, photo; Rosenfeld’s Button Store May 2009, p. 3; Schwartz Drug Store May 2009, p. 4; Smiling for the Camera on Monroe Place November 2003, p.3; The Studio Shop March 2008, p. 1, photo; A True Craftsman October 2010, p. 3; Vanished Landmark - The Thomas Moore Hotel October 2007, p. 4, photo; Westinghouse Parking Lot May 2003, pp. 2&3, photos; Westinghouse Revisited - Brief summary of the Westinghouse Corporation January 2006, p.2; Bloomfield’s Part in the Atomic Bomb: The Tuballoy Project [Westinghouse] May 2004, pp.1&2, photo + drawing; Willie’s Diner November 2002, p. 4, drawing; Willie’s Diner May 2003, p. 4, photos
Celebrations: Bloomfield Cemetery’s First Gatehouse July 2005, photo & drawing; Memorial Day Parade - HSOB July 2005, p. 2
Cemeteries: Architects Buried in Bloomfield Cemetery + others November 2004, p. 1; The Cemetery - Map + Layout (Bloomfield Cemetery) March 2002, p. 4; Distinguished Extinguished Residents of Bloomfield March 2008, p. 4, photo; Cemetery Gate House Restoration May 2001, p. 1, photo; Cemetery Gate House Restoration Continues September 2001, p. 1, photo
Churches: The Brookdale Baptist Church March 2005, p.4, photo; Fred T. Campbell Memorial Given to Christ Episcopal Church April 2004, p. 1, photo; Schuyler Inscription at Christ Episcopal Church Leads to New Discovery November 2002, p. 2, photo; The Old Rectory November 2007, p.1, photo; A Ceremony of Dedication (Pastor of Sacred Heart Church) November 2003 p. 2, photos
Green, The - see also Monuments: The Bell Monument on The Green May 2009, p. 1-2, photos; The Planting on the Green March 2005, p. 3, photo
Foley Field: The Beginnings of Foley Field October 2007, p. 3, photo+drawing
Floods: Hurricane Floyd Flood September 2003, pp. 1&2, photo; Wasn’t That a Mighty Storm? (Flood of 1903) April 2004, p.4, photo
Health: I Opened the Window and In-Flew-Enza November 2008, p. 2, photo
Historical Society of Bloomfield: The Bloomfield Book: Looking Back May 2001, p. 2, photos; Bloomfield Public Library Commends Society May 1969, p.1; D.A.R. Presents Oil Portrait to Historical Society January 1970, p.1; Rosalind Haut Gohr - bust of Mrs. David Oakes November 2003, p. 1, photo; Here and Now - Scholarships from Bloomfield Historical Society October 2004, p. 2; Highlights of Opening Day (Opening of Historical Society Museum) September 1969, p. 1 photos only; Historical Society Museum Opening on May 4th March 1969, p.1; Historical Society Museum May 1969, p.2; Historical Society Museum Opening on May 4, 1969 September 2006, p. 2, photos; Looking Back: The Town Crier November 2002, p. 3; Mayor Davis to Cut Ribbon at Formal Opening of Historical Museum May 1969, p.1, photo; New Museum Volunteer...and Author May 2008, p. 3; An Historic Visit - Mrs. Lan View donation by Miss Jean W. Oakes January 2006, p.1, photo; Second ‘Bloomfield Book’ to be Published May 2006, p. 4; The William B. Litvany Archive October 2004, p. 4, photo
History: A Bygone Era November 1969, p. 2; A Local History Lesson January 1970, p.2; A Hot Time in the Center - Central Building Fire May 2003, p. 1, photo; An Early 20th Century Christmas November 2006, pp. 1&2, picture; Bloomfield Looking Back September 2003, p. 3, photo with caption-no article; Historical Bloomfield Highlights March 1969, p. 1; Lost Bloomfield May 2011, p.3, photos and map-no article; Memories of My Hometown March 2006, p. 3; My How Bloomfield Has Changed November 2007, p. 3; News of Lincoln’s Assassination January 2006, p.1; Presidential Visit - 20th Anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s Speech at the Bloomfield Municipal Building July 2005, p. 1, photo; A Small Slice of History - Small Sampling of Demolitions July 2005, p. 3, photos; Some Forgotten Villages January 1970, p.1&2; Thanksgiving Day November 2002, p. 3; We Do Our Part (depression article) May 2005, p. 3, photo; When We Moved to Bloomfield May 2008, p. 1-2, photos; Woodside: A Lost Part of Bloomfield November 2004, p. 2; Woodside (from the book by C.G.Hine, p. 2) October 2004, pp. 1
Houses, Historic: The Resurrection of 98 Broad Street - an appreciation September 2005, p1, photo; Abraham Cadmus House May 2008, p. 4, photo+caption (no article); Mary Arny’s Christmas Hymn [Christian Interest House & Garabrant House] January 2006, p.3, pictures; Making a House a (Historic Home) - the Croughan House - Oak Street March 2002, p. 1, photo; Edmund Davey Barn - Brief Overview November 2006, pp. 3&4; The Residence of Doctor Davis November 2003, p. 4, photo + photo Moran House; Allison Dodd Barn - Brief Overview November 2006, pp. 3&4, photo; New Jersey Historic Preservation (or lack thereof) [Daniel Dodd house] November 2004, p. 3, photo; Farrand House May 2006, p. 1, photos & map; Gingerbread March 2010, p. 3, photo; The Half House March 2008, p. 3, picture; Home of Bloomfield’s First Mayor [Herbert Fisher] September 2008, p. 3, photo; The Lindner Home September 2006, pp. 1&2, photos (photo of Crow Hill taken by Emilie Lindner); Morris Family House on Bay Avenue (demolished) March 2002, p.4, photo; Noll’s Farm May 2003, p.3, photo; The Residence of David Oakes March 1969, p.1, photo; Bloomfield’s Grandest House - demolition of Thomas Oakes II November 2003, p1; The Old Cast-Iron Fence [Oakes Estate] September 2008, p. 4 photos; Oakland Hall May 2004, p. 4, photo; The Residence of Dr. Harry E. Richards September 1969, pp. 1&2; From the Russell Collection March 2011, p. 2, photos of houses; The Schuyler Family; A House-Moving March 2008, p. 2, photos; Sydenham House October 2004, p. 2, drawing; The Sydenham House March 2005, p. 3, photo; Van Liew Residence at 177 May 2010, p.1, photo
Lakes - see Rivers and Lakes
Libraries: A Brief Biography of the Bloomfield Children’s Library May 2009, p.3; The Lost Bookmobile September 2005, p. 4, photo
Maps: Croughan’s Neighborhood from the Bloomfield Map of 1888 March 2002, p. 2; Map Supplement to November 2007 newsletter; 1906 Mueller Map September 2001, p.2 [(no article) caption references Gutierrez]
Mills: Oakes Mill (October 1894) July 2005, p. 2, photo; News from...The Bloomfield Citizen August, 13, 1882 (Oakes Mill uniforms) May 2007, p. 4, photo; The Passing of the Millwheel May 2010, p. 2-1; The Potter Flouring Mill March 2010, p. 3, photo
Miscellaneous: Can You Identify May 2011, p.2 (photos of houses); Depression Jokes November 2008, p. 3; The ‘Gang’ in Magai’s Driveway March 2005, p. 4, photo; Governor Murphy’s Greek Slave March 2002, p.1, photo; Historical Marker in Belleville March 2008, p. 3; Horsefeathers of History May 2009, p.4; Ice Cold Lemonade November 2008, p. 2, photo; Is Your House Haunted May 2011, p.3, photo; Prudential Excursion to Bloomfield-by the Sea (also Known as Asbury Park) March 2002, pp. 1&2, photo; Threads of History - John Gibson and Lord David Burghley photograph November 2006, p. 4
Monuments: The Bell Monument on The Green May 2009, p. 1-2, photos; Case of the Missing Madonna September 2008, p. 3, photos
Morris Canal: A Bridge on the Morris Canal October 2010, p. 3, photo; The Dry Stone Wall: A Forgotten Landmark March 2007, p. 2, photo; Morris Canal by Morris Street September 2001, p. 1[postcard (no article)]; Morris Canal: Still Remembered September 2006, p. 2, photos; The Morris Canal November 1969, pp.1&2; The Morris Canal in Art October 2007, p.4, photo of oil painting; The Morris Canal in Art May 2007, p. 3, photos; More Morris Canal March 2007, p.3, photo; The Morris Canal March 2010, p. 2, photo; The Morris Canal Aqueduct March 2011, p. 1, photo + caption only; The Unpublished Morris Canal May 2003, p. 4, photo
Organizations: BHS Alumni Association Disbands July 2005, p. 2; Halcyon Park Improvement Association May 2006, p. 3, photos & map
Parades (See Celebrations)
Parks and Woods: Davey’s Woods September 2008, p. 1, photo; Bloomfield: Looking Back (Halcyon Park photo & caption) May 2003, p.3; Halcyon Park Encore September 2006, p.4, photo; Was Halcyon Park inspired by Llewellyn Park? October 2007, p. 1, photo+map; Watsessing Park March 2007, p. 1, map; Yantacaw Pylon of Brookdale Park March 1969, p.2
Poetry: Alexander Williams’ Poem March 2002, p.4; 1905 Memory by Helen B. Andrews [a poem]
Railroads & Railroad Stations: A Quiet Vista March 2011, p. 4, photo (view of right of way of the Orange Branch of the Erie RR); The Late Great Erie Railroad, Part One November 2003, p.3; Erie Railroad Map (1867) November 2003, p.3, drawing; Last Ride on a Steam Train May 2008, p. 3, photo; Newark and Watchung Railway September 2003, p. 4, photo; The Rowe Street Station March 2006, p. 1&2; Gone with the Parkway: the Walnut Street Station of the Erie Railroad November 2004, p. 3, photo
Rivers and Lakes: Third River Story March 2008, p. 3, photo
Schools
Schools - Bloomfield Academy: Bloomfield Academy January 2006, p.1-2, illustration
Schools - Fairview: Fairview School, 1937 November 2006, p. 2, photo; From Our Photo Album, No.1 (class photo) November 2002, p. 4, photo + caption
Schools - Franklin Hill: Young Historian Does Well With Tough Assignment October 2010, p.2, photo
Schools - High School: Around Bloomfield - Bloomfield High School 1925 wing demolition May 2004, p. 3, photo; BHS Centennial Sentiments May 2011, p.1, photo; Calling all Bengals: BHS Centennial Wants You March 2011, p. 1; 50th Reunion BHS Class of ‘55 March 2006, p. 3; Last Look at Landmark October 2010, p. 3
Schools - Junior High: Bloomfield Junior High School Memories March 2002, p.3, photos; Junior High School (no article) March 2010 p.4 photos
Schools - Madame Cooke’s: The Distinguished Madame Cooke - Bloomfield Female Seminary - Madame Cooke’s School (1856) March 2002, p. 3, drawing; Madame Cooke’s School September 2005, p.2, photo
Sports: The Red Devils on the Court of the Gridiron September 2003, p.3, photo; Remember This?-Brief Summary of Non-extant Golf Course January 2006, p. 3, photo; Winter Sports - ‘Snowball’ family March 2007, p. 3 photo
Streets: Remembering the Devil’s Pot (Almira St.) March 2002, p. 2; Gone With the Parkway (214 Belleville Ave.) April 2004, p. 3, photo; They Paved Paradise and Put Up a Parking Lot (Broad St.) April 2004, p. 3, photo; Bloomfield’s Bowery [a neighborhood] November 2008, p.1, photo; Davey’s Lane 1935 March 2006, p. 2, picture & map; Hallinan Block March 2007, p. 3, photo; Gone With the Developer (Maple St.) April 2004, p.3; A Brief History of 24 Oak Tree Lane May 2005, pp. 2 & 3, photo; 24 Oak Tree Lane (ca. 1905) July 2005, p. 2, photo; The Origin of 25 Oak St. May 2004, p. 4; Old Bloomfield Road October 2004, pp. 2&3, photos; Rowe & Rawson March 2006, p. 2; Struck Truck October 2007, p. 2, photos; Epilogue [Robert P. Toole] November 2008, p. 2, photo; Improvement on Maple Street October 2010, p. 2, photo; Thomas and Second Streets September 2008, p. 2, photos
Theaters: Theatre Historian has Tour (Lincoln/Broadmoor/ Center Theatre) November 2004, p. 4, photo; Four Seats from Royal Theatre September 2001, p. 2 (photo +caption); Okay Royal May 2010, p. 4, photo; Royal Memories - Royal Theatre March 2002, p.3; Philip Mullenthaler’s Royal Masterpiece April 2004, pp. 1&2, photos
Transportation: Bloomfield’s Toonerville Trolley March 2005, p. 3, photo
Wars: Bloomfield’s Part in the Atomic Bomb: The Tuballoy Project May 2004, pp. 1&2, photo + drawing; Wartime Activities on the Home Front May 2006, p. 2, photos; World War II Honor Roll May 2006, p.3, photo; Tuballoy Revisited - Dad’s War Experience July 2005, p. 4
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