UPCOMING EVENTS
Bloomfield Green Historic District Walking Tours
Second Wednesday of the month, 1:30 PM Third Saturday of the month, 9:30 AM
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Thomas Mortimer & Guilded Age Workers at Bloomfield's Oakes Mill: 1888-1902
Thursday, June 29, 7:30 PM, Oakeside Bloomfield Cultural Center, 240 Belleville Avenue
by Jay Knarr, great-grandson of Thomas Mortimer
Through an examination of the diary of Bloomfield resident Thomas Mortimer (1854-1941), a longtime loom fixer at Oakes Mill, Knarr will offer a glimpse into working class life in Bloomfield in the 1890s. Parking onsite and on Memorial Drive, across Belleville Avenue
Knarr's book, The Diary of Thomas Benjamin Mortimer, 1888-1902 will be available for purchase.
This presentation is free and open to the public.
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NEW ADDITIONS to Our Web Site
Charles Warren Eaton's Photos of Bloomfield
Photos by Charles Warren Eaton taken between approximately 1905 to 1915 of scenes in Bloomfield including photos of Eaton, his home and garden, Mills and mill ponds in Bloomfield (Diamond Paper Mill, Davey's Pond and Davey's Mill, and Oakes Pond and Oakes Mill), scenes along Third River and newly improved photos of the Morris Canal in Bloomfield.
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Charles Warren Eaton |
Garden in Eaton backyard |
Oakes Pond and Oakes Mill |
Rev. Phraner's Photos of Palestine Mission Trip
In the early 1900s, Rev. Wilson Phraner took a Mission trip to Palestine. These are photos he took and made into Magic Lantern Slides that he used in his ministry at the Montgomery Mission Chapel in the Soho neighborhood in Belleville. These photos have been added to our Photo Gallery.
We also have collections of his photos from trips to Switzerland and Germany, Cuba and Alaska and, of course, his collection of photos of Bloomfield.
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Damascus Gate |
Dragomen (Interpreters/Guides) |
Mary's Well |
Camp Pinelock
An Anecdotal History, Candid Observations, and Memories of Camp Pinelock, Once a Unique Bloomfield
Girl Scout Camp in Knowlton Township, Warren County, NJ (1946- 1961), by S. David Phraner
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Camp Pinelock Entrance Postcard |
Lake at Camp Pinelock Postcard |
Remaining Camp Pinelock building, 2021 |
Charles Warren Eaton's Photographs of Europe: CharlesWarrenEaton.org
Charles Warren Eaton was a renowned artist and photographer who lived in Bloomfield from 1888 until his death in 1925. On his travels to Europe, he photographed cities in Belgium, France, Italy, Switzerland and Germany. The Historical Society was fortunate to have the negatives of his photographs donated to us.
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Bellfry of Bruges, Belgium |
Maison du Roi, Brussels, Belgium |
Frankfort, Germany |
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90 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973-743-8844
info@hsob.org

Soldier and Sailors Monument
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