UPCOMING EVENTS

Bloomfield Green Historic District Walking Tours Second Wednesday of the month, 1:30 PM Third Saturday of the month, 9:30 AM We conduct walking tours of the Bloomfield Green Historic District twice a month on the second Wednesday and third Saturday. Walks begin at Oakeside Cultural Center at 240 Belleville Ave. Parking is available there. The walk is on paved sidewalks and is approximately 3 miles and 2 hours long. Advance registration is required. Go to Bloomfield Green Historic District Walking Tour to register. We also have a self-guided version of the walking tour available for free download: Self Guided Walking Tour of the Bloomfield Green Historic District.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Bellfry of Bruges, Belgium	Maison du Roi, Brussels, Belgium	Frankfort, Germany