I've lived in New Jersey for more than 40 years, but I'll never be a real New Jersey girl. I grew up in Pennsylvania where there was lots of snow, one traffic light in town, and 90 kids in my grade--from kindergarten through graduation. I didn't know anything about The Shore, or baked ziti, or Chanukah until I came to Jersey. But, I've come to love all of that and much more--especially the history. I now know about the Jersey Dutch, strawberry baskets, railroad suburbs, the bridge that saved a nation, and so much more. I've learned that to tell the local stories about regular people I need to read wills, estate files, census records, pension applications, letters, tombstones, newspapers, and anything else I can find. So, that's some of what I want to share with you!

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Veteran's Day and Christmas Ornaments


Operation Bonaparte: Escape from Behind Enemy Lines
In Honor of Veterans Day this program (sponsored by the Ridgewood Public Library, American Legion Post 53, and VFW Post 192) will present Lt. Louis Feingold's escape from Nazi capture as told by his son Rick through original letters, maps, photos and fake ID cards.

Saturday, Nov. 9 @ 2pm, Auditorium, Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

Bergen County Historical Society Commemorates Veteran's Day
Attended by several Civil War re-enactors, Bob Costello, portraying Abraham Lincoln, will read the Gettysburg Address during the ceremony in special commemoration of the sesquicentennial of President Lincoln's "few appropriate remarks," made on November 19, 1863.   American veterans of all wars will be honored by laying a lay a memorial wreath at the base of Bergen County's Civil War memorial statue.

1 pm on Sunday, November 10, 2013, Hackensack Cemetery, 289-323 Hackensack Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07601

Ornament & Lights Lecture
Program on vintage and antique Christmas ornaments with guest speaker Craig McManus. Craig is an expert in the field of antique Christmas ornaments, lights and decorations. His 60-minute program will feature a slide presentation of his pre-1966 collection and the collections of Golden Glow of Christmas Past members of which Craig is currently Chair.

Wednesday, November 13, 7:00 - 9:30 pm, The Hermitage,335 N Franklin Turnpike, Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey 07423,  Tickets:  $10 per person.  For more information and to register visit the website or call (201) 445-8311, x 36

Added bonus: The Classic Creations Boutiques will remain open until 7:00 pm on this night. Add to or start your own ornament collection! Admissions $8. Click here for information and a $1 off coupon.

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