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!

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Preservation in the News Today

Two important preservation news articles in the Record today:

Neglect takes toll on history:New Bridge Landing withers in turf battle  reports the struggle of Historic New Bridge Landing to get funding to open on a regular basis.  There has been no regular schedule for opening the Steuben House since 2007.  The house owned by the State had a paid interpreter for tours for school children and others for many decades.  This ended in 2007 and the only time the house is open is when volunteers from the Bergen County Historical Society open it during events or by special arrangement.


Fair Lawn to fix historic house:  Council approves $1,800 for emergency repairs. The Fair Lawn Historic Preservation Commission and the Fair Lawn Council are to be commended for stepping up to the plate to fund some emergency repairs for the Naugle house.  Let's hope more restoration follows soon.  Routine maintenance, such as cleaning gutters, should be added to Fair Lawn's building maintenance schedule, to prevent the necessity of some of the emergency work.  The main part of the work however will be to stabilize one of the stone walls.


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