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Just stumbled across this as I’ve been looking into some of my family. Listening to it as I type. My family came here in around 1901 as Baldi, but changed their name to Bardi (probably due to their Cerami, Sicily accents lol). I’ve found relatives that lived in 70 Pine St, 49 Bay Street, and 51 Bay St. Mainly found information on some of them in newspapers. From the looks of it, they were a bunch of trouble makers.
I am a firm believer in women, fabric, and needle. There is a certain segment of our society, whether black or white, that will sew no matter what. It gives us peace reassurance and contentment to sew and create. Loved this story you told and congratulations on 29 years of togetherness and support to each other and your community. 😊😊❤❤
Most of my ancesters from 1600-1700's are from New Jersey. I'm probably related to almost everyone in NJ lol😂😅❤. I have found ancesters buried in freehold cematary around 1700s, and pennington 1600s, Atlantic County 1700.
They just knocked down brick church in East orange, they are eliminating all the old world buildings in East orange, Ted Green just bulldozed Oval park , that used to be a negro league field. It's so sad
The "concrete pad" could have been used as a spotting/listening site during WWII. Further down Valley Road, on the Clifton-Paterson border, the tower at Lambert Castle was used for the same reason. Also, at the Curtis-Wright plant in Paterson, where they made airplane engines during WWII, on the corner of Madison Ave. and Rt. 80, there were machine gun turrets on the roof in case the Germans tried to bomb it.
Negro League was a major league with players who were just as talented as the the best players of MLB My dad saw both Ginson and Paige and said both were great players among others!
My mother was Sylvia Stivale her father was Arthur Stivale who ran the Esso Gas Station on Glenridge Ave, My father was Joseph Recchia a Montclair Policeman.
I'm a Montclair native. Being a child in Essex County during the mid-late '60s was awesome because there was such a myriad of footpaths, trails (walking, bike *and* horse), community gardens, parks, streams and brooks. My father and I hiked and walked some hidden gems like the wood behind Glenfield school - stream, train bridge and aqueduct - just filled with wonder and adventure for a father and daughter to explore. The woods next to Nishuane Park was also a favorite, even by myself. There's also great paths along cemeteries (I loved the one where Orange Rd curves into E Orange). My favorite reserves: S Mountain Res (I jumped for joy when Dad said we could feed the Deer) and Eagle Rock with that spectacular view of the NYC skyline (when they had working binocular stands, lol). Montclair is a beautiful place to just walk around leisurely. I lived in South End and would walk from High/Samuel Sts to Montclair Center with no problem in my pre-teens/teens ('70-'78) I remember just walking the length of Upper or S Mountain Aves just to look at the architecture and landscaping. A lot of those homes had carriage houses too. Thanks for this little trip down 'memory lane'. ----------
We would love to find a photo too! Unfortunately there doesn't appear to be any in our collection or the Montclair Public Library's. But we're keeping an eye out!
I happened upon your RU-vid channel today. You have shown my family's plot. The other half is on the other side of the road. I am a descendent of the Hamitons and have a space in the Hamilton plot on the other side of the road. I am the great great granddaughter of William and Catherine Hamilton and the great granddaughter of George Hamilton. George's daughter, my grandmother, is buried in Rosedale Cemetery. When my children were young, we would visit "the relatives" and bring lunch. My kids are now grown and live out of state, but we still talk about the picnics at Mount Hebron.
Just found this video. After my parents were married they lived at 29 Glen Ridge Ave where I was born. My grandmother lived at 85 Bay Street. I remember walking with my father down Glen Ridge Ave and going into the live chicken market. I must have been 4 yrs old!
When I was a child in Brookdale Park just south of the Parking Lot was a stone wall and I remember clearly being told is was an ancient “Indian Spring” this was approx 1966.
There is a few Clovis points amongst the arrowhead collection. I can’t state enough the historical value of the collection. The Clovis points could date to 10,000 years ago! The notched arrowheads could be around 1500years old. There must have been different settlements on the same area of the park in the different strata layers of the dirt. It is a shame an archeological dig did not take place , as the info gleaned would have been properly recorded and cataloged. I was born and raised in Bloomfield. Thank you for the presentation. My great grandma owned a tenement house, great grandfather worked for railroad , both in Newark. Grandparents lived and worked in Bloomfield/Newark NJ Bell. My parents lived on Essex ave Bloomfield and worked NJ Bell/ Bell Atlantic/ Verizon 440 broad st Newark.
Wow just found this video. It brought a tears to my eyes just hearing you talk about 29-31 Glenridge Ave. My Great Grandparents home that Donato Fusco built for his wife my great grandmother Rosa Maria Scarpone Fusco ❤️Do you have any pictured of them. I'm sure the pictures of the pipe laying were of Donato Fusco and laborers. Oh and yes there were 11 children❤️
I remember the Fusco Phillies Little League team of the 1950s. My friend Leland Bonelli (MHS 1964) was one of their star players. I played on the Commonwealth (Club) Cardinals. I think the games were played mostly at a field in Mountainside Park.
There is clearly a underground level to station in east orange. And an abandon section going over oratan parkway. I've explored and filmed it. Do you know anything about lower levels filled in?
I have discovered hidden ruins in east orange NJ all around the train tracks and there is clearly an underground level the the train stations, that has been filled in. They say wee built in 1890s I think . And there is a ton of old world ancient architecture and h a church every block going down main street into Orange
Seeing traces of old infrastructure fascinates me, I'll have to see that sometime if I'm ever near that area. I love old railroad traces and there's quite a bit still in parts of East Baltimore. Old bridges, (one partially hidden behind a building!) and some buildings and parking lots shapes are dictated by tracks that were decommissioned long ago. (Areil view on Google) I'll look up your video, thanks.
It was a lovely donation of 16mm films from a descendant of Montclair local John Gerry Dobbins who filmed these shots. We were able to get them digitized so that we could share them online with you all! The original films are in our collection.
Wow !!!! so much incorrect history..Nj plays a major part in US and American History. Please do better research on Land Patents..their are so many descendents of Allodial land Right WALKING AROUND TODAY AND DONT KNOW.. Essex was made up of THE Creeks Powhatans, lenape,Ramapough,Nanticoke,Unalachio, Lackawannas and more Settlers came and amalgamated with Indians not Native American.. what is most interesting is how patents across America was stolen during reconstruction!! People please do your own research..
