BLOOMFIELD — The Historical Society of Bloomfield will present “The History of the Early Morris Mills in Bloomfield’s Brookdale Section” with Bloomfield resident Mark Wiley on Oct. 24. Wiley will give a presentation on the saw and grist mills that the Morris family built in the Brookdale section of Bloomfield, according to a press release […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — Bloomfield Councilman Rich Rockwell, a member of the Historical Society of Bloomfield, gave a well-researched presentation Oct. 25 on the changes the construction of the Garden State Parkway wreaked in Bloomfield. His talk, “The Toll the Garden State Parkway Had on Bloomfield,” was at the Church on the Green and included projected […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield will present “The Toll of the Garden State Parkway on Bloomfield” on Tuesday, Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m. at Presbyterian Church on the Green, 147 Broad St. in Bloomfield. This event is free and open to the public. Join Bloomfield historian Richard Rockwell as he explores the […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — A former resident, the son of a former Bloomfield Girl Scouts summer camp director, has written a 30-page monograph of the camp to preserve a largely forgotten chapter in township history. According to the author, S. David Phraner, 82, the monograph took almost four years to write and is, as noted on […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield has added a section to its website containing photographs taken in Europe by the painter Charles Warren Eaton. Generally considered a tonalist for his use of muted colors in depicting intimate landscapes, Eaton, 1857-1937, lived for many years in Bloomfield, at 63 Monroe Place, and is buried […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield has updated and expanded its website to include new photo collections of vintage South Junior High. The 91 photos feature the 68 booths at the school’s “Know Your Town” Exhibit from 1940; from June 10 to 14, local industries and community groups packed the cafeteria and gymnasium […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — On Feb. 20, the Historical Society of Bloomfield was recognized in an online ceremony as an honoree in the “Volunteer Program/Group” category of the New Jersey State Governor’s Jefferson Awards. The awards are the state’s official recognition for community service and are in partnership with the Governor’s Council on Volunteerism. The HSOB […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield has been selected as a beneficiary of the Stop & Shop Community Bag Program for the month of March. The program, which launched in 2019, is a reusable bag program that facilitates community support with the goal of making a difference in the communities where shoppers live […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — The Historical Society of Bloomfield has updated and expanded its website to include new photo collections of vintage Bloomfield as well as exciting early–20th-century travel images from an intrepid Bloomfield trekker. HSOB webmaster and board Trustee Richard Rockwell digitized and enhanced more than 200 slides that late town historian Fred Branch took […]
BLOOMFIELD, NJ — In these times of self-isolation and quarantine, The Historical Society of Bloomfield extends its support to members and all in the Bloomfield community. The HSOB has updated its video archive with many of its presentations and programs throughout the years. They were video-recorded by WBMA-TV and are available on demand online at […]