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Jul 6, 20245 min read

Independence Day Parade Marshall has a Long History in Glen Rock: Meet the Perry Family!

The land where Perry’s Florist is began as the gathering area of the Munsee Lenape Indians who inhabited the area seasonally. As more...

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Kathleen Walter, G.R.B.H.

Sep 10, 20203 min read

First Day of School

All across New Jersey, school districts are struggling to open their doors to students this challenging year. Teachers, principals,...

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Kathleen Walter, G.R.B.H.

Apr 19, 20206 min read

Glen Rockers and the 1918 Flu Pandemic

I had a little bird and its name was Enza I opened the window and in-flu-enza This was not the first article I planned to write as Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Dec 30, 20195 min read

Glen Rock in the 1920s

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Dec 13, 20193 min read

Glen Rock Schools

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Nov 17, 20194 min read

WWI and a New Municipal Building

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Nov 3, 20194 min read

The Borough Grows, 1910-1916

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Sep 29, 20194 min read

Glen Rock Forms a Fire Department

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Sep 13, 201912 min read

Three Glen Rock Heroes

As part of Glen Rock's Quasquicentennial Celebration (125 years since Incorporation in 1894), I spoke about three of Glen Rock's heroes...

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"All Aboard" the North Jersey Rapid Transit Trolleys in Glen Rock

Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Aug 29, 20194 min read

"All Aboard" the North Jersey Rapid Transit Trolleys in Glen Rock

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Aug 5, 20194 min read

The Turn of the Century: 1896-1908

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Jul 10, 20194 min read

Glen Rock's School #1, 1900-1939

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Jun 24, 20194 min read

Life in the New Borough, 1894-1900

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Jun 9, 20193 min read

Glen Rock Incorporation, 1894

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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From the Civil War to District School #44

Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Apr 13, 20194 min read

From the Civil War to District School #44

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Mar 24, 20193 min read

The Trains Come to Glen Rock

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Feb 28, 20192 min read

From Colonial Days to the War of 1812

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Feb 17, 20194 min read

Early Days and Save the Rock

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Jan 31, 20193 min read

In The Beginning

For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...

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Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian

Jan 5, 20193 min read

Happy Quasquicentennial, Glen Rock!

What's a "quasquicentennial", you might ask? It is a fancypants way to say "Happy 125th Birthday"! On September 14, 2019, Glen Rock...

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