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Our Town’s Heartbeat: A Spotlight On Glen Rock’s Commercial District Through The Years
By Glen Rock Historical & Preservation Intern Rosaleen McGowan Nestled in the heart of Bergen County, the small town of Glen Rock,...
Kathleen Walter
Apr 55 min read
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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...
Kathleen Walter, G.R.B.H.
Jul 6, 20245 min read
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First Day of School
All across New Jersey, school districts are struggling to open their doors to students this challenging year. Teachers, principals,...
Kathleen Walter, G.R.B.H.
Sep 10, 20203 min read
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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...
Kathleen Walter, G.R.B.H.
Apr 19, 20206 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Dec 30, 20195 min read
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Glen Rock Schools
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Dec 13, 20193 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Nov 17, 20194 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Nov 3, 20194 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Sep 29, 20194 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Sep 13, 201912 min read
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"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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Aug 29, 20194 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Aug 5, 20194 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Jul 10, 20194 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Jun 24, 20194 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Jun 9, 20193 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Apr 13, 20194 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Mar 24, 20193 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Feb 28, 20192 min read
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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...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Feb 17, 20194 min read
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In The Beginning
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Jan 31, 20193 min read
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