Footprints, that perhaps another, sailing oer lifes solemn main, a forlorn and shipwrecked brother, seeing, shall take heart again. Ortlip was a wellknown fort lee painter in the early twentieth century. Hnew jersey is sponsored by the new jersey historical commission. Digital jerseyana collection new jersey state publications digital library.
These events are recalled at monument park and fort lee historic park. Taken together with all the new construction of the past 15 years, it can be easy to overlook the neighborhoods rich history. About of our genealogy collection is made up of family histories. Karcher, new jerseys multiple municipal madness new brunswick. Mar 19, 2009 most of coytesvilles wideopen spaces have since disappeared, save for a few pocket parks. The first people to live on the land now known as new jersey were the delaware indians. Over 325 years have passed since our early colonists arrived in the penns neck area. History of the county of hudson, new jersey, from its earliest settlement to the present time by charles h. The archives holds birth, marriage, and death records from may 1848 to december 1900. Baptistaupdated december 16, 2012 shadyside, now part of edgewater, was a narrow strip of land along the hudson river, three miles south of fort lee and just east of the palisades.
Indispensable publications on this topic, many available online or at the bolger heritage center, include. Chemical industry of shadyside edgewater, new jersey. The coyte family settled coytesville in the mid1840s. Burial records in woodland aka coytesville englewood cliffs cemetery, bergen county, new jersey. Taking typing and shorthand courses she worked for louis s. Most of coytesvilles wideopen spaces have since disappeared, save for a few pocket parks.
The genealogical society of nj has their archives in new brunswick, nj at the special collections sections of the alexander library. History of the fifteenth new jersey volunteer infantry by alanson a. Donna speer ristenbatt genealogyreformed dutch church records. The historic sites in lambertville nj include the john holcombe house, coryell ferry sites, and the continental army encampment site. Graphic maps of the area around 40 50 23 n, 73 52 30 w. A history of the garden state presents a fresh, comprehensive overview of new jerseys history from the prehistoric era to the present. Appears in 27 books from 18411999 page 78 masonic order, and is also a member of the ancient arabic order nobles of the mystic shrine. Quihawkin, kinseyville, biddles, and cravens ferry are names unfamiliar to the residents of pennsville today. Proof that new jersey pioneered the movie business is out of the dusty history books and in the can.
Public property records provide information on land, homes, and commercial properties, including titles, property deeds, mortgages, property tax assessment records, and other documents. Shampanore refers to this book as a pictorial history of warren county, but there is some text included. Approximately onethird of the book is a city directory, but for some reason, it does not include phillipsburg. Whitteaker myrtle beach myrtle beach rodney benjamin whitteaker age 89, died friday november 4, 2016 at brightwater assisted living. You can read about the collection or browse the entire collection. Most of fort lees film history eventually burned away, one studio at a time.
We currently have over 1,662,956 images available online. With histories of lives, families, and landmarks, stafford chronicles vividly reconstructs different ways of life in a town that has seen many changes. If you do not have these programs you can download them, for. In 1938, the post office moved to another building on washington avenue. The founder, joseph coyte, donated land for the local school and cemetery, as well as the land atop the palisades, which became coytesville. Property records search new jersey assessments, deeds, gis. Miriam disbrow selb roberts, 97, born in coytesville, nj to the late leiverre wellington and anna miriam disbrow selb, passed away at home in ewing on monday, november 5.
A history of film in fort lee, nj barrymore film center. New jersey has a long and distinguished history that dates back far before the american revolution in which the state played a pivotal role. Fort lee, new jersey revolutionary war sites fort lee historic sites. Many have been publishedreproduced in small numbers, and have been given to us for safe keeping.
Many of the universal productions made in new jersey studios were short films. Since 1903, the mission of the gloucester county historical society has been to collect and preserve material pertaining to the southern new jersey area. This was a 12 page paper found within the scrapbooks which was done with most of the information coming from a book entitled, bartow county georgia history. Archives njphotos ad the new jersey historical society.
Catherine payne obituary union city, nj the jersey journal. We are now accepting submissions for conference proposals and submissions to the posters and projects session subscribe to hnet new jersey. Warren county histories and histories of the various towns. History of pennsville township township of pennsville. The historic sites in fort lee nj include the fort lee historic park, monument park, and the washingtons army 1776. Inhabited by lenape indians for nearly 15,000 years, europeans first visited the area when italian explorer giovanni da verrazzano dropped anchor along the jersey shore in 1524. Thanks to my friend and former coytesville gal geri caputo for her donation of artifacts to the fort lee historical society fort lee museum and the fort lee film commission barrymore film center. As a whole, the state of new jersey has a very unique history. Being the story of john fenwicks colony, the oldest english speaking settlement on the delaware river paperback by. Lyle stuart 19222006, independent publisher of controversial books.
Additional records are listed on the county and state pages. Fort lee recounts the rich history of this dynamic borough. This antique map coytesville and atlas bergen county 1876 are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera its truly a line drawn from point a ie coytesville to point b. If i had to go back in time, i wouldnt change a thing. The fort lee historical society and its vice president, lucille bertram, drew from their extensive archive and from private collections to produce fort lee. Vansciver, historic events the november 1776 invasion of new jersey and retreat. Rodney whitteaker obituary murrells inlet, sc the sun news. Popular nj history books meet your next favorite book. Place names of salem county is a good tool for those investigating the history of salem county as well as an interesting introduction to that topic. Born in coytesville, nj, she had lived in cliffside park, nj before moving to closter, nj in 1952. A summary of the studios and films that were produced in fort lee, nj.
Originally settled by native americans, new jersey has welcomed waves of immigrants, from the dutch and english in the 1600s to. History books somerset county library system of new jersey. Nevertheless, it is an indispensable guide to john fenwicks county. The chemical industry of shadyside edgewater, new jersey a history by robert j. But hidden behind fences, sandwiched between new homes, and tucked into memories, is the story of days gone by. The new jersey historical society 52 park placenewark, nj 07102 973 5968500fax. The elevation of coytesville is 351 feet above mean sea level.
History of the early settlement and progress of cumberland county new jersey. Coytesville coytesville, usa, is one of the sections of fort lee with its own unique historical identity. Coytesville is a densely urban neighborhood based on population density located in fort lee, new jersey. New jersey postcards by town new jersey state library. Sinclair, a guide to the literature of new jersey place names new brunswick. Page 190 lives of great men all remind us we can make our lives sublime, and, departing, leave behind us, footprints on the sands of time. This page primarily lists records kept at the city level. County history with many submitted family histories. Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a pointtopoint distance. West jersey history project booka place names of salem. History and directory of warren county, new jersey. Also known as the garden state, new jersey has been a center for hightech industry and invention throughout its existence. It is just blocks away from the gardner sage library. Maphill lets you look at coytesville, bergen county, new jersey, united states from many different perspectives.
Each angle of view and every map style has its own advantage. Located in the heart of the bustling atlantic corridor and. Please join us as we step into the future while unlocking the treasures of the past. They lived here starting at least 10,000 years ago. This guide takes you on a journey throughout new jersey using historic places to tell the collective story of both famous and private.
New new linwood nj images of america by carolyn adams patterson. Lee and lived for many years in union city before moving to north bergen 12 years ago. The state has a rich native american heritage and complex colonial history. For the most part, these histories have been written by family members. Coytesville nj coytesvillers public group facebook. The organizations listed below provide information about new jersey history and genealogy. List of books and articles about new jersey history online. The will requires that this announcement shall be made in every book added to the library under its provision. New jersey department of state historical commission.
The new jersey collection includes a significant body of new jersey cookbooks written and compiled by various local and regional groups active throughout the state during the twentieth century, with postworld war ii publications constituting its most active area of development. Our research library is the repository of one of the largest genealogical collections in southern new jersey. Catherine was a secretary for nj manufactures insurance co. A new jersey property records search locates real estate documents related to property in nj. This fascinating work explores all neighborhoodsfrom tightknit coytesville to sedate palisade with its grand earlytwentiethcentury homesreflecting the individual flavor and personality. Coytesville real estate is primarily made up of small studio to two bedroom to medium sized three or four bedroom apartment complexeshighrise apartments and singlefamily homes. The hidden history of new jersey is a mustreadand not just for those who reside in the garden state.
Birthplace of the motion picture industry nj images of america fort. The official web site for the state of new jersey a. She graduated from hamilton high school in 1931, and graduated with her b. In turn, the borough of fort lee is located within bergen county. This site requires the adobe flash player and adobe acrobat reader be installed on your computer.
Find genealogy and surname records in bergen county, new jersey. Fort lee is a borough at the eastern border of bergen county, new jersey, in the united states, situated along the hudson river atop the palisades as of the 2010 united states census, the boroughs population was 35,345, reflecting a decline of 116. Publications downloads gloucester county historical society. The book is fascinating for residents of bridgewater, as well as anyone interested in new jersey history, because it covers the early industries of the area, families, houses, the american revolution and the middlebrook encampment, schools, churches, the great fire of 1923 which destroyed a large portion of martinsville, and recent history up. Roberts ewing miriam disbrow selb roberts, 97, born in coytesville, nj to the late leiverre wellington and anna miriam disbrow selb, passed away at home in ewing on monday, nov. His son, john, age 18, makes his acting debut at this benefit. Miriam roberts obituary trenton, nj the times, trenton. The cemetery has been neglected and there is english ivy covering most of the ground and thickets and small trees popping up all over.
The woodland cemetery aka the coytesville cemetery is located at the south end of hickory street, behind an unfinished wooden fence, not visible from the road. History of cassville and the cassville historical society. Nj history books do you know the history of your town. Most people dont know how these 21 towns in new jersey got their start. The fort lee film commission hopes to lead a walking tour of the film history of coytesville this fall. Township of montville municipal building business offices 195 changebridge road montville, nj 07045 phone. Announcing the 2020 new jersey history conference, the battles for the ballot. Hnewjersey is open to anyone with an interest in the history of new jersey, including but not limited to academic researchers, teachers, students, archivists, historic site staff, volunteers, genealogists, archeologists, historic preservationists, and just plain history buffs.
The new jersey state library in trenton, new jersey has both nj and ny reformed dutch church records. It also includes links to historical sites and resources in newark. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. New jersey womens heritage trail alice paul centennial foundation and the new jersey dept. New jersey has been a leader in industrial research and development since the establishment in 1876 of thomas edisons research facility in menlo park.
Englewood genealogy in bergen county, nj usa 1,060,369 new jersey,927 bergen county 1,198 englewood 57. Whats happened all over the country has, in one way or another, happened in new jersey. Several government offices in nj state maintain property records. The findings of archaeologists, political, social, and economic historians provide a new look at how the garden state has evolved. In 1917, the studios were leased to goldwyn, with universal announcing that it would use the old champion studios in coytesville.
Page 7 previously to september 1752, the civil or legal year in this country commenced on the day of the annunciation, the 25th of march, whilst the historical year began, as at present, on the day of the circumcision, the 1st of january. Champion film company, first permanent film studio in fort leecoytesville area. Jackson county, west virginia past and present 1990. They are personal genealogies put together with love and a lot of care. The georgia general assembly created the county of cass now bartow county in the year 1832. I highly recommend the encyclopedia of new jersey, which was published by rutgers university. Tracey 101, of north bergen, passed away on monday 91817. Nj003inventory to the new jersey cookbook collection rul. Birthplace of the motion picture industry nj images of.
It is bounded north by pequannock township, east by pequannock township and the passaic river, south by the rockaway river and west by the rockaway river and boonton township. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2. Superfund sites, and industrial cleanup is an important issue in its cities. Essex county, new jersey genealogy familysearch wiki. Read this book and over 1 million others with a kindle unlimited membership. Coytesville populated place profile bergen county, new. Mar 14, 2001 the chairman of the fort lee film commission in new jersey is organizing grass roots support for the effort to save the onetime family home of actor john barrymore from demolition. One of the original colonies, new jersey was an important battleground during the american revolution. All of the family histories are considered reference. Academy of the holy angels demarest academy of the holy angels fort lee academy of the sacred heart. The official web site for the state of new jersey history. This group is for all those lucky guys and gals who grew up in the coytesville section of fort lee nj and. The fort lee lane closure scandal, also known as bridgegate, was a political scandal concerning the actions taken by the staff of new jersey governor chris christie and his port authority appointees to create a traffic jam in fort lee when dedicated toll lanes for one of the fort lee entrances to the upper level on the george washington bridge were reduced from three to one from september 9, 20, to september, 20.
With histories of lives, families, and landmarks, stafford chronicles vividly reconstructs different ways. Historyancestry found and genealogy of fenwicks colony new jersey by thomas shourds 1876 553 pages. Anywhere from 8,000 to 20,000 delaware indians lived in the area when the first europeans arrived. This february 20th, 1966 new york daily news featured photo spread article on fort lees role as the first american film town and birthplace of the american film industry is amazing. List of books and articles about new jersey history. Woodland aka coytesville englewood cliffs cemetery. Klett, executive director of the new jersey state archives, added that the new jersey state archives njsa holds some early land records for richmond county staten island, orange county, and rockland county, new york. New jersey voting rights, then and now, at kean university on friday, november, 2020. Fort lees two coytesville parks fort lee, nj patch. Border disputes between new york and new jersey continued to at least 1831 and some deeds at njsa are for. The important events and heroism of jerseymen in the revolutionary and civil war is thoroughly researched and well writtenan important addition to the library of a history buff. Joseph coyte, the founder of coytesville, was the first coytesville postmaster. Sep 06, 20 joseph coyte, the founder of coytesville, was the first coytesville postmaster. Coytesville, bergen county, new jersey, united states.
Coytesville fort lee, nj neighborhood profile neighborhoodscout. A list of revolutionary war sites in lambertville, new jersey. From its origin in 1746 to the commencement of 1854, volume 2 by john maclean. This book makes an attempt to explore new jerseys history from native american settlement through modern suburbanization. It was an old fashioned feel, maybe because i was young and now im old lol besides growing up across from the minute market, eventually the 711, the laundromat, and the cleaners owned by the wonderful, vinnie barbara, we also had all the conveniences around the corner. Some structures that remain are the champion studio just over the border in englewood cliffs, which was built in 1910 and was the first home to universal studio in 1912. The long history of heavy industry in new jersey has left the state with the largest inventory of u. Like almost all place name books it is possibly incomplete and on occasion irritatingly cryptic. The stories are based in southern ocean county, nj, but they range to high points of new jersey shore area history from the 1600s to the present. Genealogicalancestry found history of hudson and bergen counties, new jersey by cornelius burnham harvey 1900 617 pages. What are the best books on the history of new jersey. Their name means original people or genuine people. Address essex county courthouse 465 martin luther king jr blvd newark, nj 07102 phone.
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