A History Ramble through Rosedale Cemetery
Over the centuries many families in our community have chosen Rosedale Cemetery as their final place of rest. It consists of 92...
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Nov 15, 2015
Newark Through the Ages
As the City of Newark prepared to celebrate its 350th anniversary in 2016, Elizabeth Del Tufo, President of the Newark Preservation and ...
Mar 11, 2013
The Hickories: A Budding Naturalist
The extended Roosevelt family were great believers in the benefits of summer vacations in the country and outdoor pursuits. Teddy, as a...
Apr 9, 2011
How South Mountain Reservation Began and Grew
The familiar park with the awesome views to the east on the mountain above Maplewood and nearby towns has far more interesting origins...
Sep 30, 2010
Catching the Spirit
In a 220-year-old house, it is not unreasonable to think (hope?) that someone’s ghost is still wandering about the place. Does the...
Aug 4, 2008
The Lenape Who Came Before Us
The earliest residents of the Maplewood-South Orange area were The Lenape (len-AH-pay), Native Americans who once populated “a vast...
Feb 11, 2007
Down in the Valley: The History of the Dunnell Road Area
Long before the police station and fire department were located beside Memorial Park following Maplewood's incorporation, the area had...
Jan 12, 2006
Gustav Stickley and the Craftsman Home
“Lifestyle” is a concept that seems very modern, but the work of Gustav Stickley, architect, furniture designer and manufacturer, ...
Nov 14, 2003
The Separation of Maplewood and South Orange
sources: 1. John P. Snyder, The Story of New Jersey’s Civil Boundaries 1606-1968. (Bureau of Geology and Topography, Trenton, New Jersey,...
Jan 12, 2003
Maplewood, in the Orange Mountains
The name “Maplewood” dates back to 1860, but the history of the section can be traced back many, many years, to a time before the hum of...
Nov 1, 2001
The Battle of Springfield - June 1780
The Revolutionary War Battle of Springfield, in June 1780, took place little more than a stone's throw from Maplewood's borders. Although...
May 31, 2000
A Brief History of The Durand-Hedden House
The Durand-Hedden House, whose original structure was built in about 1790, sits on two acres of the original plantation that was part of a...
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