Category: Grover Cleveland Birthplace

Explore the History of the Caldwells; Saturday, June 11

6/11/2016

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 8:11am

CALDWELL / WEST CALDWELL, NJ - This Satuday, June 11, organizations in Caldwell and West Caldwell will present a variety of interesting and exciting historic programs at multiple locations which are designed to appeal to all ages and interests. See below for a detailed list of exhibits, lectures, self-guided walking tours, and an overnight Civil War reenactment. Events are listed by scheduled time.

West Caldwell Library - "Genealogy and Local History Resources"
Local History and Genealogy Room: 9am to 5pm and during all regular library hours
30 Clinton Road, West Caldwell

The library's genalogy collection currently includes over 700 books, as well as manuscripts, microfilmed newspapers, directories, yearbooks, maps, photographs, and family histories
The library also offers access to "Ancestry Library Edition"
Special Exhibit: West Essex Woman’s Club 's “West Essex Women of Achievement”

First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell : "Caldwell Heritage Room"
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
326 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell

Self-guided tour: Old Burying Ground, 1788 through 1881
The cemetery contains the graves of twenty veterans of the Revolutionary War and several from the War of 1812
The Heritage Room is an archive of early church records and artifacts as well as a gallery where the history of the church and Caldwell are exhibited

Grover Cleveland Birthplace Museum State Park - "Silhouette Portrait"
Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Sunday: 1pm to 4pm
207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell

Silhouette portrait artist, Ruth E. Grabner
In homage to a long ago time when itinerant artists would visit homes to create portraits that would become treasured family possessions, Ms. Grabner will be offering, for an affordable fee, Victorian silhouette portraits.
Admission to the museum and gift shop is free.

Caldwell Historic Preservation Commission - "Your Old House"
Saturday: 10:30am to 1pm
268 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell

10:30am - "Introduction: Meet the Commission"
10:45am - “Caldwell Mega-Mansions at the End of the Golden Age”
11:15am - “Development of Caldwell from Fine Resorts and Gentlemen’s Farms to Suburbia”
11:45am - “Caldwell’s Most Endangered Building” (You’ll be surprised!)
All of the programs will focus on the Borough’s rich architectural heritage. Residents will be able to look up historic information about their homes and receive guidance about how to do further research. Local historian, Richard Cummings, and architect/historic preservation expert, Frank Gerard Godlewski, will speak.

Historical Society of West Caldwell: "Historic Crane Homestead"
Saturday: 12pm to 4pm
289 Westville Avenue, West Caldwell

Guided tour: 19th Century Crane House, includes Caldwell’s War of 1812 Militia Flag and West Caldwell’s first Post Office.
A special exhibit, “Remembering NJ” presents commemorative and souvenirs of NJ

Co. E, 15 th NJ Vol. Infantry - "Overnight Civil War Encampment and Drills"
Saturday, 12pm to Sunday, 12pm
289 Westville Avenue, West Caldwell

Camp demonstrations: military camping, cooking, military drills and shooting as it was done in the 1860’s.
Drills: Saturday: 1pm, 4pm

Sisters of St. Dominic of Caldwell - "Heritage Rooms and Archives"
Saturday: 1pm to 4pm
Dominican Motherhouse, 1 Ryerson Avenue, Caldwell

Collection exhibit: View pictures, documents and artifacts of their Order, St. Aloysius Church, St. Aloysius School, Trinity Academy and Mount St. Dominic

Grover Cleveland Park Conservancy - "Highlights of a Century"
Saturday: 1:30pm to 2:30pm
Park Pond House, Brookside Avenue, Essex Fells/Caldwell

Richard Cummings, author of “Illustrated Highlights of a Century: Grover Cleveland Park 1913-2013," will discuss the history of the park. Copies of the book will be for sale to benefit the Park.

Caldwell Merchants Association: "History on the Avenue"
Saturday: throughout the day
along Bloomfield Avenue

Self-guided tour: An exhibit of over 70 posters of pictures and descriptions of buildings on Bloomfield Avenue and people who worked there in the early 1900’s

Prospect Hill Cemetery
Saturday: throughout the day
94 Prospect Street, Caldwell

Self-guided tour: Maps will be provided for touring the cemetery which was opened in 1866 and is maintained by the First Presbyterian Church of Caldwell

Caldwell Environmental Commission - "Personette Street Garden"
Saturday: throughout the day
Personette Street, Caldwell

Self-guided tour: Pollinator Garden, a “work in progress!”

"Parsonage Hill, Caldwell"
Saturday: throughout the day

Self-guided tour: Parsonage Hill; map to be available "in the area"
Spanning the years from 1870 to 1920, the neighborhood includes Queen Anne, Carpenter Gothic and Shingle Style architecture and virtually all of the buildings in the neighborhood have retained their architectural integrity.

"Orton Road, West Caldwell"
Saturday: throughout the day

Self-guided tour: Orton Road map to be available "in the area

Sign up for Daily and Breaking News Emails

25th Annual Grover Cleveland Birthplace Ice Cream Social; Saturday, July 4; 1pm to 3pm; 207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell

7/3/2015

Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com

Published 9:3

CALDWELL, NJ - This weekend, the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association will host their 25th Annual July 4 Ice Cream Social. All are welcome at the gathering which will include many family activities and entertainers, along with a patriotic salute to Independence Day. Refreshments including ice cream and popcorn will be offered to guests and the Cloverleaf Tavern will also be offering meals for sale. This year, the Association is hosting a judged Short Bread bake-off which will be awarded wth prizes.

The free event will take place Rain or Shine on Saturday, July 4, from 1pm to 3pm at the historic Presidential Birthplace which is located at 207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell.

Ice Cream Social Activities

Patent medicine show
Phydeau's fleas circus
Marco the Magician
Balloons
Street theater
Presidential house tour
Cleveland-era dress-up costumes, games and races
DJ Anthony Uccello from Caldwell
Beekeeper demonstration

Sponsors and Community Volunteers

Caldwell Kiwanis
Caldwell Rotary Club
Fairfield Rotary Club
West Essex Masons
Boy Scouts
Caldwell Merchants Association

ShortBread Bake-Off
This year, the Association is hosting a judged Short Bread bake-off which will be awarded wth prizes at 3pm. Adults and children are welcome to try their hand at creating the cookie using only 19th-century ingredients. The rules are as follows:

Entries must be received at the Birthplace on Saturday, between 10am and 12pm
All recipes must be made from scratch; no mixes are permitted
Only one entry per person
By entering this contest, bakers give permission to the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association to use the recipe for distribution and, if not under copyright, publication
There is no entry fee
Entries must include 2 dozen cookies: one for judging and one for sale
Entries must be placed on plate with a disposable cover
Entries must include an entry form and a copy of the recipe, typed or written legibly
No entries that require refrigeration will be accepted
Judging based upon Taste (70%), Appearance (10%), Texture (10%) and Use of Traditional Ingredients (10%)
Decision of Judges will be final
Entries must be a Shortbread Cookie and can be a shaped, rolled, dropped or bar cookie
Loss of 10 points for use of modern ingredients such as Baking Powder, vegetable shortening or margarine
Those interested in registering should call: 973-226-0001 / 973-226-1733

Patriotic Presentation
The flag ceremony will begin at 1pm and will include the reading of the Declaration of Independence by Thomas Jefferson and the flag raising will be performed by the scout honor guard. Caldwell’s Mayor Ann Dassing will give the welcoming remarks.

Further Information
Grover Cleveland Birthplace Association
President David A. Cowell
207 Bloomfield Avenue
Caldwell, NJ 07006
973-226-0001
Email
Website
Facebook

Sign up for Daily and Breaking News Emails

upcoming events

Explore the History of the Caldwells; Saturday, June 11

25th Annual Grover Cleveland Birthplace Ice Cream Social; Saturday, July 4; 1pm to 3pm; 207 Bloomfield Avenue, Caldwell

Archives

Categories