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BACK IN TIME: Memoir recalls an Old Tappan Christmas from long ago
OLD TAPPAN, N.J.—May E. Mence Gifford was born in Old Tappan back in 1881, at a time of dirt roads, horses and wagons, years before the first phone came to […]
Articles by Kristin Beuscher
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BACK IN TIME: Christmas in the Kinderkamack Countryside
EMERSON, N.J.—German-born Daniel and Christina Heck first moved to Kinderkamack, later renamed Emerson, in 1869 and bought the land consisting of an old house, barn, outbuildings and 63 acres of […]
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BACK IN TIME: A Century Ago, the Victrola was a Hot Ticket at Christmas
ENGLEWOOD, N.J.—Long before anybody wanted the latest iPhone for Christmas, the Victrola phonograph was a hot ticket during the holiday season of 1919. You could pick one up at the […]
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BACK IN TIME: Winter fun at Demarest Duck Pond
Welcome winter! The season officially began Saturday, Dec. 21. Here’s a look back at a winter past, when some local folks made the best of the frigid weather by ice […]
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BACK IN TIME: A Tale of Tenafly’s Brand of Aristocracy
For anyone who watched the PBS period drama “Downton Abbey,” the following century-old scenario might conjure up memories of the tragic love story of Lady Sybil and Crawley family chauffeur […]
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BACK IN TIME: Down the Lane in Englewood
We go back to the age of tophats and pocket watches for this photograph of the dapper fellows of Englewood’s Bowling Club. Much about this photograph is a mystery. We […]
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BACK IN TIME: The Early Days in Northvale
In 1909, the New Jersey Bureau of Labor and Statistics produced a book called “The Industrial Directory of New Jersey.” Intended for businessmen, it had a profile on each town […]
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BACK IN TIME: A Vintage Holiday Season in Westwood
WESTWOOD, N.J.—Decorations light up the night as Westwood Avenue is all decked out for the 1973 holiday season. This image was captured by photographer Thomas Moorhead of Emerson. December is […]
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BACK IN TIME: A $1 Thanksgiving Dinner at Koenig’s
This week we go back to Thanksgiving of 1935—when the holiday fell on Nov. 28, as it does this year, and you could get a full dinner in Hillsdale for […]
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BACK IN TIME: Closter Site Has Been a Restaurant—With Many Owners— Since 1920s
CLOSTER, N.J.—For those who wanted to eschew the traditional Thanksgiving dinner at home back in 1959, there were many Northern Valley restaurants offering to do the cooking. In Closter, you […]