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Webinar on History of Palisades Amusement Park Webinar Filled

On January 18, 2021January 18, 2021In Exhibit, Palisades Amusement Park, Upcoming Event

The Palisades Park exhibit and events have been very popular and unfortunately, our February 20 Palisades Park program reached capacity very quickly.

March 20 – “Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Ramapo College: A Roast of President George Potter and Faculty”

On January 4, 2021December 29, 2020In Exhibit, Ramapo College, Upcoming Event, Virtual Program

An online Film Screening - In 1981 Ramapo College celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a roast of its first president George Potter. It was a joyous occasion enjoyed by all, especially President George Potter. In addition to President Potter seven faculty were roasted as well.

View the webinars – Les Paul’s Recording Innovations with Gene Paul

On December 10, 2020December 10, 2020In Exhibit, Les Paul, Virtual Program

Two videos from the Les Paul Legacy Series have been posted. View them here.

Feb 6 -Virtual Guitar Workshop with Tom Doyle: Guitar Care and Maintenance

On December 3, 2020November 30, 2020In Les Paul, Music, Upcoming Event, Virtual Program

Since the mid 1960’s, Tom Doyle was Les Paul’s guitar builder and repairman, soundman/engineer, producer and emcee at all the shows at both Fat Tuesdays and Iridium clubs in NYC for over 26 years. Tom will demonstrate the proper techniques of the basic set-up and maintenance of acoustic and electric guitars. Tom will also demonstrate the correct way to change strings, adjust the neck, assess the nut, adjust the pick-up height, and set the intonation and action so that your instrument is ready for whenever you are.

Ramapo College in the 1970’s: View the Online Programs

On November 19, 2020November 19, 2020In Exhibit, Ramapo College, Virtual Program

Webinars recordings of Life at Ramapo College in the 1970's, with students, faculty and staff form the early 1970's - now available for viewing

March 1 -Stitches in Time: Quilts, 1800-1976 – A Webinar

On November 18, 2020November 17, 2020In Museum Collections, Quilts and Coverlets, Research and Archives, Textiles, Virtual Event

American quilts have decorated our beds and kept us warm for two centuries. Peggy W. Norris explores the great variety of quilts from 1800 to 1976, with a special look at quilts made in Bergen County. Get a sneak peek at the quilts to be displayed at the Bergen County Quilt and Coverlet Show.

Mahwah Museum Thanks our Veterans

On November 11, 2020November 5, 2020In Research and Archives, Veterans, World History

We are grateful for all that our servicemen and women, past and present, have done for our country.

Jan 23 – Starting Your Family Tree – A Webinar

On November 3, 2020November 16, 2020In Research and Archives, Upcoming Event, Virtual Program

Do you love learning about your family history? From gathering photographs and stories, selecting genealogy tools and platforms, dabbling in DNA and collaborating with distant cousins, Cathy Moran Hajo will take you through the steps of starting work on your family tree. This will be a Zoom presentation with a Q&A afterwards.

In Memoriam – Lou Pallo

On November 2, 2020November 2, 2020In In Memoriam

Five Books on Suffrage Now Available at the Mahwah Museum

On November 2, 2020November 2, 2020In Exhibit, Museum Store

The Museum has recently added five book on Suffrage to the Museum store. These five books are being featured in our Museum store along with Carol Wehran Greene's Images of America: Mahwah and The Ramapough Chronicles, both now on sale.

Feb 20 -The History of Palisades Amusement Park – A Webinar

On October 6, 2020January 14, 2021In Exhibit, News, Palisades Amusement Park, Upcoming Event, Virtual Program

The History of Palisades Amusement Park – A Webinar *Sold Out* Hosted by Vince Gargiulo February 20th from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm Pre-registration required REGISTER HERE *Sold Out* Online – The popular and informative lecture is a comprehensive history of the Park beginning with its inception in the late 1800s, detailing its history of...

Nov 14 – Life at Ramapo College in the 1970’s: Faculty Perspectives – Virtual Program

On September 25, 2020November 2, 2020In Exhibit, Ramapo College, Virtual Program

Dr. Charlie Carreras, Professor Emeritus of Ramapo College, will moderate the discussion as faculty and staff of Ramapo share their stories about what it was like in the early years. Dr. Eddie Saiff, Professor of Biology and Dean of the School of Theoretical and Applied Science, Dr. Clifford Peterson, retired professor of international politics, and Nancy Mackin Robinson, Dean of Students (retired), will be panelists.

This Day In History

Crime: 1910 Vincent W. Vander Weyde, the engineer who laid out Cragmere Park on the Old Miller property, committed suicide. He apparently had run up many debts and was apprehended stealing a tray of diamonds in New York City and swallowed poison. Many local people had endorsed notes for this popular young man. Among those victimized were Abram C. Banta, Clerk of the Board of Education ($225) Mr. Miller ($500 board bill) Clarence Strickland of Suffern ($300) and David Maged of Suffern ($50 to $60). He had also borrowed money from a local bank but that was secured by his shares in the Mahwah Savings and Loan. He was an only son, unmarried, and leaves an aged mother in New York City. (Bristow) (111)
Education: 1952 Students in grades 1 and four finished a complete physical examination which was intended to provide a base file against which to measure future growth and development. The examination included a pedigraph, a urinalysis and a strip examination. Each class was completed in a period of about two hours, preceded by classroom instruction concerning personal hygiene and the purpose of the examination. Testing of other classes was delayed for lack of a suitable space. Students not being examined had to be crowded into other classrooms. Giving the eye test in the corridor was rejected since the hall became too crowded and pupil standing in line disturbed other classes. (69); 1934 A special meeting of the Hohokus Township Board of Education ended with a vote to postpone the closing of the mountain school. A detailed letter from County Superintendent Harding urged that several specific steps be taken to asses the educational needs of the pupils at both the mountain school and School #2 in Mahwah. Harding noted that attendance at the mountain school had decreased for a number of years, and that the 21 students currently enrolled came from only six families. This pointed to the eventual closing of the school. Before that happened a series of diagnostic tests to measure intelligence and achievement and a survey of the physical and mental health of the pupils in school #2 should be undertaken. In the meantime the school should be kept open and a competent "man" be hired to teach there at least until the end of the school year. The eventful solution, he stated, might be the creation of one or more "opportunity classes" for some of the special needs children in both schools. The testing program would be effective and not expensive. The Board responded by voting the postponement unanimously, hiring Andrew J. Donneley of Paterson as the mountain school teacher, cancelling the bids for bus transportation for the mountain pupils and making final plans for the Board's annual meeting and the elections to take place on February 13th. (Bristow) (87)

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Virtual Guitar Workshop – Guitar Care and Maintenance with Tom Doyle

The History of Palisades Amusement Park – A Webinar Sold Out

Stitches in Time: Quilts, 1800-1976 – A Webinar with Peggy Norris

Ramapo College 10th Anniversary Roast of President Potter and Faculty – Online

What’s in Your Attic? Sharing Mahwah’s History – A Webinar