by Diane Norek Harrison SAYREVILLE-This first part was given to me for my column. Circa 1917, there was the Victorian Troop Marching Band. The members at this time were: William Hockenjos, Moon Bailey, Frank Johnson, John McCutcheon, Charles Burkshot, Emit Karwatt, Willis Shuler, Neal Chevalier, Otto Weck, John Sugrue, Ed Engelhart, Andy Nelson, William McCutcheon,…
By Diane Norek Harrison ELIZABETH-These memories are from reader William Frolich: Some of my earliest memories go back to when I was about two or three years old. By this time the family was living at 567 Morris Avenue in Elizabeth, although when the house was purchased, it was actually in Union Township. At some…
by Diane Norek Harrison RAHWAY-Here is a trivia question from my contributor Ed from Rahway. He wanted me to ask the readers if they knew what once stood on the grounds where the City Hall is now? I think he knows the answer, but he did not tell me! Know it? Send it to me…
by Diane Norek Harrison WOODBRIDGE-This is from some of my own material dated 1920: The beautiful High School on Barron avenue was built in 1911. There are, in addition, seven excellent public schools, located as follows: No. 1, Central Avenue, Woodbridge, Keasbey, Port Reading, Fords, Avenel, Hopelawn, and Iselin, each conducted by an excellent corps…
By Diane Norek Harrison PERTH AMBOY-In honor of Perth Amboy’s 325th Anniversary here is some early history of the city. This column is from material given to me a while back by readers Rose (Tarloski) and Jerry Celecki: Perth Amboy has a proud history. Chartered in 1683, it was the first city in New Jersey…
By Diane Norek Harrison EDISON-This is from my own material dated 1882 when Edison Township was known as Raritan Township: Although the allotment of a portion of the common lands for the benefit of schools is evidence of the interest in education felt by the first settlers, yet there was no action on the part…
RAHWAY-Before I begin my column, I would like to make a correction. In my July 10 column I had “Mary Haines delivered milk to the area.” It was my typo and should have read Marty Haines. (This has been corrected in the version posted online.)
By Diane Norek Harrison PERTH AMBOY—This is from my own material dated 1920: The Perth Amboy Dry Dock Company, with W. Parker Runyan, president and Charles D. Snedeker, secretary and treasurer, was incorporated in 1887, and developed from a marine railroad established in 1860. Since the incorporation, four dry docks have been installed, with a…
By Diane Norek Harrison CLARK-This is from my own past material dated 1882: This township was settled as part of the ancient borough or Elizabeth. In the early part of that history of that borough will be found the names of the early settlers in this section, as well as in the other parts of…
By Diane Norek Harrison SOUTH AMBOY- Here are former South Amboy resident Adam Kierst’s memories of his way home from St. Mary’s School on Augusta Street to Ward Avenue in the 1920s. I had his walking to St. Mary’s School in a column, dated July 25.
