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Library Programs on Demand: History |
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A Virtual Journey into River Edge from a Distance: Remembering River Edge
Speaker: Eric Model River Edge is a special place – has been for a long time. Join Eric Model as we start to remember who we are, what’s important to us, how it got to be and why. Eric Model’s family moved to River Edge in 1951. He was raised here. In the 1990’s he came back to town to raise a family of his own. Journeys into River Edge is adapted from a national Journeys into Hidden America that Eric founded some 30 years ago. It featured explorations of the offbeat, off the beaten path, overlooked and forgotten – places “beyond the interstate”. Recorded: 7.28.2020 |
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A Virtual Journey into River Edge from a Social Distance
Speaker: Eric Model Our second journey will include an exploration of "School Days" in River Edge over the years, "River Edge Legends" and the chance for you to share some of your memories, recollections, artifacts, trivia and misc. tidbits about River Edge, why it is unique and why it means so much to us (A "Show and Tell" of things and stories on and about River Edge"). Recorded: 9.30.2020 |
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A Virtual Journey into River Edge from a Distance: Hometown Holiday Memories
Speaker: Eric Model This year’s different kind of holiday season has us thinking of holiday seasons past. Many associate this time of year with landmark symbols of the season in the city such as the tree at Rockefeller Center, the Rockettes, Santa at Macy’s, the Giant New Year’s Eve Ball Drop at Times Square, etc. For others the memories are more personal and intimate – friends, family, gifts, dinner and a fireplace filling the room with warmth. But how about River Edge? This Journey into River Edge will feature “Hometown Holiday Memories”, special places and moments around here for this special time of year. We hope you will share your perspective and your holiday favorites whether at home or around town. Recorded: 12.7.2020 |
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Journeys into River Edge from a Social Distance: Presidential River Edge Speaker: Eric Model Roosevelt School has occupied an important role in River Edge’s history for more than a century. It is also one of many local places that have a Presidential connection. Join us for this pre-Presidents’ Day weekend “Journey into River Edge” and learn of a few of it’s connections to Presidents and American history by way of Roosevelt, Washington, street names and more. Recorded: 2.11.2021 |
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Journeys into River Edge from a Social Distance: A St. Patrick's Day River Edge Style
Speaker: Eric Model Share your own recollections with us as we pay tribute to the Irish River Edge community with personal stories, a recipe and more. We hope you can join us - bring along a good beverage perhaps a story or two to share. as we “Journey into River Edge” together. Recorded: 3.11.2021 |
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Bearing Witness for My Family: Surviving the Holocaust Presented by Jerry Zaks
Speaker: Jerry Zaks In commemoration of Yom HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day), Jerry Zaks, a son of survivors from Poland, will relate a deeply personal story about the human experience of the Holocaust. The presentation starts in 1937, when his parents were 17 and 18 years old and traces their lives from before WWII, how they survived multiple concentration camps and death marches, and how they eventually rebuilt their lives in America. Recorded: 3.31.2021 |
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Historic New Bridge Landing: Virtual Talk with Deborah Powell
Speaker: Deborah Powell Historic New Bridge Landing, located in our very own town of River Edge, has a compelling and complex story, from Native American to colonial to a strategic crossing throughout the American Revolutionary War. Deborah Powell moved to River Edge in 1981 with her husband, the late historian Kevin Wright. This began a career and fascination with the most important historic site in Bergen County and northern New Jersey and decades of work to grow the site and the Bergen County Historical Society's artifact collection. Powell continues to serve as the BCHS Commissioner on the Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission, in addition to Museum Collection Chair and a Past President. Recorded: 4.15.2021 |
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Journeys into River Edge from a Social Distance: Remembering Joe Maugeri (A River Edge Local Hero)
Speaker: Eric Model & Ryan Gibbons Joe Maugeri was a special person. He touched many lives in many ways. Beyond his family, he also meant a lot to the people of River Edge – whether on the streets as a beloved school crossing guard at Cherry Hill (Joe Maugeri Crossing), at church or as a Veteran leading us in our community observance on Memorial Day. Remembering Joe Maugeri is a celebration of the life of one meant so much to so many. Join us as we come together to honor the life and legacy of Joe Maugeri – a local hero. Share your own recollections with us as we pay tribute to Joe Maugeri, our local River Edge hero with personal stories. Recorded: 5.13.2021 |
