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Bob Spear Home
pic#1 Our old home on what the Boro referred to as Nielsen Avenue which in fact was a dirt road we called Spear Lane. The “proposed” Avenue was to connect Long Hill road to Grove Street for a main entry to develop the entire area. It was particularly a “sore spot” one day to us when a Survey crew hired by the Boro came through without asking permission and staked out a broad “right of way” right across our property, across our pond, up our driveway and down across our field, pounding rib boned survey stakes in the ground! We quickly went behind them and tore up their survey stakes…
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Bob Spear on his Ancestral Bush Residence
Bob Spear on his Ancestral Home-The Bush Residence 7/10/2013 “My great grandfathers’s home circa 1870 on Valley Road- later the home of David C. Bush & Anna F. Spear and much later the Oakland Jewish Center. Henry I. Speer’s farm was next door opposite Ponds Church burying ground. The kitchen area on the right, huge barn in rear where my brother played as a child,” Bob, Thanks for adding additional info on this building. Please post your your comment as I think that it would be good for everyone to know and and appreciate both your and Oakland’s heritage. At the bottom of the pic is a hand written notation, “The Bush…
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Church of the Ponds 300th Anniversary
The Church of the Ponds Date: January 17, 2009 Subject: The Church of the Ponds Prepares to Celebrate Its 300th Anniversary Contact: Phil Marchbank 201-405-0352 File Photos Included Before there was the United States, almost 75 years before the American Revolution and even before George Washington was born, there was The Church of the Ponds in now what is Oakland, NJ. This sacred church and storied history is now planning the celebration of its 300th Anniversary in 2010. For three centuries it has been pivotal to the growth and character of this community and indeed the surrounding area. The Church of the Ponds was the nexus of life in this…
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An Ode to Our Doty Road Bridge
An Ode to Our Doty Road Bridge The current Doty Road Bridge has no soul and offers nothing to augment our wonderful memories. Made of the latest technology of steel girders wrapped in concrete, it is unable to recall Oakland’s glory days or even to inspire new ones. So sad. Is there a person among us that doesn’t have a fuzzy warm memory of the Doty Road Bridge? Is it just crossing it a thousand times? Or walking astride its beams to Pleasureland? Or perhaps it’s having a beer or two or three at the Pleasureland Pub, Auggie’s or Angie’s to some, at the foot of the bridge. Lee Eramo-Mouacdie…
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A Veteran’s STORY
“A Veteran’s STORY” What does it mean to be a “Veteran”.. To some it is pride in serving their country at a time of need, or an obligation, or perhaps some inner need to prove something to themselves or perhaps others. Back in 1964 when I graduated from High School, I like others of my age at attaining the age of 18 years, had to register for the draft which was then in progress. The country was involved in a war in southeast Asia, a place called Vietnam. The year before we had witnessed the tragic death of our President at the hands of an assassin in Dallas, Texas. President…
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Antisemitism in Oakland
This interesting picture is what we call Jewtown Hey Ron, Considering that you and your family has lived in Oakland forever, I think of you often as THE SOURCE of Oakland info. Remember that I’m a relative newbie as I have only lived here since 1979. That said, I do have a question or perhaps a hypothesis that has been intriguing me for a while. It relates to the possible antisemitism in Oakland’s past. I’ll explain. My hypothesis starts with my possession of a photo of Klein’s Beach taken on 8/24/1932 by Mr. Bush. On the back in his handwriting is the following: “This interesting picture is what we call…
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1913 NJ Dept of Health Report Kanouse
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History of the Oakland Indian Sign
History of the Indian Sign – 1930s Hanging from a bracket in the public square is a sign: “Oakland, Bergen County, N. J. Established 1869“. The legend is topped by a portrait of one Chief Laopooh and the words, “Once There Was Indians All Over This Place.” The sign was the donation of Robert T. Sheldon, a resident of Valley Road; Oakland people assert that the ungrammatical construction was insisted upon by Mr. Sheldon, who, they recall, said it was a quotation from some author.
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The Boone Family and Neighbors – Census
The Boone Family and Neighbors 1930 Census Records Results 1-11 of 11 Records Categories Matching Person (from family trees) See more like this… Ilsley Boone Williams Family Tree Matching Person details Spouse: Ella Murray Boone Children: Irene Ferris Birth: 1879 Residence: 1930 Bergen Matching Records 1930 United States Federal Census 1930S View Image Record information. Name Bradford Boone Birth New Jersey Residence 1930 Oakland, Oakland, Bergen, New Jersey, USA 1930 United States Federal Census 1930S View Image Record information. Name Ilsley Boone Birth New York Residence 1930 Oakland, Oakland, Bergen, New Jersey, USA Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966 PENSION RECORDS View Image Record information. Name Milton O Boone Birth 15 Jun…
