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Save the Date: UPCOMING EVENTS
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Oakes Mill, Oakes Pond and the Oakes Family
Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 PM at the Civic Center, 84 Broad Street
What was it like to work in a wool mill in the early 1900s, or for that matter, to own the wool mill?
Learn about Oakes Mill's history in Bloomfield from David Oakes building a single-room mill making yarn when he was 21 to a 30-acre campus of industrial buildings known nationally for its Oakes Blue wool that was used to make Civil War uniforms. You'll see photos and maps from the Historical Society's archives of the early days of the mill, the pond, the Oakes family and two generations of their Oakeside mansions on Belleville Avenue.
Presentation by Rich Rockwell. Rockwell has been a Trustee of the Historical Society and Bloomfield history enthusiast for over 20 years. He is the author of Bloomfield Through Time, 2015.
This presentation is free and open to the public.
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| Postcard photo of Oakes Mill, early 1900s | | Boys fishing at Oakes Pond, early 1900s |
Highlights from Our Web Site
1865 Map of Bloomfield and Belleville
This map shows Bloomfield before Montclair and Glen Ridge split off and Belleville before Nutley split off. The map includes pictures of prominent buildings at the time. Each of the house pictures have been digitally repaired and enhanced and are featured in our photo gallery: Bloomfield and Belleville, 1865
We are grateful to Adriana O'Toole for donating this map to the Historical Society's collections.
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| Warren Baldwin's home and store on Broad Street. This is where Gencarelli's Bakery is today. |
This was James Bartholomew's estate on Blomfield Avenue. Berkley Heights Park is in this location today. |
Residenced of Augustus T. Morris, Morris Place and Bay Avenue. |
Charles Warren Eaton's Photos of Bloomfield
Photos by Charles Warren Eaton taken between approximately 1905 to 1915 of scenes in Bloomfield including photos of Eaton, his home and garden, Mills and mill ponds in Bloomfield (Diamond Paper Mill, Davey's Pond and Davey's Mill, and Oakes Pond and Oakes Mill), scenes along Third River and newly improved photos of the Morris Canal in Bloomfield.
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| Charles Warren Eaton |
Garden in Eaton backyard |
Oakes Pond and Oakes Mill |
Rev. Phraner's Photos of Palestine Mission Trip
In the early 1900s, Rev. Wilson Phraner took a Mission trip to Palestine. These are photos he took and made into Magic Lantern Slides that he used in his ministry at the Montgomery Mission Chapel in the Soho neighborhood in Belleville. These photos have been added to our Photo Gallery.
We also have collections of his photos from trips to Switzerland and Germany, Cuba and Alaska and, of course, his collection of photos of Bloomfield.
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| Damascus Gate |
Dragomen (Interpreters/Guides) |
Mary's Well |
Camp Pinelock
An Anecdotal History, Candid Observations, and Memories of Camp Pinelock, Once a Unique Bloomfield
Girl Scout Camp in Knowlton Township, Warren County, NJ (1946- 1961), by S. David Phraner
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| Camp Pinelock Entrance Postcard |
Lake at Camp Pinelock Postcard |
Remaining Camp Pinelock building, 2021 |
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90 Broad Street
Bloomfield, NJ 07003
973-743-8844
info@hsob.org
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