DescriptionPhotograph of contemporary portrait by Frans Hals of Cornelius Van Vorst, pioneering Dutch settler of the New Netherland colony. Both he and his descendants played a prominent part in the history of...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Many Worlds Meet (to 1620)
DescriptionAnnual name day open house celebration of the Constantine (Gus) and Olga Gevas family attended by relatives and friends held in honor of the Father's name day and his Patron Saint. The food was...
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
DescriptionGus Gevas with other men at a storefront shoeshine/hat cleaning shop. This was the gateway for thousands of teenage Greek immigrants, c. 1920's. Courtesy of the family of Constantine and Olga Gevas
Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
DescriptionAnna Markos holding her son, Peter. Toni, her daughter, is seated far right next to Irene Pavlakos, c. 1939. Courtesy of The S. Markos Family
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
DescriptionCleopatra Katsulakos, in Greek regional attire, with a canister collecting for the Greek War Relief on Broad Street, Newark, c. 1940's. Courtesy of the Lampros Family
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)