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Date Created1910

DescriptionPainting of the second church building on the current site of the Bergen Reformed Church, which replaced the older "octagonal church." It was built in 1773, and served the congregation until the...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)

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TitleSip Manor circa 1865

Date Created1865

DescriptionPhoto of an 1865 painting of a house that was occupied by the same Dutch family from 1699 to 1926. It is believed to have been built by Nicholas Varleth (or Varlett) and/or Balthazar Bayard in 1664,...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

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TitlePrior's Mill, 1875

Date Created1910

DescriptionReproduction of painting of mill built by Jacob Prior, which existed from 1760 to 1838. The mill was built on a creek that ran through the marshlands that are now downtown Jersey City. The mill was...

Time PeriodRevolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleNorth Reformed Church, Newark, New Jersey, the Addresses Delivered in Conjunction with the Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary, Dec. 10-17, 1906

AuthorFrelinghuysen, Frederick T. (Frederick Theodore); Terhune, Edward Payson

Date Created1907

DescriptionRecord of addresses presented during anniversary celebration. Includes a history of the Sunday Schools, and biographical notes on the founding members. Also includes poems and greetings from clergy...

Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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TitleCemetery of Bergen Reformed Church, circa 1900

Date Created1900

DescriptionThe first European burial ground in what is now Jersey City. The earliest burial at the cemetery of the Bergen Reformed Church took place in 1688. The oldest stone markers date from the 1700s. The...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)

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TitleCemetery of Bergen Reformed Church, circa 1950s

Date Created1950

DescriptionThe first European burial ground in what is now Jersey City. The earliest burial at the cemetery of the Bergen Reformed Church took place in 1688. The oldest stone markers date from the 1700s. The...

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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TitleDeed for Lot from Estate of Englebert Steenhuijs, 1688: Deed in Colonial Dutch from 1688

Date Created1688

DescriptionDeed for a part of the land of the late Englebert Steehuijs, first schoolteacher in New Jersey, sold by executors to Gerritt Gerrittsen. Handwritten original in Dutch, with typed transcription and...

Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763)

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TitleA True and Perfect Inventory of the Goods and Chattles Rights and Credits of Jacob Everson Late of the Township of Bergen Deceased

Date Created1832

DescriptionInventory of small farm, holding only one ox and one cow. Lists contents of household, livestock and grains, with monetary values. Also notes one bond as credit. Taken November 8, 1832.

Time PeriodExpansion and Reform (1801-1861)

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TitleTwenty-fifth Anniversary, Bergen Reformed Men's Club

Date Created1932

DescriptionProgram for anniversary dinner, Thursday April 7, 1932. Includes photos of church and pastors, a short history, lists of past presidents, current officers and committee members along with program and...

Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)

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TitleHistory and Genealogy of the Vreeland Family

AuthorVreeland, Nicholas Garretson

Date Created1909

DescriptionHistory of one of the prominent families in Hudson County history. Begins with an overview of Netherlands history, then of the Dutch settlements on the west bank of the Hudson. Contrasts Dutch and...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Colonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)