Monday, February 25, 2013
Music and dancing filled the Steuben House as visitors toured all three historic homes at the site
George Washington, portrayed by Rodger Yaden, along with local townspeople celebrated the anniversary of his birthday with a country ball this past weekend at New Bridge Landing. Eighteenth century dancing was featured in the Steuben House under Denise Piccino’s direction with Ridley & Anne Enslow providing musical accompaniment on fiddle and hammered dulcimer. Each of the historic site's three houses, the Steuben House, Campbell-Christie House and Demarest House were open for visitors to tour and enjoy hot cider and crullers. Visitors may also see open-hearth cooking demonstrated in the Out-Kitchen. A tiger-stripe maple bedstead, reputedly used in a local home where George Washington stayed during the 1780 Steenrapie Encampment, is …
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The Bergen County Historical Society has proposed constructing a museum at New Bridge Landing. To date the Society has raised $130,000 through private donations towards the museum project
While the fight over state funding continues between the Bergen County Historical Society and the Department of Environmental Protection, preliminary plans to construct a $350,000 museum at New Bridge Landing (NBL) remains a work in progress. To date the Society has raised $130,000 towards the construction of an 18th century Dutch barn replica that would house the Society's many artifacts which haven been placed in storage since the April 2007 Nor'easter. " Fundraising is going well," NBL Park Commission secretary Kevin Wright said. "We've raised $130,000 to date, almost entirely from small donations. We obviously are looking to elevate the building on pilings or columns of some type and to site it on the Society's lands, so we're …
Monday, January 28, 2013
The Bergen County Historical Society celebrated Brigit's Day and Candlemas over the weekend with an Irish harp concert and candle making demonstrations
Winter has reached a mid-point and to celebrate, the Bergen County Historical Society celebrated the occassion with an Irish concert for Brigit's Day and candle making demonstrations for Candlemas at New Bridge Landing on Sunday. The two events, Brigit's Day and Candlemas, annually fall between the winter solstice and spring equinox, when snowdrops, the first flower of spring, make their appearance, signaling nature’s awakening from winter's sleep. Harpist Ardis Cavin, an adjunct professor at Bergen Community College, performed several Irish ballads on a Celtic harp in the Steuben House. At the same time, visitors were able to create their own custom candles in the Out Kitchen with the help of John Muller of Fort Lee. Follow Patch on…
Sunday, August 5, 2012
Impact of development on the community, a look back at the 1970 master plan, police hires and more.
The birthplace of Bergen County is defined by the river that runs through it; looking at past master plans it's clear that the more things change, the more the concerns stay the same. SOD examines Hekemian engineer on noise pollution and flooding; Oradell and Bergenfield residents turn out in support. Mayor and council approve the hiring of new police officers to replace two recent departures, reduce overtime costs. New Jersey State Assemblyman Robert Schroeder was charged Friday with writing almost $400,000 worth of bogus checks, according to a press release from the state attorney general's office. Hekemian's expert engineer stressed that the proposed development must comply with flood hazard area protections established by the DEP, but …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Ongoing funding fight with DEP could result in continued deterioration of Steuben House at New Bridge Landing
Few towns in Northern New Jersey can boast of the historical significance of a Revolutionary War battleground in their backyard, but if things continue as they have, River Edge may be facing the loss of the Von Steuben House. "I'm very aware of the importance that New Bridge Landing could be to River Edge," Mary Donohue, Vice Chairwoman and River Edge representative of the Historic New Bridge Landing Park Commission said. "I say could be because at the present time it is in a terrible state of neglect, an almost willful deterioration that is taking place there; not on the part of the Commission or Bergen County Historical Society, but on the state of New Jersey." New Bridge Landing is a historic site in portions of New Milford, River Edge…
Monday, May 21, 2012
The annual Pinkster Fest at New Bridge Landing welcomed the return of summer
This weekend, New Bridge Landing became a celebration point for the May Queen and King during the annual Pinkster festival to welcome the return of summer. Pinkster is the Dutch name for Whitsunday or Pentecost, when a flower-crowned May Queen and King led merry-makers from door-to-door, gathering dyed eggs, butter, bread, cream, coffee, sugar, and tallow candles in baskets for a festive supper and dance. This year’s celebrate features country-dances in honor of the May Queen with Ridley and Anne Enslow on fiddle and hammered dulcimer; a reading of the Pinkster Ode (Extracts from Ode, Composed on a May Morning by William Wordsworth, May 1826); cooking demonstrations of Dutch donuts or “oliebollen” and the obligatory dance around the …
Monday, March 26, 2012
During a Revolutionary War weekend, members of the British 4th Battalion took over New Bridge Landing
British infantry claimed New Bridge Landing as their own this past weekend as the Bergen County Historical Society presented "Bergen County: The War of Outposts, March 23, 1780." Throughout the weekend members of His Majesty’s 22nd Regiment of Foot and Loyalist 4th Battalion, NJ Volunteers, performed the day-to-day duties of soldiers, such as sewing, leatherwork, musket maintenance and military drills. While the soldiers were showing off their skills, River Edge resident and New Jersey historian Kevin Wright presented a Power Point program on Saturday about "Historic New Bridge: The Bridge That Saved a Nation." On Sunday, a lecture was held on the British daybreak attack against the Continental outpost at Paramus Church in Ridgewood on …
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Monday, February 20, 2012
The Bergen County Historical Society hosted a Country Ball in honor of George Washington's birthday
As part of President's Day, the Bergen County Historical Society took to the dance floor for a Country Ball that starred Rodger Yaden as General George Washington and Revolutionary War re-enactors from the Third New Jersey Regiment. During the Revolutionary War, Washington turned the Zabriskie-Steuben House at New Bridge into his headquarters while Continental troops made camp between Van Saun Park in River Edge and Soldier Hill Road in Oradell.
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Saturday, January 7, 2012
Close out the holiday season at New Bridge Landing on Sunday
The Bergen County Historical Society is inviting everyone to celebrate Twelfth Night on Sunday. Twelfth Night is the traditional end of the Christmas season. For those of you who count the song "The 12 Days of Christmas" among your holiday favorites, it is the day with the "12 drummers drumming." According to the Bergen County Historical Society, "Festivities surrounding Twelfth Night were the most lavish of the year, featuring a great feast with bonfires, plays, music, dancing and wassailing." What exactly is 'wassailing?' It's described by the Society as "Making twelve fires of straw and drinking toasts of cider or ale." Everyone is invited to celebrate Twelfth Night with the Bergen County Historical Society and is encouraged to bring…
Friday, December 30, 2011
The state has failed to turn over funding needed to maintain the Steuben House and parkland
mike Trepicchio
4:31 pm on Thursday, February 28, 2013
Historic New Bridge Landing encompasses all publicly owned land, buildings, and structures fronting the Hackensack River at the former village of of New Bridge; fronting Hackensack Ave, and fronting Main St, east of Hackensack Ave and north of Coles Brook, in River Edge; fronting on Old New Bridge Rd, on Steuben PL in New Milford; lying south of Riverview Ave, east to River Rd in Teaneck; and … more ›