Did you know that the beautiful stained-glass windows at Kip’s Castle are believed to have been designed and made at the famous Tiffany Studios in New York City? Now nearly 100 years old, the windows are in need of some TLC, and the Kip’s Castle Park Conservancy is focused on raising the funds to...
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Verona’s Jane Eliasof is now the administrative director of the Montclair Historical Society and she has let us know that the MHS will hold its 33rd Annual Herb Sale on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, May 5 through May 7, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The sale takes place on the grounds of the...
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Jane Eliasof, a Verona resident who works with the Montclair Historical Society’s Nathaniel and Israel Crane houses, has let us know that there will be a meeting to introduce potential volunteers to opportunities at local history museum. The seminar will be this Sunday, September 19, from 1 to 2 p.m. at the Montclair Historical...
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We’ve gotten this note from Jane Eliasof, who served on the Verona High School Class of 2010 Project Graduation Committee, along with Barbara Rosenstein, Debra Schenkel, Marcia Paisner, Coleen D’Alessandro, Donna Liquori and Stella Lukas. Project Graduation is an all-night, drug and alcohol-free celebration for graduating seniors; take a look at some of the...
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Put aside the GameBoys and Xboxes next Sunday, July 25. The Montclair Historical Society is holding a day devoted to the games and toys of the 18th and 19th centuries on the back lawn of the Israel Crane House. Games, which will be held from noon to 2 p.m. include wooden hoops, bean bags,...
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For the last two summers, the Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit has taken children on virtual voyages to ancient Jerusalem and the Sea of Galilee as part of its innovative, interactive Vacation Bible School. This year, Holy Spirit’s Vacation Bible School will take the storytelling to Egypt and look at Joseph’s journey from...
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A tiny Verona structure is getting a lot of attention these days–and may become the town’s first official historic landmark. At Thursday night’s meeting of Verona’s Landmarks Preservation Commission, its members voted unanimously to recommend that the Town Council designate the railroad freight shed on the property at 62 Depot Street a landmark. If...
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Three Verona residents will be among the experts participating in a four-part forum on restoring an older home co-sponsored by the Montclair Historical Society and the Van Vleck House and Gardens. On January 23, Chuck Baum from Colour Dynamics, and Verona Landmarks Preservation Commission members Jane Eliasof and Pat Hynes kick off the first...
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