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Year
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Month
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Title
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Author(s)
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Start page
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2022
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11
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The Forgotten Legacy of the Chester Railroad
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Matthew Evans
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1
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2022
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11
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Chester's Railroad Legacy Reborn as Rail Trails
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Edward Ng
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5
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2022
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11
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The Real Story of General Nathan Cooper
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Zinnia Cheetham
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7
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2022
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11
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The Microfossils of Mt. Paul, Chester, New Jersey
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Ted Pallis
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11
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2022
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11
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The President's Year-End Recap
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Edward Ng
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14
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2022
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11
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Thank you, Bruce Clark, John Lavin Esq., Betsy Regber CPA, Trustees and Members
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Edward Ng
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16
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2022
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5
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Lake Chester aka Lake Takene Revisited
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Bruce Clark
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1
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2022
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5
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Editor's Postscript - Imagine if Lake Chester was a reality
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Edward Ng
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4
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2022
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5
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Cream, Ice, and Fire - The History of Tyalor's Ice Cream Parlor
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Edward Ng
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5
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2022
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5
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The Long Range Gun Club and Beagles Too
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Edward Ng
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8
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2022
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5
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CHS and the Pathways of History 2022
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2021
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11
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Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Chester Volunteer Fire Company
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Edward Ng
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1
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2021
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11
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The Pleistocene (Ice Age) of Chester, New Jersey
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Prof. John Puffer
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5
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2021
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11
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The History of the Chester Furnace Historic Site
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Edward Ng
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9
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2021
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5
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Announcing Chester Historical Society's YouTube Channel
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Edward Ng
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1
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2021
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5
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The Chester Historic and Notable Places Quilt
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Marla Jackson
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2
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2021
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5
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Images of the 30 Squares of the 1981 Chester Historic and Notable Places Quilt
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Edward Ng
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3
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2021
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5
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The Chester Bicentennial Quilt
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Marla Jackson
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6
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2021
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5
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A Selection of Signatures from the Chester Bicentennial Quilt
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Edward Ng
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9
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2021
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5
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Recent CHS Events: The Pathways of History and Library Quilts Display
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Edward Ng
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12
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2021
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5
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A Historic and Notable Places Quilt Quiz
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Edward Ng
|
12
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2021
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5
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Strolling Historic Chester - Stroll #1 Map
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Edward Ng
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13
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|
2020
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11
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Blasts from the past! Recognize these 1976 Chester ads?
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Edward Ng
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1
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2020
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11
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Chester's 150-Year Old "Rockefeller Center"
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Edward Ng
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2
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2020
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11
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Marth Brookes Hutcheson - Chester's Women's Suffrage Activist
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Alison Dahl
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12
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2020
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11
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Larry Lowenthatl - 1940-2020
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Edward Ng
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13
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2020
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11
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Chester Covid-19 Update
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Edward Ng
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14
|
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2020
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5
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Signs of the Times - Coping with COVID-19 in Chester
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Edward Ng
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2
|
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2020
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5
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Charles E. Tippett - The Bottles and The Man
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Edward Ng
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3
|
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2020
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5
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Chester Furnace Historic Site Update
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Bruce Clark
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10
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2019
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11
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The 2019 CHS Architectural Preservation Merit Awards
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Ed Hanington, Edward Ng
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1
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2019
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11
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Luse Tavern to The Maple Shop - A 275 Year History
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Edward Ng
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3
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2019
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11
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History of the Elizabeth Donnell Kay Environmental Center
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Edward Ng
|
5
|
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2019
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11
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Chester Historical Society - 1969 the First Year
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Edward Ng
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11
|
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2019
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11
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Thanks to Mayors Hoven and Asdal for Honoring CHS' 50th Anniversary
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Edward Ng
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11
|
|
2019
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6
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The Chester Historical Society Kicks off 50th Anniversary Celebrations
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Edward Ng
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1
|
|
2019
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6
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Happy Birthday Chester Area Pool
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Marla Jackson
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3
|
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2019
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6
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7 Notable Historic Chester Women: Janet Abeles (1908-1992)
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Edward Ng
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9
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2019
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6
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7 Notable Historic Chester Women: Lois Anna "Tommie" Barker (1923-2018)
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Debra Schiff
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10
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2019
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6
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7 Notable Historic Chester Women: Mary Carolyn (Mae) Call (1909-1997)
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Mary Lou Call Robinson, Sally Call Fuller, Bob Call
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11
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2019
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6
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7 Notable Historic Chester Women: Martha Brooks Hutcheson (1871-1959)
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Edward Ng
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12
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2019
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6
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7 Notable Historic Chester Women: Elizabeth Donnell Kay (1894-1987)
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Edward Ng
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13
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2019
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6
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7 Notable Historic Chester Women: Carmen Helmer Smith (1915-2007)
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Alison Dahl, Claire Smith Hanson
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14
|
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2019
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6
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7 Notable Historic Chester Women: Leila Topping (1896-1939)
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Edward Ng
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15
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2019
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6
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Cabin Fever, Finding Kate & the Chester Railroad Extravaganza
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Edward Ng
|
16
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2019
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6
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Isaac Corwin House aka Larison's Turkey Farm Inn Listed on the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places by Preservation New Jersey
|
Edward Ng
|
17
|
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2018
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12
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The Incredible Journey of the Black River Playhouse - Acts 3 & 4
|
Edward Ng
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1
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2018
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12
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The Great War: Remembering Roy and Albert
|
Edward Ng
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8
|
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2018
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12
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Captain James Tomkins - A Request for Genealogy Help from Italy
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Edward Ng, Michele Sacrodoti
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13
|
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2018
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12
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CHS Annual Meeting - September 16, 2018
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Edward Ng
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15
|
|
2018
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6
|
The Incredible Journey of the Black River Playhouse - Acts 1 & 2
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Edward Ng
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1
|
|
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6
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A Description of Weather… and Then Some - Carl Kleiber's Farming Observations
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Marla Jackson
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7
|
|
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6
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Bell Labs Chester Outdoor Lab - A Day in the Life of Bill Sturzenegger
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Edward Ng
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10
|
|
2017
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11
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From Mastodons to Millstones: A HISTORY of the COOPER MILL
|
Edward Ng
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1
|
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2017
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11
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Chester Historical Society's Annual Meeting and Picnic at the Cooper Mill
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Edward Ng
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6
|
|
2017
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11
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SAVE SUNNYSIDE Update and Selected Petition Comments
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Edward Ng
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7
|
|
2017
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5
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The Saga of Sunnyside -- "Handsomest House" in Chester
|
Edward Ng
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1
|
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2017
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5
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Pegasus Sells Memories No More
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Meryl Carmel
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4
|
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2017
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5
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Chester Furnace Historical Site's New Interpretive Trail
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Bruce Clark
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5
|
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2017
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5
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Seward's Hill -- Chester's Mystery Mount
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Edward Ng
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7
|
|
2017
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5
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The Geological History of Seward's Hill
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Prof. John Puffer, Edward Ng
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9
|
|
2017
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5
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Bell Labs Chester Outdoor Laboratory - 1950's
|
Edward Ng
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9
|
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2016
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12
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A Ticket to Ride -- The Chester Railroad
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Edward Ng
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1
|
|
2016
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12
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Jack Hyde DQ (Dairy Queen)
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Jack Hyde, Meryl Carmel
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4
|
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2016
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12
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The Americanization of Erik Lassen in Chester 1979
|
Len Taylor
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6
|
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2016
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12
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Bell Labs Chester Outdoor Laboratory - 1940's
|
Edward Ng
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8
|
|
2016
|
12
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Annual Meeting and Picnic 2016
|
Edward Ng
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9
|
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2016
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12
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Yummy Recipes from Picnics Past and Present!
|
Marla Jackson
|
9
|
|
2016
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6
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Growing Up in Chester in the 1950's (Hijinks from Jack Hyde)
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Meryl Carmel
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1
|
|
2016
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6
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The Hedges Mine - Not Your Typical Iron Mine
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Edward Ng
|
3
|
|
2016
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6
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A Salacious Bit of House History - 10 Parker Rd (including a shooting)
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Matt Koppinger
|
5
|
|
2016
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6
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Bell Labs Chester Outdoor Laboratory - 1930's
|
Edward Ng
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8
|
|
2015
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12
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William J. Taylor and the Chester Furnace
|
Edward Ng
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1
|
|
2015
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12
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Jacob H. Cramer House - Our Home
|
Elaine Hanington
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8
|
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2015
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12
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Chester Furnace Historical Site - New Informational Kiosks Installed
|
Edward Ng
|
10
|
|
2015
|
12
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Images from the CHS Summer Picnic and the Holiday Party
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Edward Ng
|
10
|
|
2015
|
4
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The "Telephone Pole Farm" - A Chester Icon
|
Edward Ng
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1
|
|
2015
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4
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Lake Takene - Unfulfilled
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Bruce Clark
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3
|
|
2015
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4
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Finding the Chester Furnace
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Len Taylor
|
5
|
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2015
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4
|
Leila Topping - The Most Fascinating 20th Century Chester Woman
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Edward Ng
|
6
|
|
2015
|
4
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Image from December 2014 CHS Holiday Party
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Edward Ng
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8
|
|
2014
|
10
|
Cazenove's Black River Visit (1794)
|
John Pfaff
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1
|
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2014
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10
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A Snapshot of Chester (1940's-1980's)
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Helen Kossow Jones and Bob Jones
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3
|
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2014
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10
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Chester and the Great War: Correction Needed!
|
Edward Ng
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5
|
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2014
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10
|
Marie Ruzicka (1923-2014) - A Winner!
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Edward Ng
|
7
|
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2014
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10
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2013 Holiday Part at Highland Farm (formerly the Chubb Estate)
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Edward Ng
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7
|
|
2014
|
10
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2014 Picnic at the Township Barn
|
Edward Ng
|
8
|
|
2014
|
10
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Program Past: The Musical World of Thomas Jefferson
|
Edward Ng
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8
|
|
2014
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3
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Len Taylor (1936-2013) Chester Historian
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Edward Ng
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1
|
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2014
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3
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Anita Rhodes is Volunteer of the Year for Chester Borough
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Edward Ng
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4
|
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2014
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3
|
The Early Taverns of Black River
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Joan Case
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4
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2014
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3
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Chester's "Patrons of Husbandry" (Grange)
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Marla Jackson
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6
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2014
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3
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Mystery Photo From Summer 2013 Newsletter Identified - Jack Hyde
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Edward Ng
|
8
|
|
2013
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7
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Finding the Fantastic (Bell Labs Dryland Cable Ship)
|
Edward Ng
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1
|
|
2013
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7
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Local History @ Bragg
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Heather Ronco
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2
|
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2013
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7
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Our Early Days in Chester
|
Lois Taylor, Len Taylor
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3
|
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2013
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7
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Chesters' Community Survey - Visioning 2025
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Edward Ng
|
4
|
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2013
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7
|
Clippings, Clippings, and More Clippings…. (a morning at the archives)
|
Marla Jackson
|
4
|
|
2013
|
7
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Help us solve a mystery from the archives. We have a bit of his bio, but not his name
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Edward Ng
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4
|
|
2013
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7
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Programs and Events: US Presidents (R. Busciglio), Lincoln (C. Winslow), NJ Civil War Photography (G. Saretsky), History of Chester's Railroads (L. Lowenthal), Iron Making and Mining in Morris County (J. Macasek), and Chester Furnace Tour (L. Taylor)
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Alison Dahl
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5
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2013
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7
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George Washington - A Poem
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Carmen Smith
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6
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2013
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2
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About Historic Downtowns….
|
Len Taylor
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1
|
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2013
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2
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Letter From the President and Recap of events: Annual Picnic at Willowwood Arboretum, Gordon Ward's stories and music, Holiday Party at historic Bernie's Hillside.
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Edward Ng
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2
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|
2013
|
2
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Visioning For Larisons - Project Input from CHS Board
|
Edward Ng
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4
|
|
2013
|
2
|
Membership Report
|
Marla Jackson
|
5
|
|
2013
|
2
|
Chester History Trail is online
|
Edward Ng
|
6
|
|
2013
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2
|
"Hey Chester, Happy 150th Birthday - 1799-1949
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Edward Ng
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6
|
|
2012
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8
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A Note from our President, Alison Dahl
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Alsion Dahl
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1
|
|
2012
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8
|
First Steps Taken to Organize Our Archives!
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Alsion Dahl
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3
|
|
2012
|
8
|
Chester History Trail - Updated!
|
Edward Ng
|
4
|
|
2012
|
8
|
Chester History Tour - People & Places & Stories
|
Edward Ng
|
5
|
|
2012
|
8
|
Chester Bingo (based on the Chester History Tour)
|
Edward Ng
|
6
|
|
2011
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8
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See You at Our Summer Picnic and Book Review Program
|
Marcia Asdal
|
1
|
|
2011
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8
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113 Gigabytes of the Observer Tribune (Jan. 6, 1955-Dec. 24, 2009)
|
Edward Ng
|
2
|
|
2011
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8
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Revisiting Frances Greenidge's CHESTER, NEW JERSEY - A Scrapbook of History 1713-1971
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Edward Ng
|
3
|
|
2011
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8
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A picture of Grogan's Chester Spring Pond, late 1960's
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Marcia Asdal
|
4
|
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2011
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8
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A Look Back at Former Croot Award Winners - Andy Drysdale
|
Marcia Asdal
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5
|
|
2011
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8
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Mrs. Herzner and Mrs Sxarfo's 3rd Grade class on 2nd Annual bus tour of Chester
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Len Taylor, Amanda Dean
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6
|
|
2011
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8
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The Colonial Fair at Bragg School (featuring Heather Ronco and Liz Gugliemini)
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Marla Jackson
|
7
|
|
2011
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8
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Carnival Memories, assembled from Facebook Postings
|
Marcia Asdal, Joan Case
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8
|
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2011
|
8
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Fresh from the Garden News: thanks Carol Zaikowski, Carmen Smith Room move, Integrated Trails Ecosystem Plan
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Alsion Dahl
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9
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2011
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8
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Picture of Reuben Skinner; he and his wife Sarah Coleman left Chester in 1807
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Sharon Runner
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9
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|
2011
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8
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Clippings on Richard Murray, Ruth and Willis Larison, and Asdal Residence
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Peggy Oswald
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10
|
|
2011
|
2
|
2011 Goals (Chester Historical Society)
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Alison Dahl
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1
|
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2011
|
2
|
Charlotte Asdal's Girl Scout Silver Award: Spelt Flour-The Healthy Alternative (with Spelt Everything Crackers Recipe)
|
Marcia Asdal
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2
|
|
2011
|
2
|
Update: Historic Preservation Tax Credit
|
Marcia Asdal
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4
|
|
2011
|
2
|
Questionnaire Results (Program preferences and resource use)
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Marla Jackson
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5
|
|
2011
|
2
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If you have a large family … Tomato catsup recipe, use a bushel of tomatoes…
|
Lois Taylor, Len Taylor
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6
|
|
2011
|
2
|
The Summer Picnic at Willowwood Arboretum (8/15/2010)
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Edward Ng
|
7
|
|
2011
|
2
|
Pictures of the Holiday Party at the Field House
|
Edward Ng
|
8
|
|
2011
|
2
|
Excerpts from the Oral History of longtime Chester Resident Lois "Tommie" Barker recorded on February 9, 2009 with Helen Jones and Julia Robinson
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Helen Jones, Julia Robinson
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9
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|
2011
|
2
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From the files: Frances Tredway, Chester Librarian Obituary Observer Tribune March, 1987
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Peggy Oswald
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11
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2011
|
2
|
Picture of Chester Fire Department and Rockafeller Center before it moved
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Carol Zaikowski
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12
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2011
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2
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Unnamed Milldale Barn picture from the archives. Where is it?
|
Carol Zaikowski
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12
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|
2010
|
9
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Celebrity on a Enchanting Chester Farm - Artist William Segal
|
Alison Dahl
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1
|
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2010
|
9
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Enigma (Ross Smyth)
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Len Taylor
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2
|
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2010
|
9
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The Observers… CHS' Amanda Dean hands Lesley Karczewski a check for $2500 to help pay for the digitization of the Observer Tribune, donated by CHS
|
Edward Ng
|
2
|
|
2010
|
9
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CHS 2011 Program Plan: Discover and Help Write Chester's History
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Alison Dahl
|
3
|
|
2010
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5
|
Chester History Finds a Home (Bragg Students Historic Chester Bus Tour)
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Amanda Dean
|
1
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2010
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5
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Mark Your Calendars: 2010 Programs
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Alison Dahl
|
2
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2010
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5
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Honoring Len Taylor
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Amanda Dean
|
2
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2010
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5
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Antiques Show and Tell- Sleuths: Bill Cogger, Karen Grossman, Dan Silvershotz
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Edward Ng
|
3
|
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2010
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5
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Archives Report
|
Carol Zaikowski
|
4
|
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2010
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5
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Genealogy: Part 1 (Program by Peggy Lake Oswald)
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Edward Ng
|
5
|
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2010
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5
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2009 Holiday Party- thanks to Ricci and Stephanie Desiderio, Tranquility Farm with entertainment by Rio Clemente and Elena Zabiyako
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Amanda Dean
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|
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2009
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10
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The Farley Home on Hillside Road - 2009 Architectural Merit Award Winner
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Amanda Dean
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1
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2009
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10
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Mark Your Calendars: 2009-2010 Programs
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Alison Dahl
|
2
|
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2009
|
10
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Willowwood Arboretum - A Historic Gem
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Marla Jackson
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3
|
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2009
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10
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President's Message
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Amanda Dean
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4
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2009
|
7
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CHS Archives - Help Uncover Our History- For Information on how to volunteer with CHS Archives, see page 5
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1
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2009
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7
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New Jersey and the Civil War: 33rd Volunteer Infrantry (Program by Robert Jones, bugle demonstration by Doug Gunn, and hoop skirt demo by Corrie Chandler)
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Edward Ng
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2
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2009
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7
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The Finney House on Cherry Street
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Amanda Dean
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3
|
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2009
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7
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Chester Tiger Scouts picture playing with vintage toys
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Amanda Dean
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4
|
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2009
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4
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The "Sweet " history of MANGELS Home Made Chocolates
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Amanda Dean
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1
|
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2009
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4
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Take a look at… A Unique Photographic Scrapbook from Chester during WWII
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Matt Koppinger
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3
|
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2009
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4
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2008 Holiday Party Photos
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Joan Case
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4
|
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2009
|
4
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Archives (new space at Highland Ridge)
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Carol Zaikowski
|
4
|
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2009
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4
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Mark Your Calendars: Spring 2009 Programs (April 9 "New Jersey in the French and Indian War" and May 14 "New Jersey and the Civil War")
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Alison Dahl
|
|
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2008
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3
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The History of the First Congregational Church of Chester
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Joan Case
|
1
|
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2008
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3
|
President's Message
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Carol Zaikowski
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2
|
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2008
|
3
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Antiques Show and Tell Program A Big Hit!
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Alsion Dahl
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2
|
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2008
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3
|
Finding the Chester Furnace
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Lois Taylor, Len Taylor
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3
|
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2008
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3
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"Chester, New Jersey - A Scrapbook of History" A Book Review
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Alison Dahl
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7
|
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2008
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3
|
CHS Archives: IMLS "Connection to Collections Bookshelf" thanks to Sue Persak
|
Carol Zaikowski
|
7
|
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2008
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6
|
Chester's Swimming Holes
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Joan Case
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1
|
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2008
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6
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A Glimpse of a Life in Chester, Through the Eyes of Myrtle Dean Martenis
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Amanda Dean
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3
|
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2008
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6
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A Colonial Day in Chester - Matt Koppinger Revolutionary War Reenacter
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Carol Zaikowski
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5
|
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2008
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6
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Mark Your Calendar! (Aug. 17 Annual Summer Picnic, Sept. 11 Share you Vintage Postcards, Oct. 9 Historic Haunts with Gordon Ward, Nov. 13 The Harvest Meal, Dec. 7 Annual Holiday Party at the Black River Farm on Pottersville Rd.)
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Alison Dahl
|
7
|
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2008
|
6
|
A Scant 40 Years Ago in Chester - rememberances and factoids
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Lois Taylor, Len Taylor
|
8
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2008
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6
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100 Years Ago- Summer in Chester (excerpt from F. Greenidge, Chester, New Jersey- A Scrapbook of History)
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Alison Dahl
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9
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2008
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10
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Architectural Preservation Merit Awards (24 Perry St. Wayne Zoller, 10 Main St. Mike and Bill Byrne, 220 Main St. Community Presbyterian Church)
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Amanda Dean
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1
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2008
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10
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Annual Report
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Carol Zaikowski
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3
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2008
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10
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Archives Find a New Home at Last
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Edward Ng
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4
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2008
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10
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Chester is Full of Holes (Annual Meeting and Picnic at Cooper Mill Recap)
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Alison Dahl
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5
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2008
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10
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Take a Look… National Registered Cooper Mansion, owned by Dr. Antonucci
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Maggie Smyth
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5
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2008
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10
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Larison's Turkey Farm Photos donated
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Amanda Dean
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6
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