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Independence Day Parade Marshall has a Long History in Glen Rock: Meet the Perry Family!
The land where Perry’s Florist is began as the gathering area of the Munsee Lenape Indians who inhabited the area seasonally.  As more...
Kathleen Walter, G.R.B.H.
Jul 6, 20245 min read


Glen Rock in the 1920s
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Dec 30, 20195 min read


Glen Rock Schools
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Dec 13, 20193 min read


WWI and a New Municipal Building
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Nov 17, 20194 min read


The Borough Grows, 1910-1916
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Nov 3, 20194 min read


Glen Rock Forms a Fire Department
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Sep 29, 20194 min read


"All Aboard" the North Jersey Rapid Transit Trolleys in Glen Rock
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Aug 29, 20194 min read


The Turn of the Century: 1896-1908
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Aug 5, 20194 min read


Glen Rock's School #1, 1900-1939
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Jul 10, 20194 min read


Life in the New Borough, 1894-1900
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Jun 24, 20194 min read


Glen Rock Incorporation, 1894
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Jun 9, 20193 min read


From the Civil War to District School #44
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Apr 13, 20194 min read


The Trains Come to Glen Rock
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Mar 24, 20193 min read


From Colonial Days to the War of 1812
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Feb 28, 20192 min read


Early Days and Save the Rock
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Feb 17, 20194 min read


In The Beginning
For this year's Quasquicentennial Celebration, The Rock Recorder Blog will post a chronological (as much as possible) history of Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Jan 31, 20193 min read


Happy Quasquicentennial, Glen Rock!
What's a "quasquicentennial", you might ask?  It is a fancypants way to say "Happy 125th Birthday"!  On September 14, 2019, Glen Rock...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Jan 5, 20193 min read


WWI Veteran Frederick Freestone
As we stop this Veterans Day and remember the men and women who have served our country in peacetime and in war, my attention returns to...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Nov 10, 20183 min read


Protect and Serve
100 years ago, on September 1st, 1918, the Glen Rock Police Department (GRPD) was officially organized.  This is not to say that Glen...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Jun 14, 20185 min read


Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Glen Rock Historical & Preservation Society (GRHPS) Board Members Anne Ciliberti and Barbara Schineller recently did an analysis of the...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
May 15, 20184 min read
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