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1894. And All That.
How Glen Rock became Glen Rock
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Mar 16, 20185 min read


THOMAS L. HAWKINS: HERO FROM THE ROCK
Thomas Lawson Hawkins was born in 1923 in Springfield, Massachusetts and moved to Glen Rock with his parents, William and Rebecca, when...
Sue Tryforos, Borough Historian
Feb 8, 20184 min read


THE DUDE ABIDES
For the past several years, the Glen Rock Historical & Preservation Society has hosted our public school's 4th graders at the Museum at...
Sue Tryforos
Dec 12, 20173 min read


THE POWER OF ELEVEN
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, when peace finally came to the Western Front following the four years of...
Sue Tryforos
Nov 5, 20174 min read


"AN EXCEPTIONAL OPPORTUNITY"
It is easy to look at Bergen County today and see a thoroughly modern, bustling area but it wasn't too long ago, historically speaking,...
Sue Tryforos
Oct 7, 20172 min read


WHAT? NO SAUERKRAUT??
It always amazes me how clear a vision Glen Rock's early leaders had for the development and modernization of the original farming...
Sue Tryforos
Jul 27, 20173 min read


THE SMITH-SINGER COMPANY
As the Borough Historian, I receive many questions from residents who want to know when their house was built or when their street was...
Sue Tryforos
Jul 7, 20177 min read


JOHN A. HOPPER AND THE CIVIL WAR
This past Memorial Day, the Glen Rock VFW Post #850 and the Glen Rock American Legion Post #145 placed flags on a gravestone in the...
Sue Tryforos
Jun 27, 20175 min read
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