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2018 Winter / Spring Newsletter MB Edit Interview Bb.Indd NEWSLETTER OF THE BERGEN COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY WInINTER / SPRING Bergen 2018 ’s Attic chair, Deborah Powell and committee, have worked diligently to restore and prepare the artifacts for display. e museum will attract thousands of visitors to Historic New Bridge President’s Message Landing and provide a center of in uence for Welcome to Historic New Bridge Landing future generations. e Society has enlisted where Americans fought and died for the right the services of an attorney to oversee the legal of self government. Walk in the footsteps of our issues involved during museum construction. Founding Fathers and witness where history Fundraising has always been a priority at the was made 241 years ago. Society. We are a 501 (c) 3 non-pro t volunteer e Bergen County Historical Society is organization. We are not a government agency. growing at a fantastic rate with memberships We do not seek public operating grants, instead and donations exceeding expectations. As the we rely on public donations, memberships and largest historical society in the state of New sponsorships for support. American Legion Jersey, we o er lectures, reenactments and Post 226, River Edge, N. J. voted unanimously events each and every month throughoutBergen the Countyto donate Historical a substantial Society amount Proposedof money to our Museum Building year. We welcome you to join us with family and friends and learn about history in your own backyard. Your We have a dedicated sta of volunteers name who devote their time as docents, here. ! fundraisers, speakers, historians and Photo: D. Powell behind the scene support. We are a successful organization because we try harder and we go the extra mile to get things right. e construction of our new museum is a priority. Harvest Moon, a Artist rendering of museum by Campbell- Christie House a Museum & construction rm in Connecticut, has uild L B ib S ra H r contracted with the BCHS to erect C a society.y We are grateful for their benevolence. B Historic New Bridge Landing has been our headquarters since 1939. lp museum in the vicinity of the Campbell-e e American Legion Post 272, Norwood, N.J. H BCHS is the main repository for the material culture of the county. Christie House. also contributes to our museum fund each year. Each object gives meaning to a memorable moment in Bergen County’s Over 4,000 artifacts from our collection eremarkable Society istransition looking from forward colonial frontierto a successful to one of the America’s most diverse will be on display for public viewing and 2018. andWe prosperous are fortunate suburban to counties. have a great support Won’t you contribute? have safe storage. Our museum collectionsBCHS: Founded 1902 sta willing and able to confront the obstacles ? IN THIS ISSUE before us, namely, building the MuseumWe own thethat property at New Bridge. President’s Letter . 1 meant so much to Kevin Wright, our pastBCHS: non-profit, 501 (c)(3) organization BCHS Volunteers . 2-3 president who passed away in October, 2016. Interview - Mary Donohue . 4-5,12-13,14-15 Check out our website: bergencountyhistory.org A Ride to New Bridge. 6-7 Come join us at the Bergen County Historical Pfc. Anthonie Wendel . 8-9 Society. God bless all of you and God bless this Mary Parish vs the Lager sellers . .10-11,17-19 great country of ours. Memorials . 12-13 ank You, Collections . 20 James Purcell, Volunteer President Winter/Spring 2018 Bergen County Historical Society 1 BCHS Volunteers Eagle Scouts Refurbish Historic Blue Markers Volunteerism has been part of the the heart and soul of the Bergen County Historical Society since 1902. Join us at one of our monthly School of Interpretation meetings and nd out what it’s all about. Cleaning the gounds. ere is always something good Welcome to the 18th century with Patty Sayer and Kate Reilly. cooking in the Out Kitchen. Every event is an opportunity to research authentic old recipes and prepare them with the methods and tools used by early Bergen Co. Dutch in our kitchen. Our menus re ect the season and holiday celebrations. You‘ll nd Andrea Jenner and Patty Daurizio making whig cakes, breads, olie bollen, pies, fried chicken, stews, breadpudding, Jim Smith gives an evening lantern tour. hand made noodles and Dutch wafers as well as demonstrations of food preservation, natural dyed eggs and candle making. Our Out Kitchen table with SinterKlaas speculaas and meringue cookies, Andrea Jenner in the Out Kitchen. chocolate letters, shortbread, candied nuts, duivekater bread, and fresh pears. Joe Restivo demonstrates broom making to vistors Sue Braisted, Janet King and in the historic 1889 Quilt exhibit with Manfred Wagner, Cindy Piano, Anthoney Parisi, Beverly Hashimoto greet visitors. Heather Miller, Deborah Powell, Patty Daurizio and Peggy Norris. Westervelt- omas Barn. Linda He ernan sells her wares. Jim Purcell runs the annual BCHS members create traditional Bergen 50/50 fundraising Ra e: County Dutch holiday decorations for the Annual BCHS Christmas Concerts. Roger Yaden at the ”We raised $9,500.” Steuben House. 2 Winter/Spring 2018 Bergen County Historical Society Winter/Spring 2018 Bergen County Historical Society 3 Interview with University. en I went to Cathedral High returned to the island on our 50th wedding MD: We moved into this home in River Mary Bustillo Donohue School. To get there I had to take three anniversary, and we took our daughter so Edge on December 8th, 1952. On trains—from 116th Street to 42nd Street, that she could see the land where she was December 9th, the mayor came to the Janet King then the 42nd Street Crosstown, and nally born. It was a beautiful journey back in door and said, “I’ve come to register you up the East Side to 50th Street—all for ve time. We have had a very happy, interesting to vote and to welcome you to River Edge.” Mary Donohue has played an active role in cents! A er I graduated from Cathedral, life. We were blessed. I thought, “What a wonderful town this is Bergen County, in the Historic New Bridge I went to Manhattanville College of the Landing Park Commission, as well as in BCHS JK: Can you tell me about the rest of the family? where the mayor himself takes the interest Sacred Heart, then in Manhattan, on a full MD: We had eight children, six boys of coming to the home of new residents to for many, many years. She has long supported scholarship. the activities of the historical society. and two girls—Kathy, Jerry, Steve, David, register them to vote!” We lled out the I met my husband Jerry on a blind date Mimi, Billy, Eddy and Jim. And there are applications and then he whispered to my JK: Let’s start with your early years, Mary. when I was sixteen, on April 19, 1942—my now 17 grandchildren, husband, “Anybody Where were you born? rst date! I was still in high school, then and 17 great grands! who is anybody in this MD: I was born in Havana, Cuba. My dad began college, and for about four years we I am just so sad that town is a Republican,” was an attorney. My brother and I went to were just very good friends. He was a junior my husband isn’t here and my husband said an American school. It wasn’t too far from at Fordham and turned 19 on December to share this joy. He to him, “We have our home. 8th, the day a er Pearl Harbor. He passed away in 2003. It terrible news for you— immediately enlisted in the Marine Corps, JK: So you were already learning English? was a terrible blow. I we’re Democrats!” then transferred to the Navy Reserve. He still miss himA terribly.family dining in a Lustron home e next day was MD: Yes. My father and mother were very began a beautiful career in the Navy. He But all the grandkids are Sunday and we told insistent that my brother and I become was discharged as a lieutenant commander. great. I have a beautiful Father Collins what bilingual, and trilingual--we also studied A er his discharge, he obtained a master’s relationship with all of had happened and my French when we were youngsters. degree in business administration from them, and the grand- husband asked, “How One morning, while we were having NYU. ank you, GI Bill! babies—you’ve never many Democrats are breakfast, there was a huge explosion. We were married when I was a junior at seen smarter little kids. there in River Edge?” My father went to the door, and the Manhattanville. My father was distraught JK: Eight children must and he said, “Jerry, houseHess across family photo the streetin front ofthat their belonged Lustron home to that I was leaving in my third year of have really kept you there are only 14 of us.” a colonel in the Cuban Army was gone. college, but Jerry promised him that I hopping. But that’s how My brother and I were very frightened, would nish someday. We moved to Palo MD: Eight children. we started. We and I remember that my father said to my Alto because Jerry was going to the School weren’t interested in mother, “We cannot bring our children up ey were wonderful. of Naval Administration at Stanford. As a matter of fact, MARY DONOHUE politics, but in good in this atmosphere.” We used to visit up is was before the end of World War II, government and North, El Norte, and my father said, “We we had wanted twelve but our government knew that military children, but we stopped at eight.
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