The stories maps tell! This article looks at how Montclair changed — and the lives people lived — through a close comparison of the 1906 and 1933 atlases.
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When we get a research request, one of our go-to resources is the 1906 Atlas. It shows us streets, buildings, store names, homeowners, trolley lines and more. In this article, Helen Fallon shares some of her discoveries.
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What can you discover on this 120+ year old map?
Read moreUnprecedented? Maybe not.
The recommendations are eerily familiar.
Read moreDigital collections update
More directories, more maps, now available online.
Read moreShultz House (Evergreens) Update
What’s happening with the Shultz House?
Read moreInclusive Histories
On January 24, Executive Director Jane Eliasof spoke at a program on Inclusive Histories developed by the Crossroads of the American Revolution and the New Jersey Historical Commission.
Read moreDigital collections go live!
Welcome to our new blog! In our first post, we’re excited to announce you can now browse through some of our digital collections from your own home. The first collections we’ve put up our pre-1900 city directories, quilts, selected tax maps, postcards, and photos of Dudley Van Antwerp’s buildings. You can find our digital collections under our “Archives” tab.
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