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Elizabeth Mayors 1739-1854

by thsenj | Sep 3, 2021

In 1739/40 New Jersey, governed by the governor of NY since 1702, received a separate charter as an autonomous colony. Its new Governor, Lewis Morris, then appointed Elizabeth’s first mayor. Joseph Bonnell (1739 –1748) “first mayor of the Borough” Hatfield p372...

Olmsted’s Elizabeth

by thsenj | Sep 1, 2021

The Historical Society; Elizabeth NJ Inc plans to develop a more substantive investigation in the Olmsted Associates influence on the city’s design. In the 1920s Olmsted Associates, one of the leading landscape firms in the world, designed a Union county Park design,...

Herencia Hispana

by Aaron Socci | Aug 11, 2021

Hispanic Heritage Month Forums 2016 Forum 2017 Forum 2018 Forum 2019 Forum 2020 Forum 2021 Forum Herencia Hispana...