RamseyNJHistory
Daniel Kennedy is a local history buff and a board member of the Ramsey Historical Association.
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Ramsey’s Station
While it would be years before it became its own Borough on March 10, 1908, the Bergen County Atlas of 1876 does include an inset in its map of Hohokus Township entitled ‘Ramsey’s Station’, referring to the train station built on land acquired from Peter J. Ramsey. Early landowners, the Erie Railroad lines, and early […]
Villani’s Restaurant
The view of Villani’s Restaurant in 1950 from Route 17, where patrons could enjoy “the finest food and and fountain service” either indoors or outdoors. The restaurant stood where the Howard Johnson’s used to be on Route 17, which has since been integrated into the Interstate Shopping Center.
Turkeys Grab Next Train Out
A blast from the not so distant past, turkeys leaving town at the Ramsey Route 17 train station.
Rescue on the Tracks
Ramsey, as the video begins, the kind of town where nothing much ever happens. I don’t know about that, but this is one of the times where Ramsey made national headlines for a famous rescue of two toddlers by a heroic Conrail train conductor on May 1st, 1989. The Conrail train was traveling eastbound thru Ramsey […]
The Trolley
This green trolley traveled between Suffern, NY and Ridgewood, NJ, crossing Main Street starting in 1908.
Town Entrance, circa 1930’s
Since the last time we saw it, the entrance to the town at Main Street and Franklin Turnpike where St. John’s Epsicopal church sits now features paved roads, a street light, curbs, and a number of new trees.
The First Killing in Ramsey?
In a town that counts its violent crimes in the single digits per decade, any killing is going to cause a sensation and Ramsey’s had a few over its couple of hundred year history.
Ramsey, NJ – Then & Now Video
This project, a short video, shows Ramsey, NJ as it was some 100+ years ago and those same locations today.
We All Need Republican Good Times
In honor of local politics, today’s post is an original 98 year old letter from the webmaster’s collection, sent to Ramsey’s first mayor, Dr. John B. Finch by the Republican County Committee.
St. John’s Episcopal Church
The postcard shows what is now the entrance to town at the intersection of Main Street and Franklin Turnpike as it appeared in 1908.
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