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Daniel Kennedy is a local history buff and a board member of the Ramsey Historical Association.

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Post Office, Ramsey NJ

Filed in Government by on June 17, 2010 6 Comments • views: 9075
Post Office, Ramsey NJ

This post card shows one of the previous locations of the Ramsey Post Office, now you may recognize it as the same building Morano’s Italian Gourmet Market is in.

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Original St. Paul’s RC Church

Filed in Churches by on June 15, 2010 3 Comments • views: 9154
Original St. Paul’s RC Church

The first St. Paul’s Church was dedicated by Bishop John O’Connor in 1904 for the some 43 adults and 43 children that made up the Roman Catholic population of Ramsey at the time.

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Cherry Lane circa 1902

Filed in Streets by on June 10, 2010 4 Comments • views: 8246
Cherry Lane circa 1902

There was a time when Cherry Lane actually had a number of cherry trees.

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This Fruit Farmer makes more money…

Filed in Business by on June 8, 2010 0 Comments • views: 9836
This Fruit Farmer makes more money…

“This Fruit Farmer makes more money with EATON 2-speed axles” reads this advertisement from February of 1950 featuring Mr. John Sudal, a prominent fruit and vegetable farmer of Ramsey, New Jersey.

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Ramsey High School

Filed in Education by on June 3, 2010 0 Comments • views: 8758
Ramsey High School

The ‘new Ramsey High School’, from which another group of students will graduate this month, was dedicated in 1937.

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World War I Memorial, Bonnyview Park

Filed in Miscellaneous by on June 1, 2010 4 Comments • views: 17074
World War I Memorial, Bonnyview Park

The postcard entitled “World War I Memorial Bonnyview Park” seems appropriate a day after Memorial Day, and following the vast improvements made to Veteran’s Park in Ramsey over the past few months.

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Don Bosco Institute, Ramsey, N.J.

Filed in Education by on May 27, 2010 2 Comments • views: 17279
Don Bosco Institute, Ramsey, N.J.

An early 1900’s postcard depicting what is today Don Bosco High School. Published by Landis & Alsop, Newark NJ.

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Commencement at Ramsey High, 1938

Filed in Education by on May 25, 2010 1 Comment • views: 2787
Commencement at Ramsey High, 1938

Graduation is upcoming, and working within that theme here is a picture of the cover of the commencement exercise book for the Ramsey High School class of 1938.

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Freeman Estate, 1907

Filed in Homes by on May 20, 2010 0 Comments • views: 4838
Freeman Estate, 1907

A 1907 postcard showing the residence and terrace of the Freeman Estate.

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Class Book for Ramsey Grammar School, 1962

Filed in Education by on May 18, 2010 3 Comments • views: 5129
Class Book for Ramsey Grammar School, 1962

A class book for Ramsey Grammar School from the early 1960’s, originally owned by a Joan Dobbs.

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Silver Fox Restaurant Interior, 1950’s

Filed in Business by on May 13, 2010 5 Comments • views: 8194
Silver Fox Restaurant Interior, 1950’s

Another postcard of the interior of the Silver Fox restaurant from the 1950’s, originally located at 30 North Spruce Street in Ramsey, New Jersey.

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Silver Fox Restaurant, 1950’s

Filed in Business by on May 11, 2010 9 Comments • views: 7923
Silver Fox Restaurant, 1950’s

A postcard of the interior of the Silver Fox restaurant from the 1950’s.

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