The Bloomfield Public Library is pleased to present at 2pm on March 27, 2011, in the Library Theatre, a talk by members of the Historical Society of Bloomfield, and a tour of the Museum located just above the Children’s Department building (two floors up from the theatre).
Founded in pre-Revolutionary days, Bloomfield encompassed over twenty miles of Essex County in the early 1800s. The neighboring towns of Nutley, Belleville, North Newark, Montclair, and Glen Ridge were once a part of the Bloomfield landscape. After divisions of the land developed new communities, Bloomfield was left with little more than five miles. When the Morris Canal was dug through the middle of Bloomfield in 1824, industrial and residential growth strengthened and the town became the hub of Essex County commerce and manufacturing. Bloomfield continued its reputation as a progressive community for the next 150 years.
Come join us as Frederick Branch and Jean Kuras, authors of Bloomfield and Bloomfield Revisited (Images of America Series), and Mark Sceurman (Weird NJ) give us some insight into this amazing town and show us around the Historical Society Museum located above the Children’s Department building
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The Bloomfield Public Library is located at 90 Broad Street in Bloomfield. For more information on this event or upcoming programs please call (973) 566-6200 x 502.
