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Essex County

  • Maplewood’s Hidden Treasure: The Durand-Hedden House & Garden
    August 19, 2015

    Maplewood’s Hidden Treasure: The Durand-Hedden House & Garden

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  • From “King Crane” to a Community Hub: The Evolution of the Crane House and Historic YWCA
    October 29, 2014

    From “King Crane” to a Community Hub: The Evolution of the Crane House and Historic YWCA

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  • Reviving the “City of the Dead”: The Fight for Newark’s Woodland Cemetery
    November 27, 2013

    Reviving the “City of the Dead”: The Fight for Newark’s Woodland Cemetery

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  • The Jersey President: At Home with Grover Cleveland
    April 17, 2013

    The Jersey President: At Home with Grover Cleveland

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  • The Golden Age of Shopping: Downtown Newark’s “Ladies’ Mile”
    January 30, 2013

    The Golden Age of Shopping: Downtown Newark’s “Ladies’ Mile”

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  • The Invention Factory: Mucking Around Thomas Edison’s West Orange Lab
    June 20, 2012

    The Invention Factory: Mucking Around Thomas Edison’s West Orange Lab

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  • The Wizard’s Castle: Inside Thomas Edison’s “Glenmont”
    June 10, 2012

    The Wizard’s Castle: Inside Thomas Edison’s “Glenmont”

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