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The Nutley
Historical Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to serve
the educational, cultural and historical needs of our
community.

December 9,
2009, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Annual Christmas
party
Nutley Museum
Meeting Room
The board of directors
and officers of the Nutley Historical Society welcomes
members and friends to join them for yuletide entertainment
provided by the Franklin Reformed Church group "Door Jam"
Free
admission, light refreshments

November 12,
2009, 7 p.m.
Guest speaker
Nutley WWII Veteran Vincent Fugarazzo
Nutley Museum
Meeting Room
World War II veteran
Vincent Fugarazzo, a B-17 Bomber radio operator in the Army
Air Corps, will speak about his wartime experiences
including as a prisoner of War after his bomber was shot
down. He will also share his story about his recent return
to the WWII battlefields in France, commemorating the 65th
anniversary of D-Day, the invasion of Normandy.
Free
admission, light refreshments

October 10, 2009
The Nutley Historical Society
presents:
“Jazz at the
Museum”
An encore
performance by
The Mike
Luipersbeck Jazz Quartet
The Nutley Museum

Corinn Somers, vocals and
percussion; Mike Luipersbeck, drums; Michael Gabriele, saxophone;
Peter Greco, piano and vocals. The quartet performed at the museum
last May.
A “free-will” donation of $5 per
person is suggested.
The event will include
complementary beverages and snacks.
The audience will be invited to
tour the museum during intermission.
Contact the Nutley Historical
Society at (973) 667-1528 for more information

October 15, 2009
Guest Speaker
Barry Lenson on the artwork of Michael Lenson
Nutley Museum
Barry Lenson, son of the
late Michael Lenson, one of America's most important realist
painters, will talk about the history of his father's works.
Some of his original paintings will be displayed.
Free admission, light
refreshments 
Son of muralist donates work - Nutley
Sun
Barry
Lenson recently donated two paintings by his father, Michael
Lenson, to the Nutley Museum in honor of the Class of 1967.
Lenson was a Nutley resident for 30 years who’s studio
resided in his home at 16 Enclosure.
Lenson was the head of the NJ branch of mural projects of
the Federal Art project, a part of the
Works Progress Administration during the
thirties and early forties.
His paintings can
also be found on the walls of Newark
City Hall and the main post office of
Mount Hope, West Virginia.

October 15,
2009.
Annual fall
festival
Nutley Museum
Meeting Room
Bring
the children and join the fun for pumpkin painting and light
refreshments. Museum tours will be conducted by Town
Historian John Demmer.

Slide Show

Guest Speaker
William Falduti
The invasions of Normandy,
France and Holland
"... William Falduti had his
20th birthday in France.
Two months later, in
December 1944, the Army corporal was a Jeep driver with the 82nd
Airborne 505 Parachute Infantry Regiment delivering mortar
shells to frozen Allied outposts defending the crossroads at
Bastogne, Belgium.
The German troops desperately needed to take the crossroad.
Bastogne was critical to the success of the Battle of the Bulge,
Hitler’s last gasp effort to end the war on his own terms. Bill
‘the battling bastard of Bastogne’ wasn’t going to give up
without a fight..."
Stop by to hear the rest of
the story
told by this veteran who
parachuted into Normandy on D-Day, June 6, 1944
earning two purple hearts
and fighting the third reich to the end of the war.
May 29, 2009

An encore performance by
The Mike Luipersbeck Jazz
Quartet
Corinn Somers, vocals and percussion; Mike
Luipersbeck, drums;
Michael Gabriele, saxophone; Peter Greco,
piano and vocals
The quartet performed at the museum last
November.
May 2, 2009

Quarterly Meeting
Election of officers
Speaker: John Demmer on The
Essex Film Club

March 19, 2009 
Winter Open House
Town Historian John Demmer will be present for Tours and
Questions.
visit the Nutley Museum's newest display:
4 Paintings of Nutley Scenes by
Local Artist Roy Imhoff.
Furniture and other antiques for Sale
February 15, 2009

Community Christmas Party
carols by Nutley High School
Jazz Band
December 4, 2008

Christmas Sale at the Nutley Museum
December 6, 2008

Autumn Leaves: Jazz at the Museum
Nov. 22,
2008
evening of music featuring
the Mike Gabriele Jazz Quartet/bigger>/bigger>/bigger>
The quartet is composed of New Milford resident Peter Greco on
piano and vocals, Corinn Somers of Montclair on vocals, and
Clifton residents Michael Lupersbeck on drums and Michael
Gabriele on saxophone.
Gabriele is a 1971 graduate of Nutley High
School and a former editor (1983-85) of The Nutley Sun.
The evening will include complementary
beverages and snacks and the audience will be cordially invited
to tour the museum during intermission. /bigger>/bigger>/bigger>

Nutley
Historical
Society - Fall Festival
pumpkin painting, light refreshments
museum tours conducted by town historian John Demmer
October 19,
2008

Nutley Museum
Tour
June 18, 2008
You are invited to
take a short tour of the Nutley Museum on
this Wednesday evening, June 18th,
anytime between 7-9 PM and you'll
receive free ice cream(Cones, cups,
toppings, whipped cream etc.)
Town Historian John
Demmer and Town History Specialist Ed
Stecewicz will be on hand to answer your
Nutley questions.

June 4, 2008
NUTLEY VELODROME
ANNIVERSARY
Wednesday June 4th, on the 75th anniversary of opening day of the
Nutley Velodrome,
Michael C. Gabriele will present the history
of the Velodrome with new information to share.
available for purchase at
the Nutley Museum:
The
History of the Nutley Velodrome - Michael Gabriele

May 26, 2008 - Memorial Day
Nutley Museum Open Pre-Parade
The Nutley Museum will
be open on Monday, Memorial Day, from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m.
Town Historian John Demmer will be present to answer questions
and conduct tours.
Visitors to Nutley for
the annual Memorial Day Parade and ceremonies can stop in for a visit before
the parade steps off at 11 am
As always, there is no
charge to visit the museum.

Annie Oakley Memorabilia

1862 English
large cent shot by Annie Oakley March 27th, 1894 at Eaton
Stone's Nutley Amateur circus on Kingsland Road. Today this is
the location for Hoffman LaRoche. Annie had provided this coin
to Joseph Stirratt to toss high into the air as a target. Annie
nicked its edge and Stirratt collected it and gave it to his son
Alan, who, as a fourteen year old rode a pony in the circus.
Alan donated the coin when the Nutley museum opened in 1954.


Nutley High School Ground-Breaking, May 10, 1926
Click image to see larger view

Museum Exterior Renovation

May 3, 2008
SINGER
KERRY ANDERSON Folk/Pop singer
Kerry Anderson performs
at the Nutley Museum. In 2002, Kerry was
selected to sing at the Olympic Village in Salt Lake City, Utah,
during the Winter Olympics. 
Nutley Historical Society - General Election Meeting
7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27, 2008
Approved
Officers

December 6, 2007
HOLIDAY PARTY,
with DoorJam musical
entertainment

November 15, 2007
The Powers family
photographs
Ruth Phair shared memories and stories the family photos. The Powers family lived in a large
Victorian home on Grant Avenue, today it is owned by the Cocco
family.

The Powers Family 
WWI letters of son
Walter
Powers
Robert Iacobucci
provided the personal background of interesting
WWI letters written from France by Walter Powers to his family.
The letters were also published in the Philadelphia Record. Powers'
letters provide an eyewitness account of his surroundings in France during
the first world war. He also inquires about his
friends back in Nutley.

WWI uniforms and memorabilia
From the private collection of Robert
Iacobucci
Meetings/Events

Save Your Old Stuff
for Us
The Nutley Museum seeks local artifacts,
including: milk bottles from old
Nutley dairies;
Franklin
Theater bulletins, ticket stubs etc.; Nutley Little Theater
programs
Items related to
Nutley veterans, letters, photos, medals. Especially
items related to men listed in the Nutley Sons Honor
Roll.
Also seeking
artifacts from the Nutley Velodrome artifacts such as Scorecards, Programs,
Ticket Stubs, Medals, etc.
We Want Your
Pictures!
We are
interested in historic photos of
 |
Franklin
Avenue at High street |
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Avondle
brownstone quarries |
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Vreeland
house aka Women's Club building |
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Kingsland
manor |
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the Bradbury-Van
Riper house |
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old Nutley
family photos |
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old Nutley
photos of streets, homes and local shops |
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Masonic Hall
building |
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High Street
railroad station, west Nutley station |
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Highfield Lane/Whitford Avenue station - aka Nutley station or
Stitt's Station |
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the Walnut
Street station aka Avondale station |
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Nutley
library |
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Park School
|
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Nutley High
School |
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Nutley
Junior High |
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elementary
schools |
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yearbooks
|
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Nutley High
School football |
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the Italian
American orphanage |
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Old Military
Hall |
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Camp Nutley
aka camp Avondale |
Plus, oral
histories of growing up in Nutley.
Let Us Know
What You've Got via email 
Check out
books of local interest available for purchase at the Nutley
Museum Swell gifts for the
history-lover in your family

50th Anniversary,
Nutley, New Jersey
Programma
Historicum, 1902-1952
The Annie Oakley Story

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