Nutley Historian and Educator Serves as a Model Today
Nutley historian and educator Ann Troy, was born in Port Jervis, N.Y., on March 12, 1890, the oldest of five children. Her dad, James Troy, was born in Ireland and her mom, Ella Docus, was born in Port Jervis, N.Y. Her father worked as a conductor on the Erie Railroad and his train line ran through Nutley.
Miss Troy was graduated from Trenton Normal School in 1910, and the family moved to Nutley. She then attained her master’s degree from Columbia University. In 1930, it was almost unheard of for a woman to attain a master’s degree.
