
Special Exhibit: Artwork of Carol Fortunato
The
Nutley Historical Society will host an exhibition of the works
of Carol Fortunato (1958-2022) on November 11 to November 19 at
the Nutley Museum, 65 Church Street, Nutley, NJ. An opening
reception will be held at 1 p.m. Nov. 11.
An
opening reception will be held from 1 pm to 4 pm on Saturday,
November 11. Light refreshments will be provided.
Exhibit hours
Opening Reception: Saturday, November 11, 1-4 PM
Sunday, November 12, 1-4 PM
Monday, November 13, 4-7 PM
Tuesday, November 14, 4-7 PM
Wednesday, November 15, 4-7 PM
Thursday, November 16, 4-7 PM
Friday, November 17, 4-7 PM
Saturday, November 18, 1-4 PM
Sunday, November 19, 1-4 PM
Fortunato resided in Nutley
for many years before moving to Montclair in 1990. She was a Fine
Artist in the Montclair area for many years. Carol’s paintings were
exhibited in Dorset Vermont, and also in Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
She earned a Bachelor of
Arts Degree from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. After
graduating from the School of Visual Arts in New York with a degree
in illustration, Carol continued her studies at the Art Students
League. During this time, she discovered an interest in chiaroscuro
(use of light and shade) painting.
Carol joined
The
Christina Gallery – On the Island of Martha’s Vineyard in 2009, and her still-life
paintings were admired by many. She had solo shows at the renowned
James Beard House and French Culinary Institute.
Carol enjoyed her quiet time
in the studio but also loved painting en plein air landscapes
in Vermont. In 2013, she spent the summer in south central England
painting the Cotswolds and fulfilling a lifelong dream.
Nutley Honors Veterans
Veterans Day Ceremony
Saturday, November 11, 2023
The Veterans Day Ceremony will take place on Saturday, November
11, 2023, in Commissioner’s Chambers on the 3rd floor of Town
Hall, Kennedy Drive or at the WWII Monument, Vincent Place at
Booth Drive, based on weather conditions. The ceremony will
begin promptly at 11 a.m.
Immediately following, all are invited to participate in the annual
Veteran’s Day Ruck March. In true military fashion, participants
will carry a weighted ruck sack or backpack through Memorial Park
from the monument to Kingsland Manor and back for the 5K march.
For more information, contact Daniel Jacoby at (973)284-4951 ext.
2428.
World War Two Memorial in Nutley, New Jersey
The History of 'Camp Nutley' Anti-Aircraft
Army Base
Camp
Nutley - aka Camp Avondale
Nutley Was
Setting For Indian Thanksgiving Feast
By
Irving G. Kull
A sort of Thanksgiving, the Indian "Yantacaw”
ceremony was also like the traditional Harvest Home celebrations.
The meeting of the tribe on the banks of the “Yantacaw” River
brought together, once a year, the many families of Lenni Lenape who
hunted and farmed their own strip of forest or valley.
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2023 Fall Pumpkin Festival: Pumpkin Painting, Face Painting &
Fun
Visit and view the Nutley Museum treasures

Photo Gallery
NEW: Tales of Nutley History!
Nutley
History Teaser
The Story of
Annie Oakley and Her Time in Nutley
The Story of
the Nutley Velodrome
The Artists
of 16 Enclosure
Ryan Lui wanted to do something
unconventional for his Eagle Scout project. He put his interest
in video editing to produce three mini documentaries that tell
Nutley history. Lui enlisted fellow scouts in Nutley BSA Troop
147, other video editors, members of the Nutley Historical
Society and local historians and together they produced three
separate films about Nutley history. Lui is a 2023 graduate of
Nutley High School and will attend Montclair State University in
the fall.
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25 Nutley Sights You Can
No Longer See
Many of these Nutley, New Jersey locations have been gone for
generations. A few would appear in some more recent memories by
those of us walking these tree-lined streets.
The Nutley Historical
Society is dedicated to serve the educational, cultural, and
historical needs of our community. That would include keeping a door
open to our past structures and other sights that may no longer
exist but played a part in making Nutley what it is today.
Here, we
offer a brief glimpse of twenty-five Nutley sights you can no longer
see.
Check it out
WW2 Memorabilia Donated to Nutley Museum
"A letter on a record"

Among items that turned up for sale at the
Nutley Family Service Bureau Thrift Shop recently were a small
collection of vinyl discs from about 1944, when in addition to
military V-Mail, certain locations had a special booth where one
could record a letter to send to a loved one. The Thrift Shop
donated the items to the Nutley Museum.
In some cases, a new mom would send a record of
a baby's first words to a spouse serving overseas. Other times it
would be a spoken letter to a loved one just to hear that voice
again. During World War Two, there were no smart phones or video
chats, and V-Mail was iffy - i.e., none for a while, then a bucket
reaches the serviceman.
One of the donated A Letter on a Record" was
made at a USO Club operated by the National Catholic Community
Service. According to the vinyl disc well-worn paper cover, This
"Letter on a Record" is one of the many services offered to those
engaged in the defense of their country. They are available at USO
Clubs or centers operated by the National Catholic Communities
Service. This, and a wide variety of other services, help to make
every USO Club operated by NCCS a "home away from home."
The USO "Letter on a Record" was sent from San
Diego to Clendenny Avenue in Jersey City.
Another vinyl recording, "Compliments of GEM"
was "made for you with the compliments of GEM Clog-pruf RAZOR and
GEM blades. Gem Division, American Safety Razor Corp., 315 Jay
Street, Brooklyn. The flip side bears the label "Slow Burning Philco
Safety Record. Use Philco recording needles to make this record."
A third recorded disc, Capitol Recording Disc
arrived in Jersey City with $1.49 postage due COD, despite two
9-cent stamps. Oddly enough it was sent to Jersey City from Vincent
Recording Service, 272 New Jersey Avenue, Union, N.J.
To play those vinyl records, one need a
phonograph and needles, to say the least. The NFSB Thrift Shop
donation included two needle envelopes. "For Better Reproduction Use
Cactus Thorn Needles. 35-cents for 12 needles. Package of twelve
genuine Cactus Thorn Needles." This envelope was empty save for
another envelope.
Still sealed the NFSB Thrift Shop included "Duotone Filter
Point, 35 needles, 25-cents. Macy's New York." According to the
label, "Lower record wear filters scratch high fidelity. Made by New
Process, Plays 12 to 15 records. Points will not break."
These latest items will complement the Nutley
Historical Society war era items including Blue Star Mothers bound
collections of WW2 military newspaper clippings.
The Thrift Shop offers new and like-new clothing, shoes,
accessories, small furniture, and household items at affordable
prices. All funds from Thrift Shop purchases support
Nutley
Family Service Bureau programs.
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NHS Meeting Room Available for Rental
We are happy to announce that our meeting room is now available
for rentals. To inquire about availability and rental fee,
please call 973-667-1528 and leave a message for our caretaker,
Kerry Flynn.
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for your event
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Nutley news and historical archives
Nutley
History, from General George Washington's Retreat Route
to Annie
Oakley to the Morris Canal on Our Western Border
to Quarry Town and
Speed Racing Velodrome
to our Golfer's Heaven and Old Military Hall
to Presidential Visits and Professional Wresting
to Cold Ice Cream
to our Cold War Anti-Aircraft Radar Camp
to the Arrival of Route 21
...
Read all about
it and more!
Article Index
Did you
know Annie Oakley lived in Nutley NJ?

"Annie Oakley: Little Sure Shot" by Gary Erbe
Historic Home Series of Nutley:
Is My house a Lambert house?
The
Nutley Historic Preservation Committee
will host the first in a series of public presentations as part
of its Historic Home Series of Nutley.
Co-sponsored by the Nutley Historical Society,
the series leads of at
7:30 p.m. on Thursday, November 2, 2023, at the Nutley Museum, 65
Church Street, Nutley, NJ.
This first presentation will be given by NHPC members, Luke Michels
and Dante Intindola, both life-long residents of the town.
Their presentation will include an overview of the Nutley architect,
William A. Lambert with a discussion of Lambert homes, its impact on
the town’s development and other notable architectural styles of
Nutley.
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“Nutley
homeowners often ask the question, Is my house a Lambert house?”
said Jim Levendusky, chairman of the Committee. “This presentation
will help answer that question and will also show how influential
Lambert was in Nutley’s transition from rural town to metro suburb,”
continued Levendusky.
Doors will open at 7 p.m. and light refreshments will be served. The
museum’s exhibits will be open for viewing prior to the event.
About the Nutley Historic Preservation Committee
The Nutley Historic Preservation Committee, through the Township’s
Historic Preservation Ordinance, helps protect historic sites and
structures and educate the public on Nutley’s place in history. Its
members are appointed by the mayor and meets on the third Thursday
of each month at town hall.
Fall Pumpkin
Festival
Come join
the fun for pumpkin painting and light refreshments
1 p.m. Sunday, October 15, 2023
Paint Your Real
Pumpkin. All are welcome. Fun for children and families.
The pumpkin
festival is free.
Step up for a
tour of our second floor museum artifacts.
Hosted by The
Nutley Historical Society at Nutley Museum, 65 Church Street,
Nutley, N.J.
See Fall Pumpkin Festival Photos!
Ice Cream for History, Thursday, June 1
The Nutley
Historical Society is hosting its Annual Ice Cream for History
night and museum tour at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 1, at the
Nutley Museum, 65 Church Street, Nutley, N.J.
The Society is
especially happy to welcome children to the museum along with their
parents who will enjoy Nutley's rich history, including serving ice
cream to Annie Oakley and Mark Twain more than 100 years ago.
Ice cream is
free, and all are welcome to tour the Nutley Museum on the 2nd
floor.
Ice Cream for History Night Celebrates Guthrie’s
If
you wanted “iced cream” on a hot summer day, you had no
choice—you went to Guthrie’s. Out-of-towners traveled miles to
try some. Locals, like Annie Oakley, enjoyed it too! ... Local
legend has it that Mark Twain tasted his first ice cream soda at
Guthrie’s!
Seven-foot Baron Made Nutley's Firts Ice Cream
Together with Mark Twain, H. C. Bunner, the witty editor of “Puck,”
Frank Stockton and an array of artists and writers from
The Enclosure
and Nutley Park, many strange characters moved through the quaint
setting of the Guthrie store.
None was more striking than the exiled Baron de Saint Mart, who stood 7
feet tall in his cavalry boots and had been exiled from his homeland for
having killed a man in a duel. With monocle screwed into his eye, he
turned the handle of the first ice cream freezer ever used in Nutley
while his wife, a daughter of the De Neuville family from the French
court of the Bonapartes, painted miniatures in one of the great rooms
upstairs.
'A Walk In The Park' 2023 Historic Tour
“A Walk in the
Park” is an annual historic tour held on Memorial Day Weekend
sponsored by the Nutley Historical Society.
Led by Nutley
Museum director John Simko, the tour begins at 9 a.m. on Sunday, May
28, at the Mud Hole (near the intersection of Passaic and Vreeland
Avenues) and follows township history along the Third River.
Simko will talk
about the Yantacaw River’s role in Nutley history as a source for
early industry, as inspiration for world-class artists, as a symbol
of civic pride, as an important boundary marker, and as a fitting
memorial to our war veterans.
Visit the sites
of three former mills, see the pre-Revolutionary War Van Giesen
homestead, find out why the Yantacaw, or Third, River, splits in
two, learn about the beginnings of our hundred-year-old Carnegie
Library and even older Town Hall, and walk through one of Nutley’s
oldest cemeteries.
“A Walk in the
Park” ends at approximately 10:30 a.m., inside Nutley’s first brick
schoolhouse which is now the Nutley Historical Society and Museum.
“A Walk in the
Park” is free but is limited to a dozen people and requires
registration. Register for the tour by emailing johnsimko1014@gmail.com
or by calling 973-752-8984 and leaving a message and your phone
number or e-mail address. You will receive confirmation via e-mail
or a phone call.
Simko began the
"A Walk in the Park" history tour more than 10 years ago and it is
as popular as ever!
The Nutley Historical Society hopes you’ll join us for this
fascinating walk through a beautiful setting while learning about
Nutley history.
Event photos

 Historic Book Launch May 12
‘Colonial Taverns of New Jersey...'
by Michael Gabriele
The Nutley Historical Society will
host New Jersey author
Michael Gabriele for a program on his newest book: “Colonial Taverns
of New Jersey – Libations, Liberty and Revolution,” published by The
History Press. The book-launch event will be Friday, May 12, 7 p.m.
at the Nutley Museum, 65 Church Street, Nutley. The program is free
and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served and books
will be available for sale.
Read All About Colonial Taverns Here
See Event Photos Here
Arbor Day at the Nutley Museum
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Featuring:
*Memorial Tree dedications
in memoriam to past board members
Past President Ed Stecewicz,
Annie Oakley expert trustee Nancy Gruelich, Van Riper historian
Patricia Williams, and trustee Michael Slomkowski.
*Arbor Art featured by local
Artists including Nutley Students
*free tree seedlings to
first 50 guests
*refreshments will be served
Sponsored by Nutley
Historical Society, Township of Nutley, NJ, Arbor Day Foundation,
and Nutley Tree Rescue

See Event Photos Here
The
Rooming Houses of Nutley, NJ
Railroads
brought growth to Nutley and workers needed boarding houses for a
safe place to call home. Read about the many rooming houses in our
hometown.
Rooms for rent
Dutch Introduced Skating as Nutley Winter Sport
Few alive today would
recognize most of the Nutley backwoods and ponds described in this
memoir sixty-odd years ago. Bearskin Brook, Rusby's Pond, or
Hillside Park ring a bell in your olde Nutley memories?
Compare your memories.
When Bicycling and Auto Races Were Popular
When Sunday afternoon trotting races on a mile straightaway in elm
shaded Washington Avenue were the town’s favorite diversion,
bicycles captured Nutley’s favor. The wheel led to bicycles which
led to the Nutley Velodrome which was the ancestor of the Tour of
Nutley bike racing classic.
Read all about it.
Artists of Nutley
Letter to Mark Twain:
“There isn’t much that is prettier than
this end of New Jersey. It is all upland, tumbling into shallow valleys
and bright sunny reaches along the Passaic River, and hillsides white as
snow with the daisies, and everywhere trees, in little clumps or in long
lines by the roadside.... You come. I’ll drive you around on Sunday and
show you some views that will do your heart good. I’ll row you up the
Passaic. I’ll give you a chance to play tennis.... Don’t be afraid. You
can’t play worse tennis than I do.... The mosquitoes are very small this
summer—few over an inch long...
Continue reading
Nutley Was Born in Strife, Strategy and
Secession
Franklin, NJ Officially Becomes Nutley, NJ on March 5,1902
Read more
The Lady, or The Tiger
Nutley
Author
Frank R. Stockton
wrote The Lady, or The Tiger, and Rudder Grange;
Nutley Library ‘Lady or Tiger’
Room Is Opened for Youngsters, Named for Frank Stockton, Noted Local
Author
Nutley Museum Online Tour

Nutley Museum Director John Simko's online tour of the Nutley
Museum, recorded December 5, 2020. Simko spotlighted the Annie
Oakley collection and other select items featured throughout the
Nutley Museum. Projects by the Nutley Historical Society were
also highlighted.
Nutley
Museum Online Tour video
 Patricia Williams
Passes
Long-time Nutley Historical
Society Trustee Patricia E. Williams, 79, passed away on March 18,
2023. Born in Passaic, she was a lifelong resident of Nutley. Her
sister, Connie Iannicelli, said Patty loved everything about Nutley
and collected books about its history.
Patty,
a 1961 graduate of Nutley High School and a graduate of Fordham
University, put her love of learning towards saving the Van Riper
House on River Road from demolition and had been on hand to see the
renaissance of its restoration all these years later. As past
president of the Van Riper Restoration Trust, she provided a
connection among local historical groups, serving as the historical
society's Van Riper Historian for many years.
Post-Covid Lockdown
Nutley Museum Big Plans,
New Exhibits
A recap of the many changes implemented during the lockdown. Be sure
to stop in to check out our new exhibits!
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NUTLEY Yesterday - Today - Ann Troy
& Vivian Noyes Fikus
Where
all great study of Nutley history begins
The importance of history in general cannot be doubted. It sets
before us striking instances of virtue, enterprise, courage,
generosity, patriotism and, by a natural principle of emulation,
encourages us to copy such noble examples. History displays the
dealings of God with mankind. It often leads us to view with awe His
darker judgments and again it awakens the liveliest emotions of
gratitude for His kind and benignant dispensations.
In 1945 the founders of the Nutley Historical Society wrote into its
constitution the statement that:
“It shall be the purpose . . . of this association to do all in its
power to collect all the available historical material connected
with . . . the history of Nutley and carefully to preserve the same.
. . . This shall mean ultimately the writing of the history of the
town. . . Down through the years, work on this project continued
until the present volume has been prepared.
So now, since History never stops, we in the Nutley Historical
Society in 1961—like those who wrote the first History of Nutley in
1907— pass on the torch to those coming generations who at some
future time will feel the need to once again issue a . . .
“HISTORY OF NUTLEY”
Robert F. Heald
First President 1954 to 1961
March 5, 1961 The Nutley Historical Society
From the Foreword
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When you join or renew your membership, the Nutley Historical
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you interesting, informational and fun programs throughout the year.
By making our history available and known to those who visit the
museum, we continue to move forward by knowing about and
appreciating our past. We can only accomplish this with your help.
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1910 artist's view of Nutley, Ann Troy
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Nutley
Historical Society Celebrates 75th Anniversary
Thanks to all
who joined
us to raise a toast in celebration of the seventy-fifth
anniversary of the founding of the Nutley Historical Society on
March 5, 2020. Events included cake cutting and a birthday toast, an update
on recent museum acquisitions and activities, and a special tour of
museum highlights by the museum director.
Also of Interest
in Nutley, N.J.
Kingsland Manor
Van Riper Trust
Nutley
Little Theatre
Nutley Historic Preservation Committee
Nutley High
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