Travelers with bags and tickets outside the Goble Inn about 1905. (Photo provided) Sussex County History Today: Fountain Square Inn Sussex Borough has grown up from an old settlement and is a place with a distinct heritage. The first known person here was... Columns 12 Mar 2023 | 01:07
Jacob Yanoff, 97, is honored at the Daughters of the American Revolution luncheon Feb. 25 at the Lafayette House. He was wounded in the battle of Iwo Jima in World War II. Sussex County History Today: Touched by the Greatest Generation I’m glad to be alive today. We have so much good in our world, our state and our Sussex County. Let me give a casual example... Columns 05 Mar 2023 | 10:40
Goldsmith Maid, raised on a Sussex County farm, won so much money racing that she had her own rail car. (Photo provided) Sussex County History Today: Goldsmith Maid, ‘Queen of the Trotters’ Let’s picture ourselves going back in time, back to the second half of the 1800s. The terrible experience of the Civil War... Columns 28 Feb 2023 | 12:08
The Branchville Historical Society Museum has the original counter from the Branchville Confectionery Shop, complete with stools, dishes, utensils and old signs. (Photos provided) Sussex County History Today: Branchville Historical Society Museum Today I am delighted to have a review of the Branchville Historical Society Museum provided by the society’s industrious... Columns 20 Feb 2023 | 03:40
This historical marker tells of Goldsmith Maid, a horse known as ‘The Queen of the Trotters.’ Sussex County History Today: Historical Markers One of the most important, and exciting, parts of being the Sussex County Historian is the opportunity to review and award... Columns 10 Feb 2023 | 04:21
Babe Ruth, second from right, poses with others in front of the Newton Diner in the early 1940s. At left is Russ Van Atta, Ruth’s teammate on the New York Yankees. (Photo taken by Adrien Salvas) Babe Ruth visits Newton in early 1940s After Bill Truran, Sussex County Historian, mentioned baseball great Babe Ruth was one of the famous visitors to Sussex County... Columns 30 Jan 2023 | 05:20
This rare photo, courtesy of the Havens family, shows when Route 23 came near their farm just south of Sussex Borough in the late 1920s. A wooden framework was built for the pouring of concrete pilings for the bridge over what looks like the Beaver Brook. Sussex County History Today: Roads and paths That slow poke. Let me hit my horn! I’ll teach him. Wait, what idiot is pressing my bumper from behind? While we all get stuck... Columns 21 Jan 2023 | 09:16
There were three clans in the Lenni Lenape tribe: the Turtle, Turkey and Wolf clans. (Photo provided) Sussex County History Today: First People Sussex County is home to many people these days. During the past couple hundred years, many people - mainly Europeans - came... Columns 15 Jan 2023 | 05:08
Bill Truran sits on Santa’s lap at Sears in Newton in 1951. ( Photo courtesy of Bill Truran, Sussex County Historian) Sussex County History Today: The Season Immediately on the heels of Thanksgiving comes the Christmas season, more lately referred to as “the holiday season” to include... Columns 09 Dec 2022 | 02:22
Christmas Tree It is not easy being a Christmas tree, In our life, we face much adversity. Our forest home cremated by fierce wildfires, And... Columns 08 Dec 2022 | 01:32
Branchville from the east toward the town around 1910. Branchville historical marker awarded in 2022 One of the most pleasing parts of being the Sussex County Historian is to be involved in awarding historical markers to significant... Columns 31 Oct 2022 | 02:34
Franklinite: Thank the kids for making it the state metal We are witness to history in the making for Sussex County, New Jersey. Franklinite, from the Franklin area, may become the... Columns 24 Oct 2022 | 11:47
Sussex County History Today: The Old Clove Church My eyes welled up with tears. I love our Sussex County. There are times that some core values emerge from the din of everyday... Columns 26 Sep 2022 | 01:03
The oak tree in front of Franklin school. Sussex County History Today: The Old Oak Tree As years come and go, the lifetimes of humans may bloom and then fade away. Nature has other life surrounding us, many of... Columns 20 Sep 2022 | 02:30
Parker Mine mineshaft, Franklin. Sussex County History Today: Our Unique Mineral Makeup One of the three historical markers awarded last year (2021) was for the Parker Shaft, representing the mine and plant by... Columns 05 Sep 2022 | 12:05
