History and heritage

James Hervey Hyslop (1854-1920),made “discarnate spirits” his life’s work, writes Mike Farrelly in the latest "History and Heritage.:.

In this week's History & Heritage column, Molly Hone discusses a picture of readers in the Main Library's garden from 1935.

The 1907 Independence Day Committee of Montclair invited southerner William J. Northern and Gen. Oliver Otis Howard to speak.

The pandemic of 1918 and its impact on Montclair is one of the upcoming talks in the "History at Home" series by the Montclair History Center.

Pablo Casals, Carl Sandburg, Clarence Darrow, Booker T. Washington: all came to Montclair as part of the Unity Concert and lecture series.

During Porhibition, Montclair augmented its licensed taverns with more than one speakeasy, writes Mike Farrelly in "History and Heritage."

In the latest "History and Heritage," in honor of Black History Month, Molly Hone of the Montclair Public Library shares images of celebrated Montclairites.

Mary Rice Hayes Allen, the lady in the red hat, crashed therough the color barrier after moving to town in 1920 with her husband William.

In 1955, the Montclair Public Library packed up its books and left the building that is now UUCM, to move to Fullerton Street; "History and Heritage."

Yep, that's a cow in Montclair. In this historic photo, archivist Molly Hone gives some information about "Carrie the Cow," for History and Heritage.