DISPLAY CASES
Large and Small Display Cases
President Sketches
On display in the large and small display cases in November 2018 is “President Sketches”, featuring pencil drawings of 20th and 21st century Presidents by David Smilon, a history professor at Bergen Community College. In addition to the sketches, are quotes from the Presidents.
President Sketches
On display in the large and small display cases in November 2018 is “President Sketches”, featuring pencil drawings of 20th and 21st century Presidents by David Smilon, a history professor at Bergen Community College. In addition to the sketches, are quotes from the Presidents.
Local History Collection Exhibition
The exhibition from the Local History Collection on the lower level stairwell display case and in the window of the Local History Room is a selection of historic glass bottles, found in Oradell near the Hackensack River.
Sam Tripsas, Oradell’s Associate Borough Historian, found a major deposit of old bottles along the banks of the Hackensack River, just to the east of the Elm Street Bridge. Sam has been excavating the site for more than two months, and has found enough material to fill approximately eight cases.
It is not completely clear from the work so far whether the deposit was the result of a random discarding of old bottles from one or more local residences, or whether there might have been a tavern nearby that used the area for disposal. Mr. Tripsas leans more toward residential disposal since he has uncovered bottles of medicines and other small vessels more commonly found in a home.
The exhibition from the Local History Collection on the lower level stairwell display case and in the window of the Local History Room is a selection of historic glass bottles, found in Oradell near the Hackensack River.
Sam Tripsas, Oradell’s Associate Borough Historian, found a major deposit of old bottles along the banks of the Hackensack River, just to the east of the Elm Street Bridge. Sam has been excavating the site for more than two months, and has found enough material to fill approximately eight cases.
It is not completely clear from the work so far whether the deposit was the result of a random discarding of old bottles from one or more local residences, or whether there might have been a tavern nearby that used the area for disposal. Mr. Tripsas leans more toward residential disposal since he has uncovered bottles of medicines and other small vessels more commonly found in a home.
Getaways on Display
A new display stand has been provided by Getaways on Display. Patrons can now browse through and take brochures and catalogs on travel destinations. Many of the brochures are for destinations that are within a driving distance of Oradell. The display will be updated every six weeks. The stand is located on the first floor, by the public copier and bulletin board.