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Glenmont – Thomas Edison’s Home | West Orange, New Jersey
Glenmont Was The Home of Thomas and Mina Miller Edison Thomas Edison resided in his magnificent home in the exclusive Llewellyn Park section of West Orange, New Jersey for many years. He originally moved to Glenmont in 1886 with his second wife Mina Miller Edison: Mina Miller was born on July 6, 1865, the seventh of eleven children. She met Thomas Edison at the home of a mutual friend of her father and Edison, the inventor Ezra Gilliland. Her future husband claims he taught her Morse code so that they could converse in secret, even while the family watched. This is how Edison claims he proposed marriage and how she…
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Thomas Edison National Historical Park, Part 2 | West Orange, New Jersey
Thomas Edison was the greatest inventor in American history, and certainly one of the most prolific inventors in world history. His inventions helped usher in a new age of progress. If you ever get a chance, please visit the national park in West Orange, New Jersey that is devoted to his work! In Part 1, I wrote about his labs and various offices. In Part 2, I will show more of his inventions and his music room! Thomas Edison National Historical Park At this museum, you can see and get an idea of all the inventions that he was involved with. He had 1023 patents! He either helped invent or…
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Thomas Edison National Historical Park, Part 1 | West Orange, New Jersey
Thomas Edison National Historical Park Thomas Edison became world famous when he was busy working on various inventions in Menlo Park, New Jersey. He later moved his expanded laboratory over to West Orange, New Jersey, near his beautiful home, Glenmont. He became the most significant inventor in American history, with over 1000 patents in his name! As the Park’s website says: Thomas Edison’s home and laboratory are a step back in time, when machines were run by belts and pulleys and music was played on phonographs. Where to the uninformed passerby, the buildings betray little evidence of the industries they once started. Discover where America’s greatest inventor changed our world…
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Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park | Edison, New Jersey
Thomas Edison is one of the most famous inventors in American history. He was awarded 1,093 U.S. patents. The Thomas Edison Center at Menlo Park is in Edison, New Jersey. It is located on 36 lovely acres including Edison State Park and the Menlo Park Nature Trail. According to their website: More than any other inventor in history, Thomas Edison is responsible for the technologies that make modern life modern. By the time of his death in 1931, he held 1,093 patents covering the creation or refinements of devices in telegraphy and telephony, electric power generation and lighting, sound recording, motion pictures, storage batteries, and mining and cement technology. However,…
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Environmental Education Center at Lord Stirling Park | Basking Ridge, New Jersey
The Somerset County Environmental Education Center The Environmental Education Center is a great place to learn about the natural environment. It is located right down the road from The Raptor Trust – Bird Rehabilitation and Education Center, which I wrote about in my last post. We visited it on the same day! Located in Lord Stirling Park in The Great Swamp area, the center is in a setting of great natural beauty. The Center is a wonderful place for families to learn more about the great outdoors. Their mission statement: Dedicated to stimulating awareness and understanding of the natural world in order to foster a sense of responsibility for its…
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The Raptor Trust – Bird Rehabilitation and Education Center | Millington, New Jersey
The Trust Helps Injured Birds Of Prey! This wonderful bird rehabilitation center is located in Millington, New Jersey. They help injured or sick birds of prey. According to the Bureau of Land Management: Birds of prey, or raptors, are the main reason the NCA was given special legislative protection. It is the unique combination of soil, climate, geology, and vegetation that has created an ecosystem where nesting birds of prey occur in extraordinary numbers. But what makes raptors so special? All birds, even those as different as a golden eagle and a hummingbird, share some common traits, such as feathers, wings, laying eggs and being warm-blooded. But certain characteristics set…
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Christmas at Kingsland Manor 2022 | Nutley, New Jersey
Kingsland Manor Is Steeped In History Kingsland Manor is a historic home in Nutley, New Jersey. It is included in both the New Jersey Register of Historic Places and The National Register of Historic Places. Kingsland Manor is a Dutch Colonial home dating from the 1700s, located in Nutley, New Jersey. Martha Stewart grew up in Nutley, and Annie Oakley lived there as an adult. Members of the original family were in America as early as the 1600s. The Nutley property was purchased by the family in 1790. The town of Nutley acquired the property in 1973 and has spent much time preserving the house. The Manor has a long history…
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Christmas at Zenas Crane Homestead 2022 | West Caldwell, New Jersey
Christmas At Zenas Crane Homestead This house is a historical home in West Caldwell, New Jersey. This house is part of the Essex County Holiday House Tour each December. According to the Historical Society of West Caldwell: The Crane family settled in the West Caldwell area before the Revolution. Samuel Crane built a farmhouse for his wife Mary Baldwin Crane and their ten children. After the Revolution, he purchased a sawmill that was to remain in the family for more than 150 years. Grandson Zenas C. Crane married Mary Harrison in 1833 and settled in the family homestead near the mill. In 1848 the homestead burned to the ground. Zenas…
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Saint Elizabeth University | Convent Station, New Jersey
Saint Elizabeth University in New Jersey Saint Elizabeth University is a four-year private Catholic college in New Jersey. For many years a women’s college, Saint E’s graduated their last all-female class in 2019. Formerly known as the College of Saint Elizabeth, it achieved “university” status in 2020 and changed its name to reflect its new status. However, the university is affectionately referred “Saint E’s” by locals. The university has a beautiful campus mostly located in the Convent Station section of Morris Township, New Jersey. The university website insists their location is in historic Morristown, New Jersey. Wealthy Morris Township is a separate town that completely surrounds Morristown: The township is…
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The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum | Oradell, New Jersey
Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum Adjacent to the Atwood-Blauvelt Mansion is The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum. The Museum is located in the old carriage house. It is a truly unique place devoted to wildlife art. According to the museum website: The Hiram Blauvelt Art Museum was established in 1957 by the Blauvelt-Demarest Foundation, a legacy of the late Hiram Blauvelt, philanthropist, conservationist and collector. Through the contribution of his private wildlife art and big game collections, he hoped to promote the cultural value of wildlife art and the need for conservation of its subjects and their habitats. During the early part of the 20th century, wildlife was believed to be abundant.…
