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Item # Title Date Posted
001 Metuchen Historic Marker 3/2010
002 Grimstead's History of Metuchen 1939 3/2010
003 Veteran's Buried in Metuchen 1930 3/2010
004 History of the Telephone in Metuchen 3/2010
005 How the Clara Barton School got it's Name 3/2010
006 Piscatawaytown Burial Ground 3/2010
007 Hoopar Brother's Headstone 3/2010
008 General Thomas Swords 3/2010
009 Metuching 1799 map 3/2010
010 1799 Map 3/2010
011 How Menlo Park Derived it's Name 3/2010
012 The Klan in 1920s Metuchen 3/2010
013 How to Pronounce "Metuchen" 3/2010
014 Why is a High School Named for John P. Stevens Jr. 3/2010
015 John Basilone Bridge NJ Turnpike, between Edison, 3/2010
and East Brunswick NJ. 1950s.
Oral Histories & Transcripts
016 List of Oral History Tapes 2/2011
017 Rutgers Oral History Project. Transcripts of Edison
and Metuchen residents. Lewis Bloom, Richard Hale,
Lloyd Kornbaltt, David Robinson, Roland Winter. 3/2010
Transcripts from the 1970's CETA Program
MEHS in the 1990's:
016 List of Oral History Tapes 2/2011
17A J. Lloyd Grimstead 1975 2/2011
17B Eleanor Bloomfield 1977 Teacher 2/2011
17C Charles Carmen 1973 2/2011
17D Franklin Buchannan 1977 Boro Engineer 2/2011
17E Paul Dorf 1978 Metuchen Inn 2/2011
17F Ruth Eby 1977 2/2011
17F2 Ruth Eby II 1977 2/2011
17G Gardenia Emanuel 1978 2/2011
17H Paul Fenton 1974 3/2011
17I Nathan Gross 1978 3/2011
17J Grace Halsey 1976 3/2011
17K Roger Johnson 1995 (MEHS) 3/2011
17L Charles Butler 1997 (MEHS) 3/2011
17M Pete Kramer 1995 (MEHS) 3/2011
17N Perry Letsinger 1977 3/2011
170 Litterst Sisters 1976 "Ramble Inn" 3/2011
17P Dr. Myra Biggs Interview (2000) 1/2012
018 Information about Ezra Ayres Carmen,
Civil War General, buried at Arlington Cemetery. 3/2010
018A More information about Ezra Carmen 1/2012
019 Mark Polansky. Plaque in Polansky Park 4/2010
020 Stanhope Wood Nixon grave in Piscatawaytown.
Burial Ground. Son of Lewis Nixon. 4/2010
021 St. James Church 2009. 4/2010
021A St. James Church HABS 1/30/2011
022 Henry James Memorial at Stevens High School 5/2010
023 Gas Stations of Metuchen 1965 12/2010
024 Governor Silzer's House on Graham Ave. 12/2010
025 Piscatawaytown Burial Ground Fact Sheet 2004 1/5/11
026 Piscatawaytown Burial Ground Tour Map 2004 1/5/11
027 Raritan River Interpretive Panel #1 1/5/11
028 Raritan River Interpretive Panel #2 1/5/11
029 Raritan River Interpretive Panel #3 1/5/11
030 Raritan River Interpretive Panel #4 1/5/11
031 Metuchen Police Chief Badge (date ?) 1/22/11
032 1839 Burr Map. Malochin 1/29/11
033 Map of Terminal Moraine South of Plainfield 1900 2/19/11
034 The Dummy Line. A song about the Trolley 2/25/11
035 Col. Joseph Lafayette Moss (Civil War) 3/12/11
036 Metuchen & Her History 1870 By Dr. EM Hunt 4/3/11
036A Metuchen & Her History Transcript by D. Walker 2012 3/15/12
037 WPA History of Metuchen 1941 By L. Grimstead 4/3/11
037A WPA History Transcript by D. Walker 2012 3/15/12
038 The Big Inch Pipeline Map Built during WWII 5/23/11
039 Metuchen 1900 Map 5/25/11
040 30 Clive Hills Rd. Edison, 2011. Childhood home
of Nancy Shevell, fiance of Paul McCartney
(Photo credit: cartoongoddess) 6/4/11
041 Edison Memorial Tower under restoration 2011 6/18/11
042 Map of north of Metuchen 1950. 10/1/11
043 Map of Radio District in Metuchen 11/17/11
044 Revolutionary War Soldiers buried in Edison 11/17/11
045 Edison Zoning Map 2004 11/17/11
046 Dismal Swamp Cultural Resources Survey (1986) 1/13/12
047 Old Dwellings in Oak Tree (1927) 1/20/12
048 Gustave Lindenthal, the bridge builder. 1/21/12
049 New Petrograd 1925 1/22/12
050 Lehigh Valley RR Coal yard Fire SP 1929 1/27/12
051 Metuchen at the outbreak of the Civil War 2/8/12
052 To Cast A Freedman's Vote. Thomas Mundy Peterson. 2/22/12
By Gordon Bond
053 Potters Crossing Map 1959 (no pages 3,4) 2/22/12
054 Lincoln Village Advertisement 1950 2/22/12
055 Rartian Township Map 1954 2/22/12
056 Metuchen Houses 100 years and Still Standing 1963 3/5/12
057 Woodbridge Independent newspaper page 3 1925 3/20/12
058 Dr. James G. Mason Obituary 1 3/20/12
059 Dr. James G. Mason Obituary 2 3/20/12
060 Edison (Raritan) Twp. WWI, WWII, Korea Monument 8/5/12
060A Names on the monument 1. 8/5/12
060B Names on the monument 2. 8/5/12
060C Names on the monument 3. 8/5/12
060D Names on the monument 4. 8/5/12
061 Edison Korea, Vietnam Memorial Grove Ave. (LTCG) 8/25/12
061A Names on memorial 1, Korea (LTCG) 8/25/12
061B Names on memorial 2, Vietnam (LTCG) 8/25/12
062 Edison 9-11-01 Memorial 9/3/12
063 Middlesex County during the American Rev. 9/3/12
064 Main St. Metuchen 1890's 9/3/12
065 Main St. Metuchen early 20th Century 9/3/12
066 Thomas Edison Center Menlo Park 2012 9/9/12
067 Original Menlo Park School 1 room 2012 9/9/12
068
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Cemetery Lists.
070A Stelton Baptist Church Graveyard #1 1880 list by Dr. Hunt. MEHS 1995
070B Stelton Baptist Church Graveyard #2 1880 list by Dr. Hunt MEHS 1995
070C Stelton Baptist Church Graveyard #3 1880 list by Dr. Hunt MEHS 1995
070D Stelton Baptist Church Graveyard # 4 1880 List by Dr. Hunt MEHS 1995