The Time Voyagers

WEEKEND HISTORICAL HAPPENINGS Know about a historical event happening in your area?  Send me an  e-mail  to let us know! Be the first to find out about these events on  Facebook ! Friday - Saturday,  November 29  - 30  - Union Township, Union County Christmas Tours Children Friendly Liberty Hall Museum will be open for tours on Friday and Saturday! Opening on Friday will be the Christmas tour "From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus," when Liberty Hall will be decorated to celebrate five different styles of Christmas; the Dutch tradition of St. Nicholas, the English tradition of Twelfth Night, The Night Before Christmas, a Victorian Christmas, and a World War II Christmas. Tours start at 10:00 am and leave every hour with the last tour of the day leaving at 3:00 pm.  Adults: $10.00; Kean Alumni: $8.00; Seniors, College Students, Children: $6.00; Under Three: Free.  Liberty Hall Museum is located at 1003 Morris Ave, Union, NJ 07083. For more

WEEKEND ESTATE SALES Click on each link for more information on the estate sale! Find something neat at an estate sale? Let us know! Hosting an estate sale? Send me an  e-mail  to be featured in our weekly post! Be the first to know about these sales on  Facebook ! Vintage Cameras, Hats, & Art Deco Furniture North Arlington, NJ 07031 Antique Dolls & Furniture Montville, NJ 07045 Weekend Estate Sales are sponsored by  www.estatesales.org

Reviving Newark's Woodland Cemetery Written by NJ Historian Neglected. Abandoned. Forgotten. For over eighty thousand "residents" of Newark, New Jersey's Woodland Cemetery, time has taken its toll on their final resting place. Once a glorious and inviting garden cemetery, Woodland has been heavily vandalized over the past forty years and past boards of directors have done little to prevent and rectify the actions of disrespectful individuals. This year, a renewed interest by family members of those interred have sparked a small, yet hopeful step forward in the revitalization of this thirty-six acre property. The task is daunting, but enthusiasm in reviving this Victorian treasure is gaining momentum. Cemeteries like this across the United States are in need of a new lease on life and volunteers have stepped up to the challenge. We honor and respect those who came before us, and for every stone that is righted, new opportunities for interpretation and education abo

Every Monday, I highlight a non-profit related to history or the arts, a historical society, preservation group or friends group whose main objective is to promote the historical and artistic history of New Jersey. This week, I am featuring the Friends of Woodland Cemetery. Since early 2013, the revived Friends of Woodland Cemetery have been working to revitalize the grounds of this historic Newark, New Jersey cemetery and to help coordinate volunteer efforts. The Friends work with local schools, community groups, and interested persons to organize a number of clean-up days throughout the year. After more than thirty years of vandalism and neglect at the site, the Friends are working to apply for grants to rehabilitate and reopen the historic Gothic revival gatehouse and for other projects, which include installing fencing, uprighting thousands of grave markers, and general grounds cleanup. The Friends of Woodland Cemetery relies on countless volunteers to continue its mission.

eBay Items of the Week! Click on each link for the eBay page! More items always going up. Stay updated about new items on  Facebook . RAILROAD MEMORABILIA SALE!! Items for sale on eBay. Erie Railroad Company Rules of the Operating Department 1930 Erie Railroad Bad Order Card Circa 1930s Erie Railroad Company Safety Rules, Time, and Memorandum Book 1917 Erie Railroad Company Time and Memorandum Book 1916 Erie Railroad Company Hand Book of Special Instructions New York Region, 1922 Direct Sale Items If you have any questions, need additional photos, or are interested in any of the items below, please send an e-mail to  kelly@thehistorygirl.com . Payment via PayPal and all items will be shipped via regular U.S. mail. Erie Railroad Timetables 1939 through 1951 - 37 total $3.50 each Total lot - $100.00 (1) Erie RR - NY, Middletown, Port Jervis, and Branches - September 24, 1939 (2) Erie RR - Main Line, Newark Branch,