By Rod Leith The recent reconstruction of a fire-damaged historic house in the East Hill section of Ithaca, New York,  holds a special...

By Jennifer Ersalesi Photo credits: The Sisco Family The history of the Borough of Rutherford has been shaped by the many contributions...

Submitted by Rod Leith, Rutherford Historian This April 14th will mark the 158th anniversary of one of this nation’s most tragic events...

By Tracy Leigh For almost 80 years, Goffin's 64 Park, located in Rutherford, New Jersey, has a rich history dating back to 1947. The...

By Rod Leith, Rutherford Historian In the late 19th Century vessels sailed from Rutherford to Newark. Among the most important names in...

By Rod Leith, Borough Historian More than six decades passed before the Rutherford community --- including its African-American church...

By Jennifer Ersalesi The newly created Rutherford Historic Preservation Society (RHPS) is comprised of volunteers who intend to work...

By Rod Leith, Borough Historian More than a century ago, the famed stage and film actress, Lillian Russell (nee Leonard) Moore...

By Rod Leith, Borough Historian Nearly 126 years ago a unit of the New Jersey National Guard purchased property on Rutherford’s Park...

By Rod Leith, Borough Historian The history of Rutherford’s West End neighborhood can be traced to a wealthy 19th Century landholder...

Information submitted by Rod Leith By Jennifer Ersalesi In 1929, James H. Murray found a home at 38 Elm Street in Rutherford James was...

By Jennifer Ersalesi Photo credits: Meadowlands Museum Facebook page Just off of Orient Way in Rutherford is Crane Street where the...

By Rod Leith, Borough Historian An important question was raised recently; what happened to the Indian tribes who once inhabited the...

Submitted by Rod Leith The image (above) of the "New Rivoli Theater" appeared in a May 7, 1921 advertisement on page 8 of the Rutherford...

By Jennifer Ersalesi Photo credits: Jennifer Ersalesi Veterans gathered in front of the World War I monument, located in the center of...

Introduction by Jennifer Ersalesi By Rod Leith, Borough Historian Veterans Day is a National Holiday during which Americans honor the...

By Jennifer Ersalesi Photo credits: The Meadowlands Museum and Rutherford Public Library Educating others about the history of the...

Submitted and Written by Rod Leith, Borough Historian, with assistance from Diane Hecking Gordon Paul Henderson was born January 12,...

Submitted and written by Borough Historian Rod Leith Mary Caroline Alyea (nee Webb) was just a teenager when her parents moved to...

By Jennifer Ersalesi Rutherford held its annual Veterans Day Observance in the morning on Wednesday, November 11th. Each year the town...