Bergen County Historical Society
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Dear neighbor and fellow citizen,

To fully appreciate what it means to be an American, we
invite you to experience History in one of the storied places
where it was made.

We offer a unique opportunity to show abiding gratitude
to all those who gave so much for the life of a free
nation. Relying entirely upon volunteer contributions, the
Bergen County Historical Society is raising $350,000 to
construct a first-rate museum building and library on the
Society’s property at Historic New Bridge Landing. This
museum building will be built to replicate an eighteenth
century Dutch barn, so as to visually complement the
landmark stone houses while providing a proper
museum environment for thousands of irreplaceable
artifacts and documents of our Past. Each object gives
meaning to a memorable moment in Bergen County’s
remarkable transition from colonial frontier to one of the
America’s most diverse and prosperous suburban counties.

DONATIONS: $56,339 Updated 01/15/2012

SOCIETY: $5,000+ We got the first!
John & Linda Heffernan, Bergenfield

BENEFACTOR: $1,000 to 4,999
Sgt. Walter Scott Brown American Legion
Post 226, River Edge, 3rd Donation!
Janet & Bill King, Tenafly
Deborah Powell & Kevin Wright, River Edge
Sgt. Walter Scott Brown American Legion
Post 226, River Edge
Outwater Militia, New Jersey
Naomi Rothschild, Englewoood by Jennifer Rothschild
Irene Stella, Closter by Jennifer Rothschild
Bob & Eleanor Roth, Bergenfield

PATRON: $500 to $999
Carol Dewar Miles, Bella Vista, AK
Joe Suplicki & Peggy Norris, Elmwood Park
Herbert Forsberg, Ridgewood
Mary Donohue, River Edge
John and Midas Hernandez, Closter (Pledge)
Carol Greene, Mahwah
Klaus & Jerri Angermueller in memory of Willard & Marjorie Somers, Oakland
Roosevelt School, River Edge
Mac Borg, Woodland Park

CIRCLE: $100 to $499
Robert & Pamelyn Varner, New Milford
Kathleen Meehan, Fort Lee
David & Francesca Moskowitz, River Vale
Phyllis Dunsay, River Edge
Thomas A. Jordan, Hackensack
Carl Flaum, Paterson, in Memory of Thomas Flurchick
Mr. & Mrs. Eugene Popp, FL
Susan B. Heilmann, Wyckoff
James W. & Patricia Cropsey, New City, NY
Jennifer Contreras, Dumont
Alex and Gail Dever, Bergenfield (2nd time)
John & Dee Cobianchi, Saddle Brook
J. Katherine Reilly, Fair Lawn
Alex Bennett, Villas
Gladys Blumeling, in her memory by Charles Blumeling, Bergenfield
Firth Haring Fabend, Montclair, NJ
Dennis and Nancy Buttacavoli, Hasbrouck Hts
Thomas Jordan, Hackensack
Kathleen Moran, Bogota
Norwood American Legion Post 272, Norwood
Clifford Zink, Princeton
Al & Jeanne Dib, Hackensack
Dee Ann Ipp, Teaneck
Judith Kilcullen, Studio City, CA
Dr. Joe and Annie Salvatore, Cape May, NJ (formerly of Alpine, NJ)
Barbara Bosch, Hasbrouck Heights
Martin and Eleanor Gruber, Ridgewood
Martin and Norma Goetz, Teaneck
Sgt. Walter Scott Brown Post 226 American Legion Post , River Edge
Keith Brickman, Cary, NC
Michelle Novak, NYC
Eleanor Roth, Bergenfield
Bob Roth, Bergenfield
Alex and Gail Dever, Bergenfield
Rusty Relics Car Club, Paramus
James Purcell, Norwood
Jim Madden, Wood Ridge
Maywood American Legion, Post No. 142
Tim & Noelle Beckemeyer, River Vale
John & Nancy Locke, Woodcliff Lake
Ed Purcell, Ramsey
George Menditto, Hackensack
James E. Purcell, Dumont
Richard K. Purcell, Rochelle Park
Joseph & Judy Sparacino, Middletown
Courtney Powell, FL
Jan Pranger, Hinsdale, IL

DONOR: $25 to $99
Ronnie Lefkowitz, River Edge
Albert Bey, Paramus
Kathleen Zintz, Teaneck
Claire Lerant, Old Tappan
Pamela Schwitter, River Edge, in Memory of Mary Schwitter
Sandy Loft, Teaneck
John Gidney, Bergenfield
Wendy & Barry Salkin, River Edge
Flo Muller, Ridgefield Park
Ben Im, Fort Lee
Bob and Jo Conger, Park Ridge
George Emma, Mahwah
Judith Grace, Teaneck
Dawn Langmaack, Fort Lee
Marie Haisan, Tannerville, PA
Dr. Steven Laifer, Cresskill

PREVIOUS CAMPAIGN:
Calvin Coolidge School, Wyckoff
Roosevelt School, (Mary Miller) River Edge
Demarest Middle School (Miss Caitlin Carroll) Demarest
Cliffside Park School 4 (Christie Giancola)
Cliffside Park
Gibbs Elementary School,  New Milford
Berkely Street Elementary (Patricia Aufiero)
New Milford
Country Road School, Demarest
Luther Less Emerson (Gladys Grossman),
Demarest
Eleanor Roth, Bergenfield
Mahwah Museum Society, Mahwah
Eric Newman in honor of
Albert and Jeanne Newman, Hackensack
W. John Oddie, Teaneck
Teresa Wright, Newton
Kevin Tremble, Tenafly
James Devine, Waldwick
Carol Greene, Mahwah
Martin and Eleanor Gruber, Ridgewood
Todd Post, Arlington, VA
Edward Schreyer, River Edge
The Holland Society of NY & NJ
Priscilla Stahl, CT
Barbara Marchant, Leonia
Robert and Florence Jennes, Teaneck
Mike Trepicchio, Teaneck
Frederick P. Schmidt, Oradell
Julia Van Haaften, NYC
James Mullins, VA
Ramsey Historical Association
Averil L. Genton,Woodridge
George and Phebe Banta, Poughkeepsie, NY
Stephen Flagg, M.D. of Hamden, CT
Mark and Linda Stovall, Cresskill
Judith VanBuskirk, Wayne, PA
William and Judith Joyce, Paramus
Albert and Jeanne Dib, Hackensack
William Romaine, Irvington, NY
Nicholas Voorhis Jr, NM
Stuart Schneider, Oradell
Rose Harvey, Delhi, Ontario.

Donations made in Memory of
Albert (Gus) and Jeanne (Mann) Newman

YMCA of Greater Bergen County
Kelly Family of Hackensack
Dowd Family of Livingston
Kwilos Famiy
Friends and Colleagues of
Lois (Maggie) Newman at
   NORC at the University of Chicago
Lawrence Newman of Florida
Bobek and Pierson Families
of Hackensack
Griffith Family of Hawthorne
Grambone Family of Hawthorne
Wallace Family of Sarnac Lake, NY
Schoonmaker Family of Hackensack

Donations were made in Memory of
Gail Goldstein
Weinberg Family of Teaneck
and others.
We accept donations through Paypal You will
receive an email confirmation.
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Checks may be made to:
Bergen County Historical Society
PO Box 55, River Edge, NJ 07761

Your donation is appreciated. It is fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by the law.

BCHS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.
100% of your donation goes to the project.


GIVING SCHEDULE

Building Naming Rights: $350,000

Memorial Plaque & Website
Acknowledgement:
Society: $5,000 + ___________
Benefactor: $1,000 to $4,999 ________

Website Acknowledgement:
Donor: $1 to $99 _________
Circle: $100 to $499 __________
Patron: $500 to $999 __________

Need more info?
email us to set up an appointment:

Mike Trepicchio, BCHS President
Deborah Powell, Past BCHS President

contactBCHS@bergencountyhistory.org
About the Organization
The Bergen County Historical Society (BCHS), a
501(c)(3) non-profit volunteer organization,
promotes preservation, study and appreciation of
civil, political, military and the general history of
the United States of America, particularly of
Bergen County. Beginning in 1939, our museum
collections were displayed at the Steuben
House, a State Historic Site.

The museum and library collections comprise
The greatest survival of significant Jersey Dutch
artifacts and documents in the public domain.
There are over 4,000 objects in the museum
collection (not including the library and document
collection.)

The Campbell-Christie House is located on
Bergen County Historical Society land. BCHS
operates the historic house museum and
provides programing at Historic New Bridge
Landing. Other activities include placement of
informative roadside Blue Historic Markers,
educational events, museum exhibits, monthly
lectures, and maintain museum & library
collections.

We are not a government agency. We receive no
regular or significant public funding, we rely on
private donations and membership.

Become a member.

www.bergencountyhistory.org
Questions? Email us.
at: contactBCHS@bergencountyhistory.org

www.bergencountyhistory.org
We file annual returns with the IRS and with the Charities Registration Section of the Division of Consumer Affairs in the NJ Office of the Attorney General. Our NJ Charities Registration Number is CH0447000. Information can be obtained at their website:
 
http://www.nj.gov/lps/ca/charity/chardir.htm
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