As author of “Images of America” books on Teaneck (2020), Bergenfield (2023) and New Milford (2025), I’ll be speaking not about the history of those towns but how I go about chronicling a town’s history pictorially. I’ll describe the process of putting together such a book: Where do the photographs come from? Who do I reach out to? What sort of photographs do I look for – actual or digital? How do I choose which photographs to use? How do I arrange them? (Unlike other authors of these books, I do so chronologically). How do I research the captions? How do I let folks know I’m doing a book on their town? A lot of thought and legwork goes into producing an “Images of America” pictorial history – I’ll walk you through it.  

Bio:

Jay Levin, of Teaneck, worked as a journalist for 40 years, including 21 years as a…