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If you are willing to help with any of the below activities, please contact us.
 
History's Mysteries:
  • What is known about the Nishuyne "Indians"?
  • What happened to the Jackson-Gildersleeve cannon?
  • Who built and lived in the Collins house?
  • What was Bloomfield's role in the Underground Railroad?
  • Who dug the Davis homestead tunnel, when, and why? How was it used? What is its status today?
  • Who were Bloomfield's "first families" (Note that the 1790-1810 censuses were destroyed when the British burned Washington DC during the War of 1812.)
  • Why were the people of North Newark so taken with Joseph Bloomfield?
  • When was pre-1794 survey/map of Bloomfield made?
  • What were the roles of various Bloomfielders in the Revolutionary War?

 

 
Lest We Forget:
  • (Hot!) Interview Bloomfield's survivors of the Great Depression and World War II.
  • Comprehensively identify Bloomfield's World War II casualties.
  • Document the development of Bloomfield's 20th century ethnic neighborhoods.
  • Document the beginnings of the Information Age in Bloomfield.
  • Document the impact of the WTC bombing on Bloomfield.
  • Memorialize the Indian burial ground in Watsessing Park.