Author name: Janet Markman

Alice Gibson Tribute

        Tribute from Dave Cowell One of our brightest lights has gone out. Development and Program Chairperson Alice Gibson died yesterday from the Covid-19 virus. Alice chaired all the fundraising events for the Grover Cleveland Birthplace, raised all the money we needed to fund our agreement with the State to build the Visitor Center and …

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Department of Environmental Protections statement on New Jersey State Parks, Forests & Historic Sites

  OPEN SPACES AT STATE PARKS AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AVAILABLE FOR PASSIVE RECREATION; ENCLOSED FACILITIES, CAMPGROUNDS AT STATE PARKS, FORESTS AND RECREATION AREAS CLOSED (20/P010) TRENTON ––Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine R. McCabe announced today that public may still access the State Parks, forests, recreation areas and Wildlife Management Areas, including roads, parking areas, trails, …

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The Ragged Road to Abolition

On behalf of the Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association (GCBMA), I am sorry to report that due to this Coronavirus outbreak, The Ragged Road to Abolition, for the time being, been cancelled.   To Download the above information –  Click Here

President Grover Cleveland Week March 16-22,-2020

The Grover Cleveland Birthplace Memorial Association Presents “President Grover Cleveland Week” Schedule of Events March 16 – 22, 2020 Monday, March 16, 2020 – 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Official announcement about The State of New Jersey’s “Grover Cleveland Week” at the Roseland Public Library, 20 Roseland Ave., Roseland, NJ 07068 www.RoselandPublicLibrary.org Open to the …

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A Thanksgiving Cartoon

READ MORE: Notice at the top, center of the cartoon, the small banner draped over the portrait of President Ulysess S. Grant with the words, “15th Amendment,” and in the table’s centerpiece, “Self Governance” and “Universal Suffrage.”  This scene was the artist’s, and the magazine’s, endorsement of the 15th amendment which had been undergoing vigorous debate, …

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Volunteers Deliver Totes of Christmas Decor at The Grover Cleveland Birthplace

Proof that ‘many hands make light work,’ our totes full of Christmas decor were passed “bucket brigade style” up from the museum cellar and into the 1830s kitchen by a contingent from local Boy Scouts of America Venturing Crew 59. Faux greenery and foods are used in our arrangements to ensure protection of the museum …

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July 4th – Ice Cream Social – Historic Bake off – Lavender Cookies

    Once again the Fourth of July Ice Cream Social at the Grover Cleveland Birthplace will feature an Historic Cookie Bake-off. This year’s cookie is the Lavender Cookie in honor of our cookie loving native son, President Grover Cleveland. Start looking through family recipes, old cookbooks or historical food sites to find your own …

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