Newspaper article about the arson trial resulting from the investigation following the disastrous fire of July 5, 1877 that consumed much of downtown Chester.
In Skim Milk & Soft Wax, the author, who was raised to believe that Israel is the "land of milk and honey", explores her Jewish identity. Skim milk, a substance of decreased nutritional value, and wax, the stuff of religious offerings are used as...
This is an account by Alice Haagensen of the involvement of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the Standard Oil company in the Palisades and Sneden's Landing area. Several sentences concerning a pier are highlighted in yellow.
