Historical Society of Rockaway Township
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SEPTEMBER 2021 BULLETIN
Historical Society of
Rockaway Township Replace with Spring
version of FF
PO Box 100, Hibernia, NJ 07842
Email: rockawayhistory@verizon.net
Website:
http://www.rockawaytownship.org/163/Historical-Society
facebook.com/HistoricalSocietyofRockawayTownship
Fall 2021 programs
Summer is over and as you can see the HSRT will be September 6th – Labor Day
having some programs this fall. In October we will no program
be presenting a collection of HSRT slides from the
Pat White Collection which we have had digitally
October 4th – Rockaway Twp
preserved. There are quite a few slides, so we will Slide Show from the Pat White
be doing a second presentation in the future. HSRT collection – Municipal
In November we will be having Joel Farkas
presenting his new program, “ The Pilgrims and the
Courthouse
Mayflower”. Keep in mind that this program will be November 1st – Speaker Joel
held in the senior building. Farkas –The Pilgrims and the
Masks are required for entrance to all municipal
buildings.
Mayflower – Senior Building
The Society will possibly have an Open House in
October, dependent on the upcoming construction
project. We will be sending out a notice with the
date.
Jean Licker
Curator
In 1968 the State Department of
Education deemed Mt Hope
School as obsolete and suggested it
be phased out of use. By
September 1969, bidding for the
new school began.
Mt. Hope School
Contracts were awarded!
Denville Citizen March 26, 1970
Denville Citizen August 21, 1969
Like all construction
Utility Default
projects, the new Mt. Hope May Delay School
School had problems that ROCKAWAY Twp. – Notification that the
could possibly have delayed New Jersey Natural Gas Company will not
it’s opening. honor its agreement with the Board Of
Education may keep the new Mount Hope
School from opening on schedule in
…In other business, Dr. Newbaker
September 1971.
announced the sewer to the new
At last night’s Board of Education meeting,
Catherine Dwyer School will be
board Secretary Horace Hiler said he
connected by Aug. 3. In the event
received a call from the gas company
there should be a delay, Dr. Newbaker
informing him that due to the national
said the state had approved the use of
shortage in natural gas, the company could
a temporary sewage system so the
not honor its agreement to provide gas for
school could open in September.
the heating of the new school.
Denville Citizen July 29, 1971 Denville Citizen July 23, 1970
Did you know?
Board member Maynard Franklin
requested that the new Mount
Hope School be named the Neil
Armstrong School,
commemorating the first man to
land on the moon. The board
agreed to consider it.
Denville Citizen July 24, 1969
C. A. Dwyer School
When the new Mt. Hope School school was being
considered, it was the summer of 1969. On July 20th
Neil Armstrong was the first man to land on the
moon, so it is no surprise that it was suggested
naming the school after him.
We are not sure how it happened, but the new Mt.
Hope School was named after Catherine A. Dwyer
who taught in Rockaway Township for 45 years. Photo courtesy of the John Dunado Collection
According to a long time teacher, Dwyer School
Catherine A. Dwyer
opened on time. It housed Kindergarten through 4th
grades and the Mt. Hope School housed 5th and 6th.
1888-1979
FUN with Vintage Newspaper Ads
Boonton Weekly Bulletin, August 8, 1907
Circa 1872
“Ahhhh! Men’s neckwear! The Timeless
Christmas Gift– No Matter What Century!
Dover Iron Era, May 18, 1872
c. 1953 “No Acids or Chemicals Used” … We’ve Come
Finally…. TRUTH in Advertising!! a Long Way in the Name of Progress!
The Hibernia Branch of the
Rockaway Township Library
reopened on Monday August 9th
after being closed for more than a
year. This building was purchased by
the Lions Club in 1969 to serve
Rockaway Township residents.
Jeanette, Leanne and
Melissa (not pictured) will
be at the library to assist
you!
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF ROCKAWAY TOWNSHIP
The Pilgrims and the Mayflower:
The Whole Story
Guest Speaker - Joel Farkas
Washington’s Headquarters Docent
Join us for a fun and
informational walk through the
Revolutionary War
Masks are required
FOR MORE INFORMATION & UPDATES:
rockawayhistory@verizon.net
facebook.com/HistoricalSocietyofRockawayTownship
REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED
It was a fine day to attend Wharton Canal Day after last
years cancellation due to Covid.
Thank you Dick Kehoe for once again planning the event
and coordinating the volunteers for the HSRT.
HSRT volunteers – (l-r)
Lisa Genovese, George and Kathy
Bruno and Dick Kehoe.
HSRT volunteer
Tom Weaver engaged with
a visitor
Denville Citizen, August 21, 1969
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