Category: Events

Attention members!  The annual meeting will take place on April 11, 2019 at the American Legion Hall, 200 E Union St, Newark.  The evening will include the annual elections along with dinner and a program.

Members will gather starting at 6:00 with dinner at or shortly before 7:00.  Reservations are appreciated by April 8th by calling 315-331-6409 or by using the contact form.  Payment may be made at the door.  The cost is $25/person, all inclusive.

Following dinner, we are honored to have a presentation by local author and former Wayne County Historian Marjory Allen Perez.  Author of four books, her most recent work explores the stories of local black soldiers during the Civil War and reveals a fascinating look at a relatively unknown aspect of local history.

Please plan to attend.  It promises to be a memorable evening.

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It was an average winter day on December 29th when a not so average event took place.  Dozens of former teachers, students and friends of Roosevelt School gathered to reacquaint and reminisce over their  common bond of a school that is soon to pass into history.

The East Ward School was completed in 1912 and renamed for President Theodore Roosevelt in 1920.  The elementary school served as an anchor for the East Newark community for decades before closing in 1976.  It then lent its name to the Roosevelt Children’s Center, which subsequently occupied the building  before moving to their current home on Pierson Ave.

Among the attendees were former Roosevelt teachers Beulah Smith Tiebout, Linda Brongo, Anna Moens and Eileen Godfrey.  Seated in the front was Dorothy DeWispelaere DeMay, an early former student and prominent Historical Society member.

 

 

 

As many of you know, Roosevelt School is slated for demolition sometime in January. 

Preserving the memories of our past is our business and so we would like to take a photo of any and all former teachers, students & employees, including Roosevelt ARC, at the School. 

The photo will be taken at 1 p.m. SHARP on Saturday, December 29th at the school on East Union St.

Please help spread the word to those you may know who taught or attended classes at Roosevelt School. THANK YOU!

For any info, please call the N-AHS Museum at 315-331-6409.