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Ed: In railroad parlance, this piece of hardware is referred to as a rail anchor: As the information on the scan states, these are manufactured from spring steel and work to eliminate creepage of track. That is, the rail anchor are intended to transmit static and dynamic longitudinal...

Folks: I know I posted the first view before, but I recently acquired a companion card, so I thought you would be interested in seeing the two post cards together: My wish for you all is the Merriest Christmas and the Happiest New Year ever! Best regards, Jerseyman

Now that we’ve got you logged in correctly, let’s get your photograph uploaded. Go to your last message in this thread and click on “damkayaker’s Gallery.” You will be taken to your photo gallery, where up in the upper right-hand corner, you will find the words “upload photos,” which you can...

When you first log on to the site with your username and password. So, I suggest you log off and then log on again after you have clicked on the little “Remember Me?” box next to where you enter your username. Best regards, Jerseyman

damkayaker: When you log in to the forums, if you check the little box that says “remember me?” you will not be logged off or kicked off. I encountered that problem sometime ago, but TeeGate straighten me out on the proper procedure. Best regards, Jerseyman

NOTE: Apparently Pine Baron’s original posting about the spelling of the name “Russel” disappeared during a server hiccup while I was attempting to provide him with an answer. You will find my response below: John: Misspellings in names are commonplace. Earlier this year I assembled a...

rjb: Thanks for this information. I forgot about the obits at the findagrave website, so I’m glad you checked it out! Best regards, Jerseyman

gipsie: I do not know the meaning of the sign, but a quick check of the Social Security death index using the birth and death years as delimiters reveals the identity of three potential men for whom someone created this memorial: Donald A. Russell—born 11 November 1926; died in Barnegat...

mudboy dave: Sorry for the tardy response to your query, but I have not posted for a several weeks. Regarding the company for which you seek information, Jacob Steinmetz Thorn, born on 1 August 1836, began his business career as a clerk for the iron merchant firm of Martin and Smith in 1855...

Geez Louise, Folks—I attempted to post a reply to the foreign message and I find that someone deleted it while I worked to compose my response! Amazing!! :confused: In any case, for what it’s worth, here is what Google did with a translation of this cyrillic message: Track ra Rebet …...

Pine Baron: You did a great job assembling your “Then and Now” sets of images! I find post cards a wonderful visual way to enjoy local history; the variety of images are endless! I have been collecting post cards for over 35 years and I never grow tired of looking through other collections or...

Jeff: You really stumbled into a great collection of books! I love finding deals like yours in Chatsworth. The Four Mile Colony volume is in absolutely beautiful condition, based on its coverboards. The Lloyd Griscom piece on Burlington County is nice summary history of the county, but don’t...

A fascinating and rare find in the Pines! Note how someone during the early part of the twentieth century has blanked a door and window in the image above using a concretion of stone and cement. The results of this work provides an unusual appearance, but it is readily visible and probably has...

Bob: Below is a small portion of a context I prepared a couple years ago for a project in Woodland Township; I think TeeGate will remember that project as he brought some important information to me regarding survey stones, which I passed on to the lead archaeologist. Please realize that the...

Jeff: Henry Bisbee suggests the hill takes it name from Richard Penn: Governor’s Hill (Woodland Township). An elevation one hundred and eighty-nine feet above sea level one mile west of Woodmansie. First found on 1868 map. Most likely named after Lt. Governor Richard Penn (1771-1773), who...

jejennings: Welcome to the forums and I’m glad to see you jumped right in and posted a couple of messages! The J.L. Etheridge I mention in my post is actually the son of Mr. Wharton’s Atsion-based caretaker, Andrew Etheridge. J.L.’s daughter, Ruth May Gerber, still resides in the Medford...

Dox: The structural skeleton you observed in Fieldsboro dates to 1903, when Charles H. Fennimore, a local Bordentown builder, constructed the building for the Robinson & Fosbrook Chain Works. Prior to moving into this building during 1904, these two partners operated a smaller chain shop a...

Folks: Here is some fascinating information extracted from the Appendix of The Life of John Brainerd : the Brother of David Brainerd, and his successor as Missionary to the Indians of New Jersey (pp. 455-456, 466-478, 480-482). There are some place names contained herein—such as...

John: Since you are interested in Medford history, here is a letter that appeared in the pages of Mount Holly’s New Jersey Mirror in February 1875 about Meford’s earliest years: MEDFORD AS IT WAS Editor, Mirror: I see every week in the Mirror something concerning Medford. Most of it...

John: Medford is the site of some interesting bit of South Jersey railroad lore. After service on the Philadelphia, Marlton & Medford ended, the Pennsylvania Railroad tore up all of the track from the line except the sidings and yard trackage surrounding the old Medford Station and serving...