New book "Whispers in the Pines"

[woodjin]

I stopped by, briefly, at the pinelands discovery festival at Whites bog on Sunday. The author of the book "Whispers in the Pines: the secrets of Colliers Mills", was there. I picked up a copy of her book which she signed. Her name is Karen F. Riley. I recall there was some disscussion of this book comming out in previous posts. I haven't read it yet, but look forward to it. I give a breif review.

Jeff

 

[BEHR655]

A friend just sent me that book. Looks like a good read.

Steve

 

[Ben Ruset]

I am waiting for my copy to show up. I wish I had a friend who would send me books.

 

[Badfish740]

Jeff,

Have you gotten to read the book at all yet? I'm just curious as to what sort of secrets the author is talking about. Are we talking the lost town of Success, etc...? I checked out the book on Amazon but no one has reviewed it yet of course. I have the day off tomorrow so I'll check the local section of Barnes and Noble, but up here in North Jersey most of what you find is histories of Newark, Paterson, and Elizabeth, and stuff about the skylands region. It's kind of funny, up here everyone touts the skylands, Stokes, Swartzwood, and all those areas. They are beautiful, but nothing really happened there compared to the pines as far as history goes. I'm currently in school to become a history teacher and I had a conversation about the pines with some of the other teachers at the school I observe at a few weeks ago. Out of 5 only one knew about bog iron, charcoal, and some of the other industries-and that was only because he had been to Batsto village once. Amazing...

 

[Ben Ruset]

As far as the town of Success goes, my theory is that when Success Lake was dug, it included where the town was. Old maps that pre-date the lake show the town pretty much where the lake is today.

I have been back through that entire area and have not found anything that would lead me to believe that Success is above water anymore.

Incidentally, it was located right near where the waterfall and the outlet for High Bridge Road is.

 

[Stu]

I wonder if that's the lady I bumped into at Charles Wills a few months back, the one saying she was giving directions to everything.

 

[woodjin]

I have been away this weekend and did not have an opportunity to read the book yet. I will this week and furnish a review. I can tell you that only one chapter is dedicated to the history of Colliers mills. Subsequent chapters focus on flora and fauna and conservation.

Jeff

 

[Ben Ruset]

I have been away this weekend and did not have an opportunity to read the book yet. I will this week and furnish a review. I can tell you that only one chapter is dedicated to the history of Colliers mills. Subsequent chapters focus on flora and fauna and conservation.

Jeff

That doesn't surprise me. There isn't much history that hasn't been gone over by Beck already.

 

[woodjin]

Stu,
While it is possible Karen F. Riley is the author you ran into. I am a member of the PPA and I get these things in the mail. An author by the name of Barbara Solem-Stull is doing a presentation on pine barren ghost towns, the name of her book is "Ghost towns and Other Quirky Places in the New Jersey Pine Barrens" I wonder if she might have been the one.

Jeff

 

[Stu]

I honestly can't remember the title of the book. The woman never gave me her name either. All I know is she was at the grave with some photographers for a newspaper and that she said the book was coming out in October. She also said it was going to have "just about every ghost town in the Pine Barrens and directions to them", which really bothered me.

 

[Teegate]

It most likely was Barbara Solem-Stull. Her book says October 2005 and that is what you said the woman told you. Correct?

http://www.plexuspublishing.com/Books/GhostTown.shtml

Guy