Garden Club

Scans of a hardcover copy of Trees by Joyce Kilmer, which includes an inscription commemorating the George Washington Bicentennial Tree Planting Celebration on February 22 1932. It includes the names of many members of the Bergenfield Garden Club

A typewritten history of the Garden Club of Bergenfield written in 1969.

A newspaper clipping about an initiative to plant trees at the George Washington Bridge plaza. Includes a photograph of the committee supervising the program.

A letter to Sophie Gessner from the New Jersey Department of Conservation and Development recommending which types of trees to plant with the dedication of the George Washington Bridge.

A letter from the Bergenfield Garden Club discussing planting trees near the new George Washington Bridge, including a discussion of what types of trees they wanted to plant and why.

A photo and caption of the first trees being planted at the George Washington Bridge as a crowd watches on.

A newspaper clipping detailing the planting of seventy-two red oaks at the George Washington Bridge Plaza as part of the memorial ceremonies of the George Washington Bridge Bicentennial Tree Planting Committee. Fred T. Eckes, chairman of the…