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An article detailing the history of the Demarest family, starting with David Benjamin Demarest living near the pond near the South Church in Bergenfield. Details David Benjamin's life and family.

A newsclipping about the reconstruction of the former Cooper's Chair Factory

A newsclipping about the restoration of the old mill house on Cooper's Pond, one of the most historic buildings in Bergenfield, which had been severely damaged in a fire.

Includes an article called Marrying for Money by Mary Sidney, a poem called In The Country by Clifton. S. Wady, and an article called Western Chit-Chat by Grace Parry.

An engineer's sketch and accompanying article about the proposed park at Cooper's Pond from 1938.

A history of the Old Mill, formerly the Cooper's Chair Factory, up through the publication of this article in 1975. This article proports that the Old Mill was the longest continually operating mill and place of business in America.

A photocopy of a list of proprietors of the Cooper's Chair Factory/Bogert Built Furniture between 1820 and 1958

16 pages of transactions of the Cooper's Chair Factory between March and June 1864

A newspaper clipping about a fire that began at the Old Mill Lumber Company at Cooper's Pond, destroying one of the town's oldest landmarks.

Assortment of 19th century periodicals and newspaper clippings