A new set of records is now part of THSSH Online Collections. These documents form a new collection focused on Basking Ridge Fire Company No. 1, which was formed in 1904. Items include old photos such as the one pictured above which shows the 1925 Firemens’ Carnival at Maple Avenue School with Fire Chief Ray
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A tambourine that belonged to Chief William Arthur Richardson (1872-1935) of Basking Ridge Fire Company No. 1 is a recent addition to the society’s collections. Richardson moved to Basking Ridge by 1910 from Pennsylvania where he had been a fireman and had started using the tambourine in parades. He served as chief in Basking Ridge
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Long before the Kiwanis Fair, there was the annual Basking Ridge Firemen’s Carnival. Beginning in 1910, the carnival was held on the grounds of the old Maple Avenue school (now site of the Bernards Township Library) and drew crowds from across the region. Beginning in 1912, the firemen hired a merry-go-round and it soon became
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Rail service came to Basking Ridge in 1872 when the New Jersey West Line railroad (now NJ Transit) was extended from Summit, NJ. Back then, the line ended at Bernardsville and Basking Ridge was the next to last stop. The arrival of trains soon triggered a development boom on the northern side of the village.
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Basking Ridge Fire Company No. 1 hosted its annual carnival Aug. 6-7, 1915 and used a real picture postcard to advertise the event. The Moline fire engine, shown here in front of the old Maple Avenue school (now Bernards Township Library), was purchased in 1911.
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Lyons became a stop on the New Jersey West Line railroad (now NJ Transit) when the line was extended to Bernardsville in 1872. In 1906, the station was a flag stop, meaning trains stopped only on a signal. In 1910, in the case of William J. Kearns et al. vs. The Lackawanna, the NJ Board
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