To all who care,

It has come to my attention that there are laws on the books in Milltown borough which require not only a historic preservation committee but also an official historian. To my knowledge neither is active or exists. However, one official claims on the office Milltown website to be on this committee. He is RICHARD REVOLINSKY who will pending on tonights out come may be our mayor. Being that he is on the Ford Ave redevelopment committee it looks like he has quietly kept this preservation committee in the dark so to advance other agendas.

We need to call on borough council to do their job and get a functional preservation committee going. This will put preservation at the table for all borough planning meetings and allow for greater input on historic matters. It can also help with administrative funding.

Hopefully, at the next borough council meeting on November 18th I will call out the council to do what's right. Anyone in support should be there…

This is tough, because this website is not active at all. Even though we have over 130 people who cared enough to join, it isn't a site that gets visited often, and when people do visit, they don't seem to be comfortable posting and sharing. So in that sense, when I have something to say about Milltown History, more people would see the post, or the images on Facebook.

But Facebook does not archive posts in a way that makes it easy to find what you saw last year, last week, or even more recently than that. Posts are not saved in an orderly way.

Whose wall did I see that on? If you don't have the exact terms, you might never see it again. Our photos have searchable hashtags, or titles.

And, not everyone wants to belong to Facebook, because of the privacy violations, or because they are too old, or too young to think…

Professor Pau Merano-Bigas from the University of Barcelona in Spain has published his thesis, and it is available on the University's website as a series of PDF files.

The document has been fully translated into English, and tells the story of the rubber industry in Milltown, the Michelin company's venture in manufacturing in Milltown, and the impact of that business on the town. Professor Medrano-Bigas' academic focus is on print advertising, and he covers that topic in great depth, but has also fully researched the whole story of Michelin in Milltown.

Here is the link to the thesis:The Forgotten Years of Bibendum. Michelin’s American Period in Milltown: Design, Illustration and Advertising by Pioneer Tire Companies (1900-1930)

Here is the citation for the work: Medrano-Bigas, Pau. The Forgotten Years of Bibendum. Michelin’s American Period in…

Milltown Historical Society 2019 Membership Form

Founded in 1968 for the purpose of preserving the historical and cultural significance of Milltown and to provide a congenial atmosphere where the interests of the members could be shared. We currently have over 1,600 artifacts housed in two historic houses.

Meetings: Third Tuesday of the month at 6:30 PM at the Museum Annex.

For more information contact:

Barbara Wright- 732 828-0822   barbarawp7@gmail.com

Dave Oryniak- 908 812-4265   daveo1002@gmail.com

Bring this form to a meeting, or mail to PO box 96, Milltown, NJ 08850.

Make check payable to the Milltown Historical Society.

We look forward to having you with us!

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