Hope Church - Celebrating God’s Grace
Henry M. Holden
Hope Church has been an active part of the Randolph community since a small group of visionaries held the first worship service in the Randolph Middle School, on Palm Sunday, 1999.
Hope Church is a congression of the Presbyterian Church in American. “We have grown quite a bit since that small beginning.” said Pastor Jeff Ridgeway. “Over the years, hundreds of people have been blessed by the ministry of Hope Church.”
Pastor Jeff and his wife Kim started serving Hope Church in 2002, soon after his ordination. In 2015, he became the lead pastor.
He and Kim Ridgeway grew up in central New Jersey and were married in 1994. They have six sons, Titus, Silas, Isaiah, Adrian, Nano and David.
“We are always open to anyone seeking fellowship and community, spiritual growth and encouragement, or support and help,” said Pastor Jeff. “At Hope Church we are not interested in simply “doing church,” or going through the motions of religion. Our great desire is to live lives that are transformed by Jesus, and that are real. It empowers us to take risks, living for God and others rather than for ourselves.”
The real world continues to change at a frantic pace. “We believe that the things that matter most never change. We continue to work to connect everyone with the
love and grace of God.
“We believe that the Bible is God’s Word, and reveals to us the Gospel, which is God’s Good News for all people. The Gospel says that even though we have lived our lives for ourselves rather than for Him, He graciously gave His Son, Jesus, to live, die and rise again for us. He offers us a relationship with God that is completely reconciled and restored.
“If we receive what Jesus offers us, and we put our trust in Him, then we can know that we are accepted by God. We can live with the confidence that God loves us, wants only what is best for us, and will be always working for our good.
This Good News is at the heart of all we do as a church: in our worship, in our ministry to others, in our relationships.
“This Good News sets us free to be real people. We are free to be honest about who we are, and therefore we do not need to hide or be something we are not, with God or with one another.
“Because we are accepted and forgiven by God through the work of Jesus, we should expect to experience His presence and power in our lives, often in surprising ways.
“Our church family is full of people who are giving themselves up for people around them, whether they are close friends or strangers. As God’s beloved children, we are not afraid to enter the reality of the bro-
kenness of this world and lay down our lives for others, even though it might cost us.”
The heart of the Hope Ministry is the Sunday Morning worship service. “It is where we join to celebrate God’s grace and experience His glory.”
Hope Church offers a wide range of ministries for men, women, students, children and other special interests.
Larry Ketchum - Outreach and Men’s Ministry. Ketchum leads the Outreach Team and is a key leader in the Men’s Ministry, which includes weekly Bible Studies and annual adventure excursions.
Kim Ridgway Children Ministry. As a
mother of six boys, Kim knows the challenges and joys that come with raising children. Kim and the Children’s Ministry Team work hard to create a vibrant ministry for all of the families in the community.
Silas Ridgway - Youth Director grew up in New Jersey and has been serving at Hope Church since 2022. He met his wife Cassidy while attending school in Arizona. They now live in Stanhope with their daughter Junia and their dog Zona. Silas enjoys rainy says, watching soccer and the Office and listening to his favorite music.
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After a typical Sunday Morning Church service in the warmer temperatures. (Credit Hope Church)
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By Elsie Walker
LNetcong Resident Related to Declaration Signer
ooking at the Declaration of Independence, there are the signatures of many historical figures. But for one Netcong resident, a certain name stands out. It is the name of a relative that she’s traced back through her genealogy and is related to through a grandfather: Dr. Benjamin Rush. Dr. Rush’s proud relative is Amanda Rush. The latter Rush has gathered information on Dr. Rush from a variety of sources. Recently, she shared some tidbits of information from what she has found which introduce her relative and just some of the things he did.
Amanda Rush’s research shows that her descendants were from England. The first to be born in America was John Harvey Rush in 1712. He lived in Byberry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as it was described in those days. A son, Benjamin Rush, was born on December 24, 1745 in Byberry. Through looking at various sources, it was discovered that Benjamin Rush went abroad as a student to study medicine at a college in Edinburgh, Scotland from 1766 –1768. After he came back home, Dr. Rush ran a medical practice and was a leading physician and civic leader. Rush was elected to the Second Continental Congress in 1776 and was a signer of The Declaration of Independence. Looking at the different information she gathered, Amanda Rush pointed out that research shares that signing the Declaration of Independence was dangerous and some signers feared for their lives.
Amanda Rush said that what she is most proud of Dr. Rush for “was that he stuck up for the country, wanted it to be independent, and signed the Declaration of Independence.”
Dr. Rush died in 1813. Besides signing the Declaration of Independence, he was a leader in education and health. His study of mental disorders led him to be one of the founders of American Psychiatry. He was for free public schools and improved education for women. Also, he was opposed to slavery.
As for the more personal side of his life, Amanda Rush has done some research into that, too.
Dr. Rush’s father-in-law Richard Stockton, the governor of New Jersey at the time, was also a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Rush had married Stockton’s daughter, Julia, on January 11, 1776. They had 12 children. My Dearest Julia, is a book of love letters written by Dr. Rush while courting Julia Stockton and afterwards, which were preserved by Julia Rush Biddle Henry, a great great granddaughter and made into the book. Amanda Rush was able to get a copy of it and has included it as part of her Dr. Rush research.
Among Dr. Rush’s friends were John Adams and Benjamin Franklin. From Macculloch Hall Historical Museum in Morristown, Amanda Rush was able to get a booklet with copies of the text of preserved historical letters. One is from Abigail Adams to Julia Rush. They were also great
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Another piece of research is a 1991 Star Ledger newspaper clipping. It is about a tradition at a cemetery at a Presbyterian Church in Pluckemin, New Jersey concerning the gravesite of a buried British soldier from the revolutionary war, William Leslie. What is the connection between Dr. Rush and a buried British soldier? Looking at Wikipedia, Amanda Rush had learned the story of Dr. Rush and the Leslies. During the time that Dr. Rush was abroad studying medicine, the Leslies gave him room and board. A deep friendship was formed. When the war broken out, Rush received word from the Leslies that young William Leslie was serving in the British army and fighting in the war. After the battle at Princeton, which was won by the revolutionaries, Rush received word that young Leslie was one of the casualties. Rush appealed to George Washington, that Leslie get a military funeral. Leslie did, with Washington in attendance. Each year, the Daughters of Britian Empire put a union jack on Leslie’s grave. Amanda Rush visited Leslie’s resting place last year. She said she thought she’d stop by and honor his grave, noting that her family had started in England.
Amanda Rush has done quite a bit of research into Dr. Rush and sums it up this way: “It’s an honor to know where you came from, and who you came from, and what they did before you.”
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live in Randolph and have attended hope church since 2017. She enjoys the opportunity to help other women come to know Jesus as their savior, by serving as a coordinated women’s ministries. She also leads the Tuesday night women’s Bible study.
Tyler Lutz - Worship and Ministry Director. Tyler began serving at Hope Church in 2019. Tyler and his wife Parker moved to New Jersey from Florida in 2018, after completing his Master of Divinity. They have one daughter Lark who was born in 2022. Tyler also serves as a Ruling Elder at Hope.
“We’ve had several new families coming to our church” said Silas Ridgway. “It’s cool because they bring a lot of young kids with them. It’s great to see young people participating in the administration of the activities with the ministries. It’s not only an age thing, but also becoming intragenerational. We should be able to learn from our parents, grandparents and young children, to take learning to the next step.
“Over the past couple of years, we are learning about people of the world, and that make us all more well-rounded. I personally want to see people I know, helping someone and they in turn helping the next
person, and so on.
In 2012, the Ridgway family decided to enter the foster child network. “The laughter, and fellowship after the church service is the joy of the young children, “said Silas Ridgeway. “It’s great to have more people in the church, but it’s more intragenerational to be able to learn from parents of young children. We have a lot of people who have grandchildren and over the years we are getting to learn more about people at all ages, well-rounded to see God working through people.
“Since 2012, they have fostered about 15 children. “In the process, we discovered three young boys (related to each other) who were a perfect fit for our family,” said Silas. “So, three years ago we legally adopted them into our family as my little brothers in 2022. Counting the time, they were being fostered they have been in our family about eight years,” said Silas.
The heart of the Hope Ministry is the 10A.M. Sunday Morning worship service where you can join in to celebrate God’s grace and experience His glory. A nursery is available for children 0-3 years and a kids church for children 3 years through 5th grade. www.realhope.org or 973-895-9991.
North Jersey Actress Celebrates First Off Broadway Show and TikTok Stardom
By Megan Roche
For Lexis Trechak, it’s been a busy few months. The North Jersey actress recently closed her first off Broadway show, something which she says was “exciting, thrilling,” and unlike anything else she’d ever done.
Trechak, who has been a dancer since she was two, began posting content on TikTok in 2019. Thanks to her brother and his self-built backyard rollercoaster, Trechak first posted a behind the scenes video of the coaster’s construction and saw it go viral. From then on, it became her own goal to go viral herself.
“I literally remember telling myself that I was going to go viral. I had one video go viral and I was hooked,” Trechak said.
From that first rollercoaster video, Trechak threw herself into making dance related TikTok content. From skits about different dance teachers she had to participating in viral dance trends, Trechak was invested.
A Temple University graduate with a degree in Speech Pathology, Trechak took the summer after graduating to pursue musical theater. With plans to go to graduate school, Trechak moved in, ready to start the next chapter. However, her summer musical theater experiences stayed with her and made her really begin to think about her career. A day after moving in to her grad school apartment, Trechak quickly moved out and began to look for theater jobs.
“Every person I told that I was considering leaving grad school was not surprised. They all told me that they weren’t surprised that my heart wasn’t into being in grad school. I’ve been a dancer and actress my whole life, so I
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really wanted to give this thing a shot,” Trechak said.
While much of her TikTok content is based on the positive side of dance, Trechak tries to accurately portray what her world looks like as an up-and-coming dancer. From the hours spent in audition rooms to dealing with major injuries, Trechak tries to show it all to her followers.
“I really want to share my authentic journey as an actor. I see a lot of people who do this career and share their journey but it’s not as realistic as it should be. I want to show the people what actually happens as a professional actor. It is not all glamour and fame. As upsetting as it is to get cut, it’s the truth. There are going to be 10 billion nos before you get that one yes,” Trechak said.
After touring for the past two years as part of the cast of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Trechak booked her first off-Broadway show, Maddie. Maddie, a musical about a young couple, Nick and Jan, who move into a new apartment, discover a message on the wall that was scrawled by a 1920’s actress named Maddie. Maddie takes over Jan’s body and seeks to fulfill her dream of becoming a star. The story explores love, ambition, and the clash between the past and the present. Trechak played the role of Jan’s best friend, Sally.
“It was a new experience for me to play a principal role. I’m ensemble through and through and I love being in the ensemble. It is so much fun, I love to dance. This role was really cool because I had been really insecure about my voice as a singer for a very long time. I had really worked on my voice over the past year and when I got cast as Sally, all of that hard work paid off because I got to be in a role that
actually sang a song during the show,” Trechak said. Maddie closed in early June, but it was an experience that Trechak won’t soon forget. According to her, her life is just a dream come true.
“The life that I’m living isn’t too far off from the one I’d joke about in school. I always said I wanted to be famous and getting to perform as my job is what the dream always was. To get to actually say this is my work and my job is just unreal,” Trechak said.
To learn more about Trechak, visit www.lexistrechak.org
Lexis Trechak, a North Jersey actress, was recently cast as Sally in the off-Broadway show “Maddie”.
A Warrior’s Story: The Life and Legacy of Jamie Smith
By Megan Roche
In A Warrior’s Story, you’ll meet and learn about all the sides of Jamie Smith. Smith was a West Morris Central (WMC) High School graduate who paid the ultimate sacrifice while serving as a US Army Ranger during the Battle of Mogadishu in 1993. You’ll hear from Jamie’s former teachers, his Army Ranger battle buddies, and how his legacy still lives on to this day in the halls of WMC. This series will be an ongoing feature in the months ahead.
As news of the attack in Somalia spread across the world, West Morris Central teacher Dennis O’Connell received a phone call at 2 in the morning from Debbie Gonzalez, a colleague, who was also close with Jamie Smith.
“I took it personally that he was killed. It was such a waste of a great life,” O’Connell said.
After spending the rest of the morning on the phone, O’Connell had to head to the school, where he came face to face with students dealing with the tragedy of losing Smith.
“I really tried to explain to the kids what the reality of war is. I tried to tell them how there were no rules in war and talked it through in the way that war is permanent chaos. It’s really just a question of who gets taken out and who doesn’t get taken out. It was very sad. I talked about Jamie as much as I could in my classes,” O’Connell said.
As details started to emerge about when Smith’s remains were going to be returned to the family,
work began on planning his funeral service. Gonzales, as well as O’Connell, both spoke at the funeral service.
“It was hard to speak at the service. I had spoken at other friend’s funerals but that was a really hard day. I couldn’t get past the point that he was so young and the way that he died was so senseless. He died doing what he loved to do, he loved being a Ranger but I just couldn’t get my head wrapped around the fact that he was so young,” O’Connell recalls.
Surrounded by family and friends, The Smith Family gathered at Our Lady of the Mountain Church to say their final goodbyes to Jamie.
“The place was packed. There was not a dry eye in the church that day,” O’Connell said.
Smith was laid to rest at Fort Benning, Georgia amongst other fallen comrades.
A Warrior’s Story: The Life and Legacy of Jamie Smith will continue in the August 2025 issue, where you’ll learn how Smith’s legacy still lives on in the hallways at West Morris Central.
Jamie Smith’s final resting place at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Free Butterfly Walks Offered on July 11 and Aug. 1
New Jersey Conservation Foundation will hold two free butterfly walks – on Friday, July 11, and Friday, Aug. 1 – as part of its “Coffee & Conservation” series of morning educational events. Held at the Bamboo Brook Outdoor Education
Center at 170 Longview Road, the walks begin at 9:30 a.m. with coffee provided by Black River Roasters and a brief discussion about species that may be spotted.
The group will then take a leisurely stroll through the meadows of Bamboo Brook with experts from the
North American Butterfly Association. The walks will end by about 11:30 a.m.
“This is a great opportunity to enjoy a cup of coffee, learn about New Jersey’s incredible diversity of butterflies, and take a walk in a beautiful setting,” said Bill Lynch, organizer of
the Coffee & Conservation series, which also includes spring and fall bird walks.
Among the colorful butterfly species that have been spotted on previous walks are monarchs, eastern tiger swallowtails, coral hairstreaks, great spangled fritillaries, summer azures, little wood-satyrs and silverspotted skippers.
Coffee & Conservation events are free and open to the public, but advance registration is requested for planning purposes. To register online, go to New Jersey Conservation’s events calendar at www. njconservation.org/events/. Walks are generally held rain or shine, but may be cancelled in the event of heavy rain or lightning.
To learn more about the butterfly and bird walks, contact Lynch at blynch@ njconservation.org. For more information about butterflies, visit the
North American Butterfly Association website at www. naba.org/.
Bamboo Brook, owned by the Morris County Parks System and home to New Jersey Conservation Foundation’s main office, is 100-acre park with a mix of wooded trails and open meadows.
About New Jersey Conservation Foundation New Jersey Conservation Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, statewide organization devoted to preserving land and protecting
nature throughout New Jersey’s rural, suburban, and urban landscapes for the benefit of all.
Since 1960, we have preserved more than 140,000 acres of open space, farmland, and parks. We also manage 17 nature preserves, conduct public outreach and education programs, and advocate for sensible land use and climate policies that will protect the health of New Jersey communities for generations to come. For more information, go to www.njconservation.org.
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When You Get A Bad Medical Report: Never Give Up! Never Ever Give Up!
By Richard Mabey Jr.
If you get a bad medial report from your doctor, the last thing you ever want to do, is to feel sorry for yourself. And, above all, never ever give up hope. Never give up hope! First and foremost, pray for your own healing. That may sound like it’s being selfish. But it’s really not. When you are faced with a serious illness, it is a time when you need to know that God will guide you, in all ways. The good Lord may lead you to talk to a friend about your illness, and your friend may have the name of a doctor who specializes in treating your very specific illness.
The point it this: do not ever give up hope. Since I was diagnosed with Hypertrophic
Cardiomyopathy, in December of 2023, I have been to six cardiologists. One of these doctors, well meaning, had guided me to looking into Hospice Care. I knew in my heart of hearts, that I wasn’t ready for that step, quite yet.
Keep the fight alive in your heart and mind. Be courageous and bold in your fight to survive and to live as long as you possibly can. Go within to find your truth. Read the holy scriptures of your faith. Pray and pray and pray for healing. Not to sound like a broken record, but never giver up! Never give up! I read and study about Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, two to three hours a day. I keep my mind open to all healing avenues. You
cannot always count on just treating a disease with just pharmaceutical prescriptions. I am not putting down conventional medicine, but it is important to read and study and investigate cutting edge healing modalities.
I just cannot stress it enough. There is real power in praying for your own healing. It may sound like it’s being selfish. But it’s not. God loves you more than you can possibly ever imagine. For us, as humble humans, to understand the infinite wisdom of God, is like trying to explain Einstein’s Theory of Relativity to an ant. God loves you more than you will ever know. Never underestimate the power of prayer. Not to sound like a
broken record, but read, study and investigate any and all cutting edge healling modalities for your specific illness. There is real healing power in having hope, burning in your heart. Keep the flame of hope burning brightly in your heart.
In December of 2023, my cardiologist was well meaning when she told me that she estimated that I had about two years left to live. You see, in HCM the Left Ventricle becomes very thick and hardened. So much so that it loses its ability to have the elasticity to fully pump blood. Fro the most part, most HCM
patients can be traced to have a genetic mutation of the MY-H7 Gene.
Since December of 2023, I have never ever allowed my heart and mind to fall into despair. Living in despair and feeling sorry for oneself, is walking in the valley of death, the dark forest of hopelessness, the trail to defeat. If you are facing a serious illness, please keep your chin up. Fuel the fire of hope, in your heart, with solemn and earnest prayer. Never give up! Never surrender!
Never ever give up!
Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has
recently had two books published. He currently hosts a YouTube Channel entitled, “Richard Mabey Presents.” Richard may be contacted at richardmabeyjr@gmail. com.
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Elevate Your Menu for a Legendary Backyard Barbecue
Summer is here and it’s time to hit the grill. Take athome entertaining to the next level by upgrading everyone’s favorite cheeseburger with ground pork.
Family and friends will love this elevated twist on a summer favorite that is oh-so-deliciously different than the traditional beef patty. These Pork and Bacon Burgers are made with Heritage Duroc pork, known for its rich flavor and juiciness, and will be a hit at your next barbecue. The crispy bacon adds another level of texture and flavor, making these juicy burgers a gourmet treat that rivals any takeout burger. Celebrating 150 years as the premium all-natural meat choice for families, Coleman All Natural Meats offers a variety of products that are sourced from American family farmers who humanely raise livestock with no antibiotics ever and no added hormones.
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Pork and Bacon Burgers
Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Servings: 6
2 pounds Coleman Ground Pork
1/4 pound ground pork chorizo
1 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon pepper
1 teaspoon salt
6 cheese slices (optional)
6 hamburger buns
6-8 strips Coleman Hickory Smoked Uncured Bacon, cooked
tomato slices (optional)
red onion slices (optional)
lettuce (optional)
ketchup (optional)
mayonnaise (optional)
Preheat grill to medium heat.
In large mixing bowl, combine ground pork, chorizo, onion, garlic, salt and pepper.
Gently mix ingredients, being careful not to overwork meat.
Divide meat into six burger patties.
Cook burgers 3-4 minutes per side until internal temperature reaches 145 F or desired doneness.
During last 2-3 minutes of cooking, place cheese slices on top of burgers to melt, if desired.
Transfer burgers to platter. Assemble burgers with buns, bacon, tomato slices, red onion slices, lettuce, ketchup and mayonnaise, as desired.
Tip: Burger patties may be frozen up to 1 month. Fully defrost before cooking. (Family Features)
By Henry M. Holden
Annie Oakley
(born Phoebe Ann Mosey;
August 13, 1860 – November 3, 1926) was an American sharpshooter and folk heroine. If you were born toward the end of the 20th century you probably have not heard about Annie Oakley. She developed hunting skills as a child to provide for her impoverished family in western Ohio.
Annie’s father was 61 years old at the time of Annie’s birth and became an invalid from hypothermia during a blizzard in late 1865, dying of pneumonia in early 1866 at age 66.
Little Sure Shot Annie Oakley
Born in 1860, Annie was the sixth of Jacob and Susan’s nine children, and the fifth of the seven surviving. Because of poverty following her father’s death, Annie did not regularly attend school as a child, although she did attend later in childhood and in adulthood.
referred to them as “the wolves.” Even in her autobiography, she never revealed the couple’s real names.
In the spring of 1870, Annie was “bound out” to a local family to help care for their infant son. They had falsely promised her fifty cents per week (equivalent to $12 in 2024) and an education. The couple had originally wanted someone who could pump water and cook and who was bigger. She spent about two years in servitude, to them, enduring mental and physical abuse. Once, the wife put Annie out in the freezing cold without shoes, as a punishment because she had fallen asleep over some mending. Annie
Annie began trapping before age 7, and shooting and hunting by age 8, to support her siblings and her widowed mother. She sold her hunted game to locals in Greenville, and to shopkeepers such as Charles and G. Anthony Katzenberger, who shipped it to hotels in Cincinnati and other cities. She also sold game to restaurants and hotels in northern Ohio.
At age 15, she won a shooting contest against an experienced marksman, Frank E. Butler, whom she married in1876 at the age of 16,but no children were ever to come forth from the union.
The pair
joined the Buffalo Bill touring circus in 1885, performing around the United States and in Europe. Audiences were stunned to see her shooting a cigar from her husband›s hand or splitting a playing-card edge-on at 30 paces.
Her skills paid off, the mortgage on her mother’s farm when Annie was 15.
The following year (1886) they signed up for the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show. Annie was featured as the “Lovely Lass of the Western Plains, Little Sure Shot, the one and only Annie Oakley.”
She earned more money on her tours than anyone except Buffalo Bill himself.
Tired of living in hotels the couple built a house in Nutley N.J.. The only odd thing about the house was it had no closets. She had
become so used to living out of suitcases that she decided she did not need or want closets. From 1892 to 1904, Oakley and Butler made this their home in Nutley.
Annie soon became well known throughout the region. On Thanksgiving Day 1875, the Baughman & Butler shooting act was being performed in Cincinnati. Traveling marksman, and former dog trainer Frank E. Butler, (1847–1926), an Irish immigrant, placed a $100 bet per side (equivalent to $2,900 in 2024) with Cincinnati hotel owner Jack Frost that Butler could beat any local fancy shooter.
Frost arranged a shooting match between Butler and the 15-year-old Annie, saying, “The last opponent Butler expected was a five-
foot-tall 15-year-old girl named Annie.”
After missing his 25th shot, Butler lost the match and the bet. Another account says that Butler hit his last shot, but the bird fell dead about 2 feet beyond the boundary line.
According to a modernday account in The Cincinnati Enquirer, it is possible that the shooting continued on page 13
Annie Oakley...
match took place in 1881 and not 1875. It appears the time of the event was never recorded. Biographer Shirl Kasper states the shooting match took place in the spring of 1881 near Greenville, possibly in North Star as mentioned by Butler during interviews in 1903 and 1924. Other sources seem to coincide with the North Fairmount location near Cincinnati if the event occurred in 1881.
Oakley promoted the service of women
in combat operations for the United States armed forces. She wrote a letter to President William McKinley on April 5, 1898, offering the government the services of a company of 50 ‹lady sharpshooters› who would provide their own arms and ammunition should the U.S. go to war with Spain.» She never received a reply.
After a railroad accident in 1901, Oakley was severely injured but recovered after temporary paralysis and five spinal operations. She left the Buffalo Bill show in
1902, and began a less taxing acting career in a stage play written especially for her, The Western Girl. Oakley played the role of Nancy Berry who used a pistol, a rifle and rope to outsmart a group of outlaws. The after effects of the accident forced her into less stressful taxing routine. She toured in a play written about her career. She also instructed women in marksmanship, believing strongly in female self-defense. Her stage acts were filmed for one of Thomas Edison’s earliest Kinetoscopes.
Throughout her career, it is believed that Oakley taught more than 15,000 women how to use a gun. Oakley believed strongly that it was crucial for women to learn how to use a gun, as not only a form of physical and mental exercise, but also to defend themselves. She said: “I would like to see every woman know how to handle guns as naturally as they know how to handle babies.”
In 1904, sensational cocaine prohibition stories were selling well. Newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst published a false story that Oakley had been arrested for stealing to support a cocaine habit. The woman arrested was
a burlesque performer who told Chicago police that her name was Annie Oakley. Most of the newspapers that printed the story had relied on the Hearst article, and they immediately retracted it with apologies upon learning of the libelous error. Hearst, however, tried to avoid paying the anticipated court judgments of $20,000 (equivalent to $700,000 in 2024) by sending an investigator to Darke County, Ohio, with the intent of collecting reputation-smearing gossip from Oakley’s past. The investigator found nothing.
Oakley spent much of the next six years winning all but one of her 55 libel lawsuits against newspapers. Oakley collected less judgments than the total of her legal expenses.
Oakley died on November 3, 1926, and her husband Frank Butler followed her in death just 18 days later. According to B. Haugen, Butler was so distraught he stopped eating and dies 18 days later. He was buried next to Oakley’s ashes in Greenville, Ohio.
Her story has been adapted several times for stage, musicals and films, including Annie Get Your Gun.
By Henry M. Holden
At first glance, searching for the real Molly Pitcher, the legendary heroine of the American Revolutionary War, seems about as pointless as searching for a needle in a haystack. Nevertheless, legendary figures hold a fascination and usually contain a kernel or more of historical authenticity. In the case of the patriot-cannoneer Molly Pitcher, culling the fictitious from the real can be a challenge. She has held a revered place in the patriotic lore of the American Revolution, right next to Betsy Ross, while real female patriots such as Deborah Sampson, a revolutionary soldier (a.k.a. Robert Shurtleff ), are rarely mentioned in survey history texts.
More than two-and-a half centuries after the Revolution, Molly’s popularity succeeds, extending even into the virtual world of cyberspace by Web sites that allow browsers to discuss whether Molly Pitcher was a feminist. While all this good-natured speculation has not led to any new information or for that matter anything of substance, it is quite probable that historical research can still render some interesting insights about Molly and, more important, about the role of women who served in the military during the American Revolutionary War.
Perhaps you have not heard of her, but if you travel southbound on the New Jersey Turnpike, at mile marker 71, you are just one of the tens of thousands of travelers who see a sign for Molly Pitcher, and a Rest Area for motorists and truckers. There are thousands of motorists who pass the sign but keep on driving, because everybody must be going somewhere.
Good Golly Miss Molly
But who was Molly Pitcher and what did she do to deserve special recognition?
Molly Pitcher was born on October 13, 1754, near Trenton. In 1768, she moved to Carlisle, Pennsylvania, where she met William Hays, a local barber. They married on July 24, 1769.
Molly Pitcher is a Revolutionary War heroine and a nickname given to a woman who fought in the American Revolution. She is most often identified as Mary Ludwig Hays, who fought in the Battle of Monmouth in June 1778. Her fame is derived from her reputation of continuously delivering pitchers of cold water to the thirsty American soldiers, and cold water, to cool the cannons. When her husband was injured by a fatal cannon shot she took his place on the firing line. Some have called her one of the first American feminist.
It was a blistering hot day on June 28, 1778, when ten thousand British soldiers engaged thirteen thousand American troops during the battle of Monmouth. One of those Continental troopers was seventeen -yearold private Joseph Plumb Martin, of the Connecticut Regiment.
More than half a century passed before Martin decided to publish a memoir of his Revolutionary War experience; It included, a woman, whose husband had belonged to an artillery unit and was mortally wounded. Martin called it, “one little incident.”
“While attending her husband’s wounds and while reaching for a cartridge, a cannon shot coming directly
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The grave and monument of Molly Pitcher, located in Carlisle PA
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from the enemy landed between her legs near the lower part of her body, without doing any damage other than tearing her petty coat in half. Looking at it with apparent unconcern she observed that it was lucky it did not pass a little higher, for in that case it might have carried away something else and continued her occupation.”
The actions in the story of Molly Pitcher are generally attributed to Mary Ludwig Hays, who was married to William Hays, an artilleryman in the Continental Army. She joined him at the army’s winter camp at Valley Forge in 1777, and was present at the Battle of Monmouth, where she served as a water- carrier. Her husband fell from a cannon shot and she took his place swabbing and loading the cannon and was later commended by George Washington. (as recorded by Joseph Plumb Martin in his memoir published in 1830,)
Washington praised Molly and conferred on her the brevet of captain, hence her title Captain Molly. He also said that she should have a pension for the rest of her life. Then, French officers who had enlisted in the American’s regiment loved her and had the pleasure of giving “Marie”
a token of their appreciation by showering her with their extra silver coins.
Earlier that year, festivities had been planned to celebrate the 150 anniversary of the Monmouth battle. Stamp collectors petitioned the U.S. Post Office Department for a commemorative stamp to mark the anniversary. After receiving several rejections, New Jersey congressman Ernest Ackerman, a stamp collector himself, enlisted the assistance of the majority leader of the House of Representatives, John Q. Tilson.
Postmaster General Harry New a suspected anti-feminist steadfastly refused to issue a commemorative stamp specifically acknowledging the battle or Molly Pitcher. In a telegram to Tilson, Postmaster New explained, «Finally, however, I have agreed to put a surcharged title on ten million of the regular issue Washington 2-cent stamps bearing the name ‹Molly Pitcher.›»
There has been criticism that there was no substantive evidence that a “Molly Pitcher” ever existed. However, one eyewitness account does count. and in addition, there is one account written less than a week after the battle. The writer
in question was a medical Doctor Waldo, a physician who was with the Continental Army who wrote in his diary three days later and what he writes is Vitaly important. The following words are taken from his diary.
“One of the camp women with me and I must give a little praise for her gallant, whom she attended in the battle. Being shot down she immediately took of his gun and cartridges, and like a Spartan heroine, fought with astonishing regularity discharging the piece with as much, bravery and destruction as any soldier present.”
There are so many legends surrounding Molly Pitcher that some historians believe her story is a combination of several people. Although there has been ample research done mostly by her descendants. An independent review of the documents has led some historians to conclude that Pitcher cannot be identified with certainty. Most sources identify her birth name as Mary Ludwig, daughter of Maria Margaretha and Johann George Ludwig, and identify her first husband as William Hays (also sometimes referred to as John Hays), who was in the artillery.Hays fought
in the Battle of Monmouth in Freehold, New Jersey, on June 28, 1778, a brutally hot day. His wife was present as well, and she made countless trips to a nearby spring to fill pitchers of cold water for soldiers to drink and to pour over their cannons to cool them down.
As legend has it, the soldiers nicknamed her Molly Pitcher for her tireless efforts. But the legend only began with her new name.
According to accounts, Pitcher witnessed her husband collapse at his cannon, unable to continue with the fight. She immediately dropped her water pitcher and took his place at the cannon, manning the weapon throughout the remainder of the battle until the colonists achieved victory. According to the National Archives, a witness documented her heroic acts, reporting that a piece of a cannon ball passed through her legs on the battlefield, leaving her unscathed:
After the war, Mary Hays married George McCauley, and some forty-four years after the war the state of Pennsylvania awarded her with an annual pension of forty dollars for her heroism at Monmouth.
By Richard Mabey Jr.
In the Spring of 1946, my Dad returned home from having served at Hickam Airfield during the Second World War. Home was the house that Dad’s father, Watson Mabey, built around 1918. Dad’s family home was located at the end of Mabey Lane in Lincoln Park. The garage, that to the best of knowledge still stands, was built by Dad and his brother Edward, just before they both enlisted to serve in the armed services during World War II.
When Dad came home from the war, he worked as a truck driver for Moon Carrier in Paterson. Dad saved his money and very soon bought a motorcycle. Despite the protests of his mom, Bertha Storms Mabey, Dad drove his motorcycle all around Lincoln Park, Towaco and Boonton.
There was one place in Boonton that was Dad’s
I Remember Dad: The Motorcycle Man
favorite place to visit, that of his brother Earl’s home on the 600 block of Boonton Avenue. Dad would often visit his brother and his brother’s wife, Eleanor. For across the street from his brother’s home, was the Kemmerer Homestead, where my mom, Janet Kemmerer lived. Mom was the youngest child of the nine children of Edmund and Lydia.
Mom was the Manager of the Bakery Department of the A&P Grocery Store in Boonton. It was my Aunt Eleanor who gave Mom Dad’s mailing address at Hickam Airfield. And, about once a week, Mom would send Dad homemade cookies or pies.
Mom loved to read books and would often read while sitting on the long, rock wall that stood in front of the Kemmerer Homestead along Boonton Avenue. There was a tall maple tree
near the sidewalk of the old Kemmerer Homestead. And Dad would sit upon his motorcycle, beneath the shade of the maple tree, and talk and talk and talk with Mom.
At first Mom’s Dad did not appreciate my father all that well. The Kemmerers were very strict Methodists. And, Grandpa Kemmerer did not want his youngest daughter talking to a man who drove a motorcycle.
It was Dad’s brother Earl, who told Dad that he should trade in his motorcycle for a car. I know for a fact that Dad was torn between his love for Mom and his love for his motorcycle. I know this because, when I was attending County College, at 19, hiking the Appalachian Trail with Dad, my beloved father told me the story of his motorcycle era.
Long story short, Dad did not sell his motorcycle right away. He kept in the
old garage at the end of Mabey Lane and would borrow his brother Edward’s car, to travel to Boonton to visit Mom. Soon after Dad stopped riding his motorcycle to the old Kemmerer Homestead, that he began gaining favor with my maternal grandfather.
One day, when I was in my early twenties, on a visit with Grandma Mabey, Grandma told me more about Dad’s love for his motorcycle. That even after Dad retired his motorcycle and kept it stored in the garage, Dad would go into the garage and just sit on the motorcycle for long periods of time.
I often wonder where I would be if Dad had not decided to retire his motorcycle. For truly, Grandpa Kemmerer strongly disapproved of Mom talking with a man who drove a motorcycle.
To the best of my
knowledge, the old garage at the end of Mabey Lane still stands. Also, to the best of my knowledge, the rock wall along the 600 block of Boonton Avenue still stands. Before my soul leaves this physical body, I want to return to Lincoln Park, walk down Mabey Lane and just look at the old garage, where Dad once retired his shining motorcycle.
Also, I plan on walking along the 600 block of Boonton Avenue. And, if I get the courage, just sit upon that old rock wall for a minute or two. I do hope I get to visit these two landmarks, before I pass.
Fate and Destiny are strange twins. I often wonder where I would be if Dad chose not to retire his motorcycle. Many times, over the years, Mom told me the story of how her father first disapproved of Dad talking to her, because of his motorcycle. From Earth to
Dad on his motorcycle, during the Summer of
Heaven, thank you Dad for retiring your motorcycle all those years ago. Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has had two books published. He currently has a daily YouTube program, entitled “Richard Mabey Presents.” Richard can be reached at richardjamesmabey@gmail. com.
1946.
By Henry M. Holden
For centuries, people across southern New Jersey and Delaware have allegedly encountered a horse-headed flying demon. Legend has it that in the dense woods of the New Jersey Pine Barrens lurks a mythological beast known as the Jersey Devil.
With the head of a horse, the wings of a bat, and talons fitting a dragon, the Jersey Devil has terrorized the imaginations of New Jersey residents for almost 300 years. It is commonly believed that the demonic being was the cursed progeny of a bewitched Quaker woman and escaped to the bogs where it could be heard wailing and killing local prey.
The story of the Jersey Devil is an authentic folk legend. It is as varied as the number of people who claim to have seen or heard him. For over two decades, tales have circulated about the nocturnal ramblings of a creature emerging from the mists of a lonely desolate marsh. As interest in the supernatural has also given rise to an increase in demon -fledged, tales that have grown to blend folk belief with South Jersey history.
To understand the legend of the Jersey Devil, we must first know his birthplace. It is a remote region extending 1,700 square miles across southeastern New Jersey. It is a giant aquifer with
The Jersey Devil Spooks South Jersey
dense stands of white cedar trees. Inside, the air is calm, still and cool - the shade is heavy. The cedar stands throughout the swamp stain the streams red with tannic acid. One area of stunted trees is called the Pygmy Forest. While many consider it a barren wilderness, twentyseven varieties of orchids grow there. In the early days, travel was difficult because the cedar swamps were great obstacles. Some roads are old Native trails. Others are old stagecoach roads. Some roads are paved; others are r0cky and rutted. Roads led to places named Hog Wallow, Double Trouble, Sooy Place and Mary Ann Furnace. These names date back to precolonial times when settlers first came to New Jersey. One of the most famous stories tells of a place called Leeds Point. On a stormy night in 1735, a Quaker woman gave birth to a child during a thunderstorm. The room flickered with candlelight. The wind howled. Some believed her to be a sorceress. The impoverished woman, known as Mother Leeds, was believed to have other children – as many as twelve. Some say the child was born deformed. Some say she cursed the child because of her dreadful straits. Other accounts say the child was born normal and took on odd characteristics later, such as
an elongated body, winged shoulders, a large horselike head, cloven hoofs, and a thick tail. According to legend, the child was confined until it made its escape either out the cellar door or up the chimney. The Jersey Devil had been born.
Designated in 1938 as the country’s only state demon, the Jersey Devil is described as a kangaroo-like creature with the face of a horse, the head of a dog, bat-like wings, horns and a tail. But the descriptions vary depending on the viewer. For decades this mysterious creature is said to prowl through the marshes of Southern New Jersey and emerge periodically to rage through the towns and cities.
The most widely held belief about the origin of the Jersey Devil is that Mrs. Leeds, a resident of Estellville, was distressed when she learned she was expecting for the thirteenth time. In disgust, she cried out, “Let it be the devil!” The story continues that the child arrived, and it was a baby devil. The creature then gave a screech unfolded its wings and flew out the window and into the adjacent swamp.
Countless stories have circulated describing the Devil’s experiences, raiding chicken coops and farms, destroying crops and killing animals. His presence has been seen and felt by many in at least fifty different
towns when he emerges from his natural lair in the Pinelands and wanders throughout Southern New Jersey. He is sometimes fascinating and terrorizing to the residents. Possess were constantly formed to apprehend the Devil, but to no avail. At one point, as much as $100,000 was offered for the capture of the Jersey Devil, dead or alive. Several reports of the Jersey Devil’s death also proved to be questionable and even the scientific community could not explain its existence.
According to the legend, Jane Leeds (sometimes called Mother Leeds) fell in love with a British soldier and was cursed for her crime. This was around the Revolutionary War era.
At the time of its birth, there was a noisy and dangerous thunderstorm. The room’s candle lights flickered. The wind howled.
Some believed that she was a sorceress. Some versions of these incidents vary depending on the viewer.
It was Mays Landing where a Mrs. Leeds became pregnant and when the baby was delivered Mrs. Leeds rejected her baby, wishing a stork would deliver a devil. Thus, a winged devil was born. Some versions also have a clergyman subsequently attempting an unsuccessful exorcism.
Belief in the Jersey Devil (aka Leeds Devil) is quite real and based on records of concrete experiences. Reliable people, including police, government officials, businessmen and many others whose integrity is beyond question, have witnessed the Devil’s activities or so they say.
To this day, people traveling down the Garden State Parkway or the Atlantic City Expressway
Some people have described it as a kangaroo-like creature with the face of a horse, the head of a dog, bat-like wings, horns and a tail.
have reported sightings of “something” or tell stories of strange events. Many continue to believe that the legendary being is still around disturbing the region and will continue to do so for generations to come.
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By Richard Mabey Jr.
ATo Thine Own Self Be True: Be It More Precious Than Gold
t the dawn of the Summer of 1963, I was nine years old and had just completed the fourth grade. Summer was a most magical time for me, during my childhood. Behind the old Mabey Homestead, at the end of Mabey Lane, acres and acres of wooded land abounded. Grandpa Mabey and I would often walk the path from the end of Mabey Lane to the path along the old Morris Canal. I learned ever so much from my paternal grandfather, Watson Mabey. Grandma and Grandpa Mabey lived with us in the old Mabey Homestead. As you looked at the old farmhouse, that my great grandfather built in 1890, my bedroom was on the right hand side and faced along West Drive. Grandma and Grandpa’s bedroom, was right behind mine and faced along West Drive and our old backyard.
I remember Mom would cook breakfast for us. After breakfast, Grandpa would often ask me if I wanted to take a walk with him, down to the old canal banks. I would happily say yes to dear old Grandpa. We would walk down to the end of Mabey Lane. Grandpa would always take a reverent and earnest moment to look at the home, that stood at the end of Mabey Lane, that he had built when he was just a young man.
Then we would walk the wooded path to the towpath of the old Morris Canal. Along our walk, Grandpa would point out what wild plants were edible and which ones were poisonous. We would often see a group of deer, feasting on the leaves of the maple and oak. And, Grandpa would point out the birds brightly chirping and clinging high upon the branches of trees. Grandpa knew all so very much about the ways of the wild life, the sacred secrets of the enchanted forest.
Lately, I have felt, all so strongly, the presence of dear old Grandpa Mabey. I often wake up in the middle of the night and see Grandpa sitting at my desk chair. His crooked smile, his large hands, his kind eyes look upon me as I swim in a place between sleep and awakened consciousness. And one message, of late, I can hear Grandpa whisper to me, in his nightly visits is to care for the wild birds that fly among the trees.
I now live in Northwest Ocala, having recently moved from The Villages in Florida. A certain ache has loomed in my heart, of missing the many dogs of my old neighborhood to whom I once walked and cared for when their mommy and daddies went away to visit their adult children. But I could feel the call of a new mission in life, an awakened purpose. And, that was to fulfill the gentle whispering call of Grandpa’a nightly visits, to care fot the wild birds that flew among the trees.
There are seven Live Oaks on the property of my new home. They are magnificent trees, strong and towering tall. In the past couple of weeks, I have begun buying inexpensive bird feeders. I fill them with wild bird seed, climb my ladder and hang tie them with strong string to the branches of my Live Oaks.
My little yard, both the front and back yards have now become a wonderful, magical, open-aired aviary. The melodies of the chirping of birds is a most beautiful sound. In just a very short period of time, when I am doing yard work in my front yard, people in the neighborhood will comment that my yard has a cheerful feeling. I simple tell them that it’s all because of the birds singing and flying about.
In taking the time to refill my many new bird feeders that I have placed throughout my yard, I have found a new
Yours truly atop a step ladder, assessing places to hang bird feeders.
purpose in life. It may sound like a small thing. It may seem all so insignificant. But it has all brought a certain joy and happiness to my life. For it really is true, to thine own self, be true. To be true to yourself, to fulfill your own inner calling, is more precious than gold.
Richard Mabey Jr. is a freelance writer. He has recently had two books published. He currently hosts a YouTube Channel entitled, “Richard Mabey Presents.” Richard may be contacted at richardjamesmabey@gmail.com.
National Nonprofit Petco Love Invests in Eleventh Hour Rescue to Save and Improve the Lives of Pets in Northern New Jersey
Eleventh Hour Rescue is set to receive a $5,000 grant investment from national nonprofit Petco Love in support of their lifesaving work for pets in Northern New Jersey.
Petco Love is a national nonprofit leading change for pets by harnessing the power of love to make communities and pet families closer, stronger, and healthier. Since its founding in 1999, Petco Love has invested nearly $410 million in adoption and other lifesaving efforts. And Petco Love helps find loving homes for pets in partnership with Petco and more than 4,000 organizations — like ours — across North America, with nearly 7 million pets adopted and counting.
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are only part of our strategy to empower animal lovers to drive lifesaving change right alongside us. We launched Petco Love Lost, a free national lost and found database that uses photo-matching technology to simplify the search for lost pets.”
“This investment will go incredibly far in allowing us to continue our lifesaving rescue work. The cost of rescue, transport, food, shelter, and general and emergency vetting can be overwhelming, and the number of pets in need only continues to grow. We’re tremendously grateful to Petco Love for their generosity to the rescue community—we consider them a true partner in the work we do,” said Kelly Miller, President of Eleventh Hour Rescue.
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