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Project Area Committee (PAC)
The Project Area Committee (PAC) was a committee of members elected from urban renewal areas and worked with the Englewood Redevelopment Agency to communicate and negotiate between residents and the agency. -
Hackensack B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge #658
Hackensack B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge #658 was instituted in 1901.Tags Community Centers -
Independent Order of Longfellows (IOOF)
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal order. It was founded by Thomas Widley. The organization promotes charitable work. -
B.P.O.E. Englewood Elks #1157
The B.P.O.E. Englewood Elks Lodge #1157 was founded in 1909. Englewood residents who were members of the Hackensack Lodge organized another chapter for Englewood. The Hackensack Lodge helped organize the new Lodge for Englewood. The organization finished construction on its… -
Catholic Daughters of America (CAD)
The Catholic Daughters of America was founded in 1903 by John E. Carberry and the Knights of Columbus as a charitable sorority for catholic women. -
Knights of Columbus, Madonna Council No.520
The Knights of Columbus, founded in 1882 by Father Michael J. McGivney in New Haven, Connecticut, was created as a Catholic mutual aid society at a time when Catholic immigrants faced discrimination and economic insecurity. Combining insurance benefits, fraternity, patriotism,… -
Catholic Daughters of America, Court Madonna No. 258
The Catholic Daughters of America was a Charitable sorority for catholic women. The Court Madonna No. 258 Branch in Englewood was founded in 1915. -
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Englewood Lodge 197
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal order. The Englewood chapter may have opened in the 1920s. -
Norsgaard Nature Center
The Norsgaard Nature Center was created in February 1965. The building located at 301 Lydecker Street was used to house naturalist collections. It was named after Campbell Norsgaard. -
Helicon Home Colony
Helicon Home Colony was an experimental community and societal framework. Political activist Upton Sinclair founded it. The plan was for the community to be run democratically with a board of directors. The community would farm to supply its food source and the children would be…