Englewood Makes History

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  • Ernest Isley is a musician, singer, and songwriter. He grew up in Englewood, attending Dwight Morrow. He took inspiration from Jimi Hendrix who lived with the Isley family from 1963 to 1965. His older brothers formed the Isley Brothers and he joined the group officially in 1973,…
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  • Hainey was a member of Bergen County C.O.R.E. She was a dedicated civil rights activist who traveled South to Baltimore in 1961 to protest racial discrimination in restaurants. was arrested in 1962 as part of the sit-in at Englewood City Hall to protest racial segregation in the…
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  • Perez was one of the first bilingual teachers at Lincoln Elementary School. She was with the school system for over thirty years, retiring in 1999. She married Armando Perez. She had a daughter, Laura.
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  • George Simmons Coe was the president of the American Exchange Bank and a resident of Englewood Cliffs. He became the president of the National Bankers Association in 1881. He was also the treasurer of the Children's Aid Society. He acted as a director of the Mutual Life…
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  • George Simmons Coe Jr. was a banker in Englewood. His brother was Louis Coe. He was the son of William P. Coe. His uncle was George Simmons Coe Sr. He married Grace Simpson Brown Coe who was involved in local women's clubs. He had at least one daughter, Caroline.
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  • Thomas J. Huckin was a Bergen County prosecutor and a judge. He graduated from the Englewood public school system. He became a district judge in 1912 and a prosecutor in 1915. He was a Bergen County Bar Association member and the Englewood Board of Education. He was also…
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  • Penny Colman is an author and Civic Leader. She graduated from the University of Michigan and gained a Master of Arts in teaching from Johns Hopkins University. She is an award-winning author of numerous biographies and social histories. She was also a leader of the…
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  • William A. Booth (1805–1895) was a prominent nineteenth-century businessman, financier, railroad organizer, and philanthropist whose long career helped shape the commercial and institutional life of New York and the expanding United States. He died in Englewood, New Jersey, in…
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  • Collette Walker Thompson is a Civic Leader. She was born and raised in Englewood. Thompson has been active in the city's schools, churches, and politics. She supported and nurtured several generations of the city's youth. She was head of the Dwight Morrow Parent-Teacher…
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  • Caroline Greenberg was active in the Hebrew Ladies Aid Society. She was married to Charles H. Greenberg and was the sister of Englewood Police Captain Jack Abrams. She had two children, Slyvia and Harold.
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