Englewood Makes History

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  • In February 1930, Englewood hosted one of the greatest pianists of the twentieth century when Sergei Rachmaninoff performed before a packed audience at St. Cecilia’s Auditorium under the auspices of the Englewood Conservatory of Music. According to The Record, the recital drew…

  • Rev. Silverius J. Quigley, O. Carm. (born Joseph Quigley, March 6, 1880 – July 1960) was a Carmelite priest, educator, and church builder whose nearly six decades of priestly service shaped Catholic life in Englewood and Teaneck, New Jersey. A native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,…
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  • Vincent Thomas Lombardi (June 11, 1913 – September 3, 1970) was one of the most consequential figures in American sports history. Widely celebrated as the architect of the Green Bay Packers dynasty and memorialized through the NFL’s championship trophy, Lombardi was also a…
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  • St. Cecilia Interparochial School was an elementary school associated with the St. Cecilia Roman Catholic Church in Englewood. It closed in 2011 or 2012.

  • Margaret Butler was an economics teacher in Englewood. She taught the fifth grade in Harlem and home economics at Dwight Morrow High School. Butler became blind in 1945 and was an instructor at the Community House Social Service Federation in Englewood, teaching braille. She…
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  • Hermandad Hispana was a social work group dedicated to coordinating the Spanish-speaking community's social, religious, and cultural needs. The organization helped those in need with immigration information, job support, educational support, and various social services. The…
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  • Joseph O'Brien was a pastor at St. Cecilia. He attended Mt. Carmel College, St. Bonaventure University, and Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. He was ordained on August 18, 1963. He served at numerous other churches globally and nationally including Parroquia Santo…
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  • Joseph G. Echols (March 23, 1917 – March 28, 1977) was an American football coach, college athletics administrator, and Negro league baseball player whose life bridged segregated sports worlds—from high school athletics in northern New Jersey, to Negro league baseball, to…
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