Englewood Makes History

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  • 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.
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  • Edith Rutledge Dulles Snare (March 30, 1897 – April 1985) was a civic leader, entrepreneur, and cultural advocate whose life bridged prominent family lineage and sustained community service across New Jersey and Vermont. Born in Englewood, New Jersey, Edith was the daughter of…
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  • The Entertainment Fund is a non-profit organization that supports entertainers. The organization was established in 1882 and provides numerous services including financial assistance, affordable housing, health care, senior care, and career development.
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  • Maria Cheney Davis was one of Englewood’s most enduring community builders. Over the course of nearly half a century, she helped shape the city’s Black civic life through health advocacy, volunteer leadership, youth mentorship, and sustained service to Englewood Hospital and…
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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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  • The Independent Order of Odd Fellows is a fraternal order. It was founded by Thomas Widley. The organization promotes charitable work.
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  • Eleanor Harvey was an Englewood resident and a founder of the Englewood Historical Society. She was a teacher for 43 years and taught social studies at Diwght Morrow High School. Some of her projects included the placement of the cast-iron clock in front of City Hall, the…
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  • 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.
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  • 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,…
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