Essex County - Montclair - Paterson, Silk and the Strike of 1913
Monday, October 21 – Essex County THE VICTORIAN SOCIETY IN AMERICA, NORTHERN NEW JERSEY CHAPTER presents Paterson, Silk and the Strike of 1913 Monday, October 21, 2019, 7:30 P.M. Montclair Women’s Club, 82 Union Street, Montclair, NJ Refreshments served. Members Free Nom-Members $10.00 Annual Membership only $40.00 For more information, please contact c hristinapmayer@gmail.com or 973.744.5916 For more information about the Victorian Society visit victoriansannj.org Heather Garside is the Director/Curator of the Passaic County Historical Society. She will present an illustrated lecture about Paterson, the Silk City. The 1913 Silk Strike marks the end of Gilded Age prominence for silk manufacturers in Paterson. This program will provide a brief history of Paterson's silk industry and disc...