October 16, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 7 Area Coalition event to feature Carlough family’s story Hear “The Remarkable Story of the D.J. Carlough Family” at the Fourth Annual Northwest Bergen History Coalition Luncheon. The event will be held Friday, Nov. 1 at noon at Apple Ridge Country Club in Mahwah. Those who attend will learn about four generations of the Carlough family who worked the land that is now Apple Ridge Country Club. The Carloughs were part of a small group of German Pal- atines who settled in 1713 in what is now Mahwah. David J. Carlough, born in 1813, was a drover (cattle driver). He pur- chased a large piece of property in what was then Franklin Township to graze the herds he drove in from Pennsylva- nia. His oldest son started apple orchards on the property. The next generation became the largest apple growers in New Jersey and then the orchards became a golf course. The program will include excerpts from D.J. Carlough’s 19th century journal along with slides and artifacts pre- sented by Carol W. Greene from the Mahwah Historical Society and Kay Yeomans from the Upper Saddle River Historical Society. The luncheon is $40 per person. This event is being sponsored by eight historical societies in northwest Bergen County. For reservations, contact Michelle Dugan at mfdugan@verizon.net or (201) 995-0171 or Jean Hildeb- randt at (201) 891-9409 or jean.hildebrandt@gmail.com. Museum show highlights diversity David J. Carlough, the first of four men who worked the land that is now Apple Ridge Country Club. Beginning this week, the Ridgewood Schoolhouse Museum will be presenting an exhibit on Ridgewood’s development from an “exclusive” community to a village that has increasingly welcomed people of all races and reli- gions. The New Jersey Historical Commission had urged local history groups to celebrate the 350th Anniversary of New Jersey (as an English colony) in 2014 with some sort of show that focused on either diversity, liberty, or innovation. “We decided to be the first out of the box,” said Ridgewood Historical Society President Sheila Brogram. “We decided to tackle all three of these themes.” The show was arranged by Board of Education President Brogan as president of the Ridgewood Historical Society along with Board Member Roberta Sonenfeld and former Board Member Vicky Herbert. The show is entitled “A Community’s Journey: Our Place in New Jersey’s History.” The first general showing will be on Oct. 17 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., with subsequent showings from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, following that schedule through July 27. Visitors who enter the Schoolhouse Museum located at (continued on page 13)