Page 2 THE VILLADOM TIMES I, II, III & IV • November 12, 2014 Villadom Happenings Learn about cyber security Atlantic Stewardship Bank will host a Cyber Security and Cyber Crimes Education Program in conjunction with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Computer Crimes Task Force on Wednesday, Nov. 19. This free program will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Powerhouse Christian Church, 500 West Main Street in Wyckoff. Guest speakers Detective Jeff Angermeyer and Task Force Officer Bill Dietrich of the Bergen County Prose- cutor’s Computer Crimes Task Force will present relevant information and answer questions. The program will cover topics such as PC security, virus protection, up-to-date patching, e-mail habits, Internet safety, identity theft, and more. RSVP to customerservice@asbnow.com. Eastern Christian holds Open House Eastern Christian High School, located at 50 Oakwood Avenue in North Haledon, will host an Open House on Thursday, Nov. 20. There will be a brief presentation in the media center at 7 p.m. after which prospective students and their families will tour the school and meet with teachers, administrators, board members, and students. Register at www.easternchristian.org/OpenHouse or at the check-in table on the day of the event. For more infor- mation, call (973) 427-0900. Pizzarelli and Laub to perform World renowned jazz guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and guitarist/vocalist Ed Laub will appear together in concert the Wyckoff Reformed Church on Saturday, Dec. 6. A limited number of tickets will be sold. Tickets are $25 and are available at the church office at 580 Wyckoff Avenue in Wyckoff between 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. week- days. Those who attend will receive a free copy of “Soft Guitar,” a new CD featuring Laub and Pizzarelli. Light refreshments will be served at the concert. Those who attend may also bring their own snacks and bever- ages. For tickets or further information, call the Wyckoff Reformed Church at (201) 891-1782. Christmas Luncheon & Boutique set The Auxiliary of the Little Sisters of the Poor will host a benefit Christmas Luncheon & Boutique on Thursday, Dec. 4 at The Bethwood, 38 Lackawanna Avenue in Totowa. The event will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. The holiday lun- cheon will feature holiday gifts, special contests, auctions, and freshly baked goods. Tickets are $50. Checks may be made payable to: Aux- iliary of the Little Sisters of the Poor and mailed to: Joann Van Splinter, 18 Minerva Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506. The deadline for reservations is Nov. 24. Proceeds will benefit the Little Sisters of the Poor - Saint Joseph’s Home for the Elderly. Contact Joann Van Splinter at (201) 447-6400 or jvs@lan-nj.com for details. Explore BCC at Open Houses In November and December, Bergen Community Col- lege will host free Open Houses for prospective students at the main campus in Paramus and at the Lyndhurst loca- tion. The first event will be held Nov. 19 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Meadowlands location, 1280 Wall Street West in Lyndhurst. The main campus event will be Dec. 3 from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Moses Family Meeting and Training Center (room TEC 128) at 400 Paramus Road, Paramus. Both Open Houses will provide students and their parents with the opportunity to talk with BCC represen- tatives about Bergen’s more than 140 degree and certifi- cate programs, flexible schedules, financial aid options, and transfer opportunities. Call (201) 447-7200 or e-mail admissions@bergen.edu for more information. Quilters to meet The Bergen County Quilters Guild will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 13. The meeting will be held at the Central Unitarian Church at 156 Forest Avenue in Paramus. Cheryl Taylor will present a Trunk Show of her quilts. Taylor is the author of several books and has had many patterns pub- lished in national quilting magazines. Rotarians present dictionaries Members of the Wyckoff/Midland Park Rotary Club recently presented dictionaries to third grade students at Wyckoff’s Washington School. The club delivered dictionaries to students in Wyckoff and Midland Park. Rotarians Thomas Madi- gan and Paul Vicente are pictured with the students and their teachers. Taylor will present a workshop on Saturday, Nov. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the Central Unitarian Church. The class will explore the techniques of appliquéing houses, both imaginary and realistic. Visit brownstonequilters.com for more information about the workshop. The guild welcomes new members who want to explore the world of quilting. The guest fee is $5. GSBC hosts NARA specialist, seminar The Genealogical Society of Bergen County will meet Monday, Nov. 24 at 7 p.m. at the Ridgewood Public Library, 125 North Maple Avenue in Ridgewood. Christopher Zarr, a National Archives and Records Administration education specialist, will discuss the resources at the new NARA NYC facility located in the landmark Old Customs House at Bowling Green in lower Manhattan. He will also discuss NARA’s growing online resources and digitization partnerships. Society meetings are free and open to the public. For more information, visit www.njgsbc.org. On Saturday, Nov. 22, the GSBC will sponsor an all-day seminar entitled “Genealogy and the Law.” This program will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Law & Public Safety Institute at 281 Campgaw Road in Mahwah. The seminar will include a variety of programs. Summaries follow. “The Legal Genealogist,” Judy Russell, will present “No Vitals? No Problem: Building a Family through Cir- cumstantial Evidence.” Russell will provide tips for gene- alogists who are working without birth, marriage, or death records. Participants will learn how to use circumstantial evidence to build a family. “No Vitals” includes the meth- odology used to look for the identity of a man listed as a relative on a 20 th century immigrant’s ship manifest. “Don’t Forget the Ladies: A Genealogist’s Guide to Women and the Law” will also be presented. In early America, women were all too often the people who just were not there. Women were not included in records, cen- suses, juries, or voting booths. The common law relegated women to “protected” (second-class) status, and under- standing how they were treated under the law provides clues to finding their identities today. “Don’t Forget the Ladies” uncovers places to find records of women from colonial law through World War II military records. “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Probate” will help researchers find the records created when their ancestors died. This program will cover the differences between tes- tate and intestate estates, and illustrates what information can be found in the records. “Rogues, Rascals, and Rapscallions: Rounding up the Family Black Sheep” will cover the criminal process in fed- eral and state courts and help researchers find records that will put meat on the bones of the skeletons in the family closet. (continued on page 24)