Ceil served as a South Brunswick Reference Librarian from 1987-2000 She worked as a volunteer for many years archiving and organizing South Brunswick’s history. Ceil indexed the town’s notable people, places, events, photographs, artifacts, and documents. Leedom researched the Pigeon Swamp Ledger, a document that was written in 1780. The Pigeon Swamp Ledger is the oldest existing document in … [Read more...]
Ellen Gambatese
Ellen Marie Bertsch was born in Paterson, grew up in Wayne, and, after marrying Frank Gambatese, raised five children in West Paterson Earned a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Seton Hall University in 1966, and taught at St. Philip's Elementary School in Clifton for 19 years In retirement, after moving to South Brunswick, served as President of the South Brunswick Library Board of … [Read more...]
Carolyn McCollum
Carolyn McCallum was the first woman mayor of South Brunswick Ms. McCallum has been a resident of South Brunswick since 1959 Served on the South Brunswick Board of Education from 1962-1969 Vice President of Middlesex County of Economic Opportunity In 1974 the South Brunswick Jaycees selected Ms. McCallum as “Outstanding Citizen” “I have such a commitment to this town. I love … [Read more...]
Gilda Gildenberg
Ms. Gildenberg wanted to become a writer. Her parents wanted her to become a doctor. She went to Hunter College and earned a degree in Food Sciences. However, she ended up marrying, raising a child, and substitute teaching in South Brunswick. She went on to gain a teaching certificate and a Master's Degree in Counseling from Trenton State College Taught at the Greenbrook School for fourteen … [Read more...]
Katherine Clayton
Katherine Kenny Clayton was born in 1918 in a farm house at the corner of Stouts Lane and Ridge Road in Monmouth Junction. She lived her entire 98 years in the area. She married Charles Clayton and raised a family on land where the new South Brunswick High School is located. She had two children--Karen Clayton Bang and Gary Clayton Attended Princeton High School and graduated from there in … [Read more...]
Azra Baig
Came to South Brunswick from Franklin Park in December 2001. Is a registered nurse who works at the New Jersey Department of Health as a Project Specialist. Has worked as an ER Nurse and a School Nurse in three school districts. Worked as a freelance news reporter Served six years on the South Brunswick School Board. Is a member of the South Brunswick Municipal Alliance and presently the … [Read more...]
Doris Curran
Mrs. Doris Oertel Curran was born in Browntown, New Jersey. She moved with her family to Dayton in 1916. She earned her teaching degree from Trenton State Teachers College in 1932. Her first teaching job was in the old four-room Dayton School. She was in charge of 47 students crammed into her first classroom Many of her former students remembered how strict she was in the classroom, but … [Read more...]
Gloria Brabson
Volunteered for the Monmouth Junction First Aid Squad during World War II Worked as a teacher in South Brunswick from 1941-1980 Started her teaching career at the Monmouth Junction School in 1941 after graduating from the New Jersey State Teachers College at Trenton (TCNJ). She was Assistant Principal at the Dayton School for one year in the 1940s. Mrs. Brabson was offered the position … [Read more...]
Stephanie Barbetti
Moved to Kendall Park in 1959. She postponed her interest in painting in order to raise five children who were close in age. When she was in her 50's she resumed painting and received a scholarship to the Mason Gross School of the Arts Developed her own style in creating abstract images via mixed-media collage techniques. She has used acrylics, pastels, charcoal, paper cutouts, colored … [Read more...]
Virginia “Ginny” Kraft
With her husband, Mark, built the South Brunswick High School music program into a robust, nationally recognized and award-winning program over the past nearly 40 years with the District Retired in 2019 as the South Brunswick Choir Director Created a highly regarded and accomplished program with numerous performances at Carnegie Hall and at Library functions Visual Designer and … [Read more...]