>From "Rockaway Borough-A History" page 124 there is a picture of the band with the following caption: Rockaway Cornet Bank - First row, center: William Tippett and right: Albert Blanchard. Second row, right: William Parliaman. Fouth row, right: Ed Davey. There is no mention in the book of the surname Bedson. Regards, Brianne Kelly-Bly Webmaster - NJGenWeb - Morris County <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njmorris> > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Wisneski [mailto:kdw72696@yahoo.com] > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2003 11:00 PM > To: njmorris-L@rootsweb.com > Cc: mcnjgen1@optonline.net > Subject: Rockaway Cornet Band - Alfred Bedson > > > I am looking for any source of information on the Rockaway Cornet Band. > I found a few newspaper mentions to the organization, and I will look > for some more but I was wondering if the group name was familiar to > anyone at all? > > Has anyone ever read the book "Rockaway Borough—A History" or "Rockaway > Borough Diamond Jubilee" at all? > > In my quest to find more about the guys that started the Bloomingdale > Cornet Band in 1884, I found that the first band leader was living in > Rockaway in the 1880 census. After finding the mention of the Rockaway > Cornet Band (so far 1884 and 1883 in the Jerseyman and the Dover Iron > Era), I am on the search to find out if the Rockaway band existed in > 1880, and the possiblilty that Alfred Bedson was a member (or his son, > Thomas "Fred" Bedson). > > Just thought I would ask. I did a google search but could not find any > page or contact info about a historical society in Rockway Borough. > > Thanks, > > Dave Wisneski > Pequannock, NJ