Pat's posting brought something to my husband's mind, though he does not remember that McMahon Pub. His remembers a little about a bar and sandwich place owned by his uncle, Leon Touchon. It was either in Sterling or Watchung. It was called Touchon's Grove. There was a grove in the back for people to take their lunches and have picnics. There was a baseball field, also. He remembers a large dance hall there also. He was fairly young, but he thinks it was in the 1930's or 40's. If you can call a bar "family-oriented" <g>, I guess this was. His line of the family did not go there often because of the "bar" image. Does anyone recall this place? There was a volunteer fire department near it. He has become very sentimental since we have been going through a large postcard collection that belonged to his aunt, Mable Briggs Cardner Van Doren. She did not marry until her 60's and had no children. I have been scanning the NJ postcards first. I have quite a few from Union County now. I am also doing Somerset County and some lovely ones from Monmouth County. I am hoping to upload them to a special collections site, but I have not uploaded to the web before. I am waiting on a couple of people to get back to me. When I get them on a site, I will let the list know how to see them. Meanwhile.......they are small jpeg files and I will send one or two as an attachment to those who might be interested. They are truly beautiful, many in black and white and mostly non-commercial sites, such as country roads, city streets, libraries, etc. I consider them treasures from 1905 to 1910. I know there is a site that has only old postcards, and I am thinking of trying that. I am waiting on one other site first. If anyone seems interested, I could list a few of the places in Union County. We are researching my husband's lines in Plainfield and Watchung (is that in Somerset?) from his great grandfather Dr. Iretus Greene CARDNER, and his great grandfather William Edouard TOUCHON. The CARDNERS appear to go back to RI in the 1700's, while the TOUCHONs came to the US from Switzerland in 1893. They were in Goshen, CT, before moving to Plainfield. William was a flower grower, butcher, and farmer. We have pictures of the family and a horse and buggy, which are just wonderful. Well, I certainly got side-tracked! Sorry about that, but I am just so excited about the cards, etc. Again, if anyone remembers Touchon's Grove, please contact us! Best to all on the list, Sydney Cardner (the Sydney is female) Florida -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Saturday, February 26, 2000 8:12 AM Subject: [NJUNION] Plainfield NJ MCMAHON Pub, Bar or Restaurant >Is there anyone out there who would look up and see if there was a McMahon >Pub, Bar or Restaurant in Plainfield NJ about late 1930's and 1940's. My >Uncle who I just barely remember Martin McMahon "Marty" ran such a Place and >I'm trying to determin where it was located. Thank you > > Pat McMahon Regan > >