Excellent Idea, how about it Bloomingdale? Add some history to the science, see if the kids can find the graves of Rev. War Vet. Casparus Westervelt and Civil War Vets. Levi Brown and Peter Cook. Take some rubbings from the stones and look up their records and the history of their regiments on the net when they get back to school. Great to see you taking advantage of those local resources, we have lots of them eg. Butler Museum ( when it reopens) Federal Hill, Norvin Green State Forest, Ringwood Manor, historical role Butler rubber production, early American Iron mining and production etc.

Before the Butler Museum closed for much needed foundation rehab, on the day of the annual Special Olympics Torch Run, the kids would first cheer the runners as they departed the Butler Police Department then split into groups one at a time visiting the museum and the Butler Cemetery. I was honored to be asked to help by being the "tourguide" at the cemetery for a few years. The kids were very interested in knowing about our past, observing headstones dating back to the early 19th century.

BTW, when I was growing up it was always called Butler Cemetery however before the name Butler was adopted about 130 years ago the area was called West Bloomingdale and the cemetery was called Bloomingdale Cemetery as I understand. Some old timers say that when Richard Butler's hard rubber company grew and grew with him acquiring a lot of surrounding land that the cemetery came under his ownership so perhaps that is why it is called such.

The last known to have his final resting place there was Mr Gordon Decker who bequeathed his property to the Board of Education. I understand that his plot was purchased by one of his family members directly from Richard Butler.

I am personally proud to know that one set of my great-great-great-grandparents are in there to the left side of the entrance. Charles Holloway (born at Morristown 1801) and Elearnor Beam Lines (born in Pompton Township, possibly Wanaque, 1809).