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Thu Nov 19 2026 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm UTC-05:00

History at Home: The Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve

  • 108 Orange Rd, Montclair, NJ, United States, New Jersey 07042 · Montclair
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History at Home: The Alonzo F. Bonsal Wildlife Preserve
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There’s no better site to reconstruct the last Ice Age’s epic retreat 14,000 years ago. And here, in 1857, was discovered America’s most famous freshwater pearl – a 93-grain prize that would shape the fate of Charles Tiffany and the wife of Napoleon III, Empress Eugenie, not to mention a carpenter named Jacob Quakenbush. And then there’s its dramatic origin story followed by its recent rescue, thanks to avid activism and a five-million-dollar technological feat. The Bonsal Wildlife Preserve Conservancy presents the best kept secret that the Montclair community loves to brag about!
Jonathan Grupper is a non-fiction television producer, director, and writer who has lived in Montclair for almost 30 years and is the President of the Bonsal Wildlife Preserve Conservancy.
This is a free program held on Zoom; register online!
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