Plainfield Book a Big Hit

Authors John Grady and Dorothe Pollard found more fans in attendance Saturday than books to be autographed at Borders at the Watchung Square Mall. Plainfielders eager to obtain books scooped up copies by the half-dozen for themselves and for gifts.

The demand left the throng of admirers without recourse, although Grady mentioned a future signing visit in March.

Here is our favorite advocate for preservation and celebration of the community, Maria Pellum, getting an autographed copy.

This book is exemplary in its celebration of the city.

Please learn more about Plainfield from such works!

The book is titled "Plainfield, New Jersey's History & Architecture" from Schiffer Publishing Ltd.

See www.schifferbooks.com for more details.

Even unsigned, the book is a great holiday gift for lovers of Plainfield history.

And how nice to see John even though he has relocated out of the Queen City! John probably knows more about our homes than anyone.

Regrettably, the Joseph Yates house, now my humble abode as a six-family, built by one of the first members of our governing body, was not included. But a perusal of the Schiffer roster seems to indicate more Plainfield historical investigations might be welcome.

Kudos to John and Dorothe and best wishes for more such expositions!

--Bernice Paglia