One of Englewood’s icons, Eleanor Harvey, died on July 22 at the age of 97. Eleanor was a founder of the Englewood Historical Society in 1976 and its President from that date until last year. She was forever reminding us of the importance of understanding and preserving our "heritage." Englewood is indeed the most historic community in Bergen County, with the possible exception of Hackensack. It has more officially designated historic houses, including some 200 years old. Once known as the "bedroom of Wall Street," the number of prominent persons who have lived in Englewood is lengthy. As Eleanor never tired of pointing out, the area which is now Englewood even played a role in the American Revolution.

Eleanor was a woman with great determination. She is largely responsible, among other accomplishments, for the Liberty Square memorial at the Monument, for the freestanding clock in front of City Hall, for the funding and distribution of historical publications about Englewood, and for the continued vitality of the Englewood Historical Society, now more than thirty years old. A teacher in Englewood for many years, she devoted her retirement to teaching us all about our past.