LOCAL HISTORY
LODI, NEW JERSEY
Lodi owes its name to the Italian city of Lodi,
in the Lombardy region of Italy.
It was incorporated as a borough on December 22, 1894.
Borough Historian - Artie Maglionico
***NEW ARTICLE ADDED 7/10/2024***
Artful Thinking - Stories of Lodi
Benny the Shoemaker (NEW)
Artful August
Growing up on Westervelt Place
A Ghost Story
That's Entertainment!
The Case of the Ghostly Intruder
Blues Musician Lonnie Youngblood
Back Then
Shadows of Time - Part 1
Shadows of Time - Part 2
Shadows of Time - Part 3
Forgotten Grave
One Life in Lodi - Biographies of Lodi Residents
* Indicates includes World War II experiences
** Indicates includes 9-11 experience
Louis Aufiero, Jr. - Born 1952
*James Cuccio - Born 1919
*Joseph DeProspo - Born 1923
*Anthony De Rosa - Born 1919
John W. Di Maria - Born 1913
*Anthony Dispoto - Born 1920
Ronald E Giles - Born 1947
*Dan Galdo - Born 1940
Moises Junchaya - Born 1937
Charles Matthew Lane - Born 1946
Jule Lo Faso Focarino - Born 1905
Ann Lipari - Born 1920
*Tom Luggiero - Born 1921
Anthony Mobilio, Jr
Rafaella Morena - Born 1910
*Nick Nicosia - Born 1919
*Alfio Nucifora - Born 1919
*Charles Nucifora - Born 1914
Louise Freeman Owen - Born 1952
*Nunzio Paparozzi - Born 1920
*Vito Peraino - Born 1922
**Glenn Russo - Born 1949
*Micheline Satkowski - Born 1926
Neil Staal - Born 1916
*James Steccata - Born 1925
*Angelo Tempio - Born 1925
Louis Tucci - Born 1930
*Charles Vintaloro - Born 1919
Karen Viscana
*George Warchol - Born 1921
Sal Yuppa
Lodi History Highlights
Cardy's Sugar Bowl (NEW)
Lodi Schools circa 1924
Columbus School 100 yr Anniversary
Lodi History 1930's Highlights
Lodi High School Opens: 1934
American Spirit: Lodi in the 1930s
The Brothers Maniaci: Football Greats
LHS Rams 1938 Championship Season
Vaudeville in Lodi
Miss Lodi 1933
Faith Reformed Church
From Dust He Shall Return - 2001
Albert Blum Foundation Better Babies Clinic - 1922
Lodi Boxers - 1930
Lodi Zeps - 1923
Cardy's Sugar Bowl (NEW)
Lodi Schools circa 1924
Columbus School 100 yr Anniversary
Lodi History 1930's Highlights
Lodi High School Opens: 1934
American Spirit: Lodi in the 1930s
The Brothers Maniaci: Football Greats
LHS Rams 1938 Championship Season
Vaudeville in Lodi
Miss Lodi 1933
Faith Reformed Church
From Dust He Shall Return - 2001
Albert Blum Foundation Better Babies Clinic - 1922
Lodi Boxers - 1930
Lodi Zeps - 1923
World War II Remembrances
Looking Back at WWII
Soldiers Welfare Committee
Women during WWII
Lodi Vets - Hook, Burkert, Galdo
Americans in Combat - Horvath
For personal stories of World War II Remembrances, please see biographies
indicated with * in the One Life in Lodi section above.