Photographic Collection & Commemorative Library

Throughout history, many men and women have stood out and made a mark for future generations with their effort and commitment.

We offer our homage and remembrance, for all those who from the beginning have acted around the world. They knew how to overcome all the obstacles that were presented to them and thanks to their courage and determination, today we remember them.


Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (Chelsea, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Greater London, England; September 29, 1810 - Alton, East Hampshire District, Hampshire, England; November 12, 1865) was an English novelist, biographer and short story writer, and his novels provide a detailed portrait of the life of many strata of Victorian society,...

Charlotte Francisca Bentinck (Martinque, Lower Canada, Canada; May 28, 1768-Chertsey, Surrey, England; 1850) was a Canadian countess, daughter of Captain John Bentinck and granddaughter of the ruling Countess of Varel and Kniphausen, Charlotte Sophie of Aldenburg .

Cleaveland Alexander Forbes (Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States; July 21, 1780 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States; November 3, 1857) was an American captain who sailed during the War of 1812 as a privateer and commanded the Francis Depau between New York and Havre, France, from 1833 to 1836.

Sir Robert Shore Milnes, 1st Baronet (Wakefield, York, England; January 1, 1754-Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England; December 2, 1837) was Lieutenant Governor of Lower Canada from 1799 to 1805.

Isaac de Forest (Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands; July 9, 1616 - Madmans Neck, Livingston, New York; July 25, 1674) was a wealthy New Amsterdam tobacco merchant and brewer, considered one of the first settlers from Harlem in 1636.

Jessé de Forest (Avesnes, Department of Pas de Calais, Nord-Pas de Calais, France; 1576 - Oyopok River, Brazilian New Guinea, South America; October 22, 1624) was a prominent explorer and colonizer, leader of a group of Walloon Huguenots who fled Europe due to religious persecution and emigrated to the New World, where he planned to found...

Fortunato Foster Vidal (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; February 16, 1832 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; July 16, 1915) was a prominent military officer and minister of the Brazilian Navy who served in the War of the Triple Alliance.

William Parker (Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States; July 18, 1807 - Colon, Panama; September 24, 1868) was an American engineer, recognized as one of the first builders of railroads in Boston and roads in Massachusetts.

Cortlandt Parker (Perth Amboy, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States; June 27, 1818 - Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States; July 29, 1907) was a prominent American jurist and politician, who served as a legislator for New Jersey in 1857.

James Parker (Hunterdon County, New Jersey, United States; March 3, 1776 - Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States; April 1, 1868) was an American Congressman, Surveyor, and Member of the General Assembly of the state of New Jersey, mayor of Perth Amboy in 1815 and 1850.


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