Jay C. Richards
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Occupation | journalist, photographer/videographer, baker |
| Location | Harmony Township, New Jersey, United States |
| Introduction | As the historian for the Warren County (NJ) War Memorial, J. C. Richards [pictured in the 1861 officer's uniform of the Belvidere (NJ) Zouave Company] is the author of three books on the Civil War, one book on the Plains Indian Wars/Spanish-American War, one book on the French and Indian War, one book on Warren County's arctic explorers, two books on World War 2, and a 1903 Flood Centennial photo book. He received the NJ Frontier Guards 1997 Book Award for FLAMES ALONG THE DELAWARE:THE FRENCH & INDIAN WAR IN THE NJ FRONTIER & NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, PA. For years, he had been a photojournalist working for The News, of Belvidere; The Morning Call; The Knowlton News,the North Warren News,and as the freelance NJ Superior Court correspondent for WRNJ-News. He is a member of the Society of Professional Journalists and the National Press Photographers Association. He is a history consultant to the Harmony Township Historical Commission. He makes reenactment gear for museums and British, Civil War, and World War One Austro-Hungarian, French and British re-enactors. Check out his reproductions at his website to see the full line of made-to-order products. |
| Favorite Movies | Gettysburg, Son of the Morning Star, Rough Riders, Iron Clads, Is Paris Burning, The Longest Day, The Desert Fox, Desert Rats, A Bridge Too Far, Major Dundee, Horatio Hornblower (BBC series), Tora Tora Tora, Gold Diggers of 1933, Gold Diggers of 1935, Footlight Parade, 42nd Street, Prisoner of Zenda - starring Lewis Stone, Prisoner of Zenda - starring Ronald Coleman, Prisoner of Zenda - starring Stewart Granger, The Four Feathers, Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade, Foul Play, The Horse Soldiers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Fighting 69th, Last of the Summer Wine (BBC Series), The President's Analyst, Our Man Flint, The Daine Curse. |
| Favorite Music | The Moody Blues, The Chieftans, Clannad, Pavorotti, Cat Stevens, The Oak Ridge Boys, James Galway, Huey Lewis & The News, Jerry Lee Lewis, Mike Oldfield, Seals & Crofts, U2, The Beach Boys, Jan & Dean, Gershwin, Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, Wagner, Mahler, Dvorak, Chopin, Shostakovich, Theodorakis, J. Reuben Silverbird, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Pete Fountain, and Jay T. Richards & The Bloomfield Band (post WW2 recordings) |