Aerial view of Idylease in the New Jersey Highlands
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Press Resources from Idylease

News releases, publication resources and source material relating to Idylease, its people and more than a century of history in the New Jersey Highlands.

Publication-quality historical and contemporary photographs, archival documents and interview access are available for editorial use. The public collection brings together photographs, guest registers, census schedules, newspapers, architectural records, correspondence and family collections.

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Press releases and coverage, listed from present to past.

Idylease · August 12, 2026

Idylease Expands Public Historical Archive Documenting More Than a Century of Life in the New Jersey Highlands

Photographs, guest registers, census records and family collections document the people who stayed, worked and lived at a historic health resort in the New Jersey Highlands of northern New Jersey.

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FinancialContent / AB Newswire · August 11, 2026

Idylease Expands Public Historical Resource Documenting More Than a Century of Life in the New Jersey Highlands

The expanded historical-resource release as distributed through AB Newswire.

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AP News / GetNews · July 20, 2026

When Thomas Edison Wired a Hilltop Health Resort: The 1928 Electrification of Idylease

The release documents Thomas Edison's connection to Idylease and the 1928 electrification of the New Jersey Highlands property.

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West Milford Messenger · December 30, 2025

Idylease Marks 123 Years

A regional anniversary story marking more than a century of Idylease history in Northwest New Jersey.

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West Milford Messenger · March 25, 2023

Idylease’s Owner Plots Its Future

Rich Adamonis reports on the continuing restoration, stewardship and future of the West Milford landmark.

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The Record / NorthJersey · August 21, 2019

Idylease Inn Stands as West Milford’s Resort-Era Relic

A photographic look at Idylease as a surviving landmark of North Jersey’s resort era.

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Aspen Daily News · Archived Feature

Aspen Daily News Feature Coverage

The legacy article remains linked here; its original publication date is not exposed reliably by the current archive.

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Reporting Resources

Publication material and supporting records are available for journalists, editors and researchers pursuing the Idylease story.

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Photography & Visual Material

Publication-quality historical and contemporary photographs are available with captions and credits, including institutional views, staff photographs, guest-register imagery and other material from the Idylease collection.

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Primary Sources

Records & Research Support

Federal census schedules, guest-register pages, newspaper records, correspondence and additional archival documentation are available for reference. Interviews and further research material can be arranged directly.

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Selected Archival Material
January 1926 Idylease Inn calendar
Idylease Inn calendar, January 1926.
Historic Idylease Inn listing in The Medical Directory
Idylease Inn listing in The Medical Directory.
Dr. Edgar A. Day, founder of Idylease
Dr. Edgar A. Day, founder and builder of Idylease.