By Alex Fowler

Born from the desire to learn the history of his own home, Splinters from the Past grew from Fowler's fascination with the historic documents he found – the "splinters of the
past" that turned houses into homes and names into real people. This one-of-a-kind work highlights homes in Boonton, Boonton Township, Montville, Denville, and Parsippany-Troy
Hills.

Alex Fowler was born in Hopkinsville, KY, and served as a member of the technical staff for Bell Telephone Laboratories. He became interested in house when he moved into the (then) 200- year-old Miller Kingsland house in Boonton. Mr. Fowler was a founding member and board president of Morris County Historical Society. His seminal work was published by MCHS in
1983.