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From: "William Hartman" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] TOWNSHIP OF LEBANON
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2002 04:51:45 -0400
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Hi Annie, You Wrote:

> I will be in the Philadelphia area the last week of August and plan to
drive
> into Somerset County to do research on my Lafler line.
>
> I have some information that a Lefler family lived in Lebanon township
c1737.
> I don't know if they are the same as my Lafler family who were in
Somerset
> County in the 1740's and 1750's. My family seem to have first names that
are
> of Dutch origin and they were living in an area with lots of settlers of
> Dutch ancestry.
>
> Is there a public library in Lebanon township? Would it have any records
> that far back that could help me? I am not a member of the Hunterdon
County
> Historical Society, although I am a member of the Somerset Co. Hist.
Society.
> I don't know the hours of the Hunterdon County Historical Society or what
> collections they hold.
>
> I will not have a lot of time and I do not care to "walk" thru an old
> cemetery, so I would be interested in monumental inscriptions.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Annie

RESPONSE:

I am on the Board of Directors of the Hunterdon County Historical Society.
You do not have to be a member to use the facilities at their library. They
are open to the public on Thursdays from 1 to 3 and 7 to 9 PM each week. You
may also call for an appointment for other times which will include
mornings. Call Roxanne Carkhuff at 908 782 1091 to make an appointment. The
Library is located at 114 Main St., Flemington, NJ 08822.

They have extensive cemetery records, family genealogies, family Bibles,
books, etc. They have microfilm records of nearly all the County newspapers,
deeds, tax records, etc. This is your best bet to find records on any of the
locations in Hunterdon County.

Regards, Bill


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