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From: "Joan M Lowry" <>
Subject: Exploring Your Jersey Roots II - second lecture
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 00:23:41 -0400


Genealogists and Historians:

"Exploring Your Jersey Roots II," the second annual fall lecture series
co-sponsored by the New Jersey State Archives and the Genealogical Society
of New Jersey, began last Wednesday, 9/15. The series commenced with "Case
Studies in New Jersey Genealogy: Tracing Your Civil War Ancestor" presented
by reference archivist Catherine Stearns Medich. Ms. Medich reviewed
archival sources which document military service of New Jersey men in the
War of the Rebellion, providing in-depth information about various types of
records held by the State Archives. In addition to service records, Ms.
Medich also discussed pension files and records relating to veterans and
orphans.

This Wednesday's (9/22) lecture by archivist Sean A. Curry will focus on
tracing recent immigrant families in New Jersey (1860-1940 period) and the
various public records available for this type of search. These include
immigration and naturalization records, censuses and many other sources.
Mr. Curry will pay special attention to materials that reveal our immigrant
ancestors' places of origin.

The lectures begin at 6:30 p.m. in the State Archives' Manuscript Reading
Room, 225 West State Street, Trenton, NJ. Registration of $8 per lecture
can be paid at the door. Light refreshments are provided.

On lecture days, the Archives' Microfilm Reading Room hours will be extended
to 6:00 p.m. Parking is available on the street, or after 3:00 p.m. in the
state lot behind the Archives building.

For more information about the series, visit the following web-page:
http://www.njarchives.org/links/jersey-roots2.html

Hope to see you here!

Regards,
Joan Lowry

With apologies and thanks to Joe Klett - whose notes I cribbed to send this
to you all!

With additional apologies to those who get this message more than once. I
forgot to use my "real" email address when I sent it the first time and so I
don't think it got to all the lists...


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