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From: "Leslie Bouvier" <>
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] hunterdon historical society
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 17:12:55 -0400
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I was at the HCHS in August. I went specifically to present my research on
my line of the DALLEY family for which there is only a little information,
only 1 piece of which the Society had when I last researched there. My
contribution was, to say the least, ungraciously accepted, although it
included the sources used and was neatly presented in a binder.

The email from Teresa confirms that my experience was not an isolated one;
there is a very unfriendly air about the place lately-a huge contrast to my
previous visits. No one seemed to be happy. I felt unwelcome, almost
resented. I'm considering not renewing my membership because of the way I
was treated.

Leslie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rita Chesterton" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [NJHUNTER] hunterdon historical society


>I know the HCHS has a lot of newspapers on microfiche. If you know the
> timeframe for the Penwell's and Shrope's, you can cruise the newspapers
> for
> those years. It's a tedious process, but sometimes it pays off.
> Also....you can't expect people at the Historical Society to simply hand
> you
> stuff.....sometimes you have to take the initiative and simply pick things
> off the shelf. For instance, by looking at the indexes located in the
> back
> of most books, fate can often lead you to unexpected findings.
>
> -R
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 3:56 PM
> Subject: [NJHUNTER] hunterdon historical society
>
>
>> i went to the historical society today and i was a little confused, i
> thought
>> they had cemetery records, i was told when i got there that you look up
> the
>> person's name in the card file and that tells you where they are buried,
> but
>> only if they had a headstone,,,did i miss something? I didn't exactly
> feel
>> welcome so i ended up leaving after 20 minutes or so, is there anyone who
> is used
>> to going there that might tell me what i should ask for , maybe that
>> might
>> help me the next time, I am trying to locate information on the Penwell
> family
>> and the shrope family, i was hoping to find more data besides cemetery
> card
>> files, i fiqure there must be something more.. any advice would be most
>> helpful. sincerely, teresa.
>>
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