>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:14:37 -0400 >From: Joseph R Klett <joseph.klett@sos.state.nj.us> >Subject: [NJ_HIST] Exploring Your Jersey Roots II >To: NJ_HISTORY@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU > >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, begins this Wednesday, 9/15. The series will >commence with "Case Studies in New Jersey Genealogy: Tracing Your Civil >War Ancestor" presented by reference archivist Catherine Stearns >Medich. Ms. Medich will review 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 will also discuss >pension files and records relating to veterans and orphans. > >Next Wednesday's 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! > >With best regards, > >Joseph R. Klett >Chief of Archives > >P.S. Please post to any relevant lists or newsletters.