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    1. [NJHUDSON] Ireland's Prehistoric Heritage
    2. Happy St. Paddy's Day one and all. The Genealogical Society of Bergen County invites you to attend our March 23, meeting. Ridgewood, NJ - The Genealogical Society of Bergen County, New Jersey is pleased to present Stanton W. Green, Ph.D., Professor of Anthropology, Monmouth University?from 7-9 p.m.? He will present "Ireland's Prehistoric Landscape."???Did you know that Ireland was one of the last places colonized on the planet Earth? Do you know the story behind t he great stone tombs of Newgrange and the great stone fort of Dun Aengus? This presentation explores the rich prehistory of Ireland from the first Hunters, Fishers and Gatherers that settled the island 10,000 years ago, to the first farmers of 5,000 years ago, to the Bronze and Iron Age farmers who sculpted the landscape with field walls and tombs and created some of prehistory's finest jewelry and artifacts. Co-sponsored?by Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council of the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment of the Humanities.??For additional information:? http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgsbc/? Meetings ! are open to the public at no fee; light refreshments. Place, Ridgewood Public Library, N. Maple Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ

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