Joan M. Lowry mailto:jmlowry@earthlink.net -----Original Message----- From: Joseph R Klett [mailto:joseph.klett@SOS.STATE.NJ.US] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 1:10 PM Subject: Presentation on Court Records, 10/29 Dear List Members: The eighth lecture in the "Exploring Your Jersey Roots" series will be held Wednesday evening, 10/29, in the State Archives' Manuscript Reading Room starting at 6:30 p.m. The series is co-sponsored with the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, and runs Wednesday evenings through November 5th. This week's presentation will be given by Archivist Sean A. Curry on the subject "Court Records at the New Jersey State Archives." Mr. Curry will provide a detailed review of the Archives' extensive holdings of judicial records dating from the seventeenth century to the revision of the state' court system in 1948. This includes records filed at the state level (Chancery, Supreme, Prerogative courts) and at the county level (courts of Common Pleas, Oyer & Terminer). There are still a few spaces available for Wednesday's session. Also, a reminder that the Archives' Microfilm Reading Room will have extended public hours to 6:00 p.m. that evening. Free public parking is available in the State House Garage until 5:00 p.m. and behind the State Archives Building, 225 West State Street, after 3:30 p.m. Registration for the "Exploring Your Jersey Roots" series is $8 per lecture. Payment is made to the Genealogical Society of New Jersey. To register, or for more information, contact C. Arthur Lawton III, 203 West Upper Ferry Road, Trenton, NJ 08628-2719, tel. 609-777-3704, e-mail: art.lawton@att.net Since seating is limited, please contact Mr. Lawton by telephone or e-mail if you are planning to attend this week. For information about the lecture series, and directions, see the State Archives' or GSNJ's website: www.njarchives.org www.gsnj.org Hope to see you there... Joseph R. Klett Chief of Archives P.S. Please feel free to forward this message to relevant lists.