I am forwarding this to you all in hopes that some of you might like to join us for what promises to be an exciting and useful series of lectures being presented at the NJ State Archives in Trenton this fall. Regards Joan M. Lowry Joan M. Lowry, President Genealogical Society of New Jersey mailto:jml-gsnj@earthlink.net .............. "Joseph R. Klett" wrote: > Dear Colleagues: > > On behalf of the New Jersey State Archives and the Genealogical Society > of New Jersey, I am pleased to announce to you a co-sponsored lecture > series titled "Exploring Your Jersey Roots." The series will be held on > Wednesday evenings from September 10th to November 5th in the State > Archives' Manuscript Reading Room, 225 West State St., Trenton. > Presenters from the Archives and GSNJ will address a variety of topics > including the genealogical holdings of the Archives and research > methodology. The final evening will feature two "Ask the Experts" > sessions where participants will receive guidance on how to tackle tough > genealogical problems. > > The schedule of lectures is as follows: > > 9/10 "Genealogical Resources at the New Jersey State Archives" (Ellen > Callahan) > 9/17 "Military Records at the New Jersey State Archives" (Catherine > Medich) > 9/24 "Using the State Archives' Online Catalog and In-House Databases" > (Joseph Klett) > 10/1 "Internet Sources for New Jersey Genealogy" (John Konvalinka) > 10/8 "Preserving Your Family Documents" (Janet Riemer) > 10/15 "Land Records at the New Jersey State Archives" (Bette Epstein) > 10/22 "Organizing and Publishing Your Research Findings" (C. Arthur > Lawton and Joseph Klett) > 10/29 "Court Records at the New Jersey State Archives" (Sean Curry) > 11/5 "Ask the Experts: Bring Us Your New Jersey Genealogical > Challenges" (Archives Staff & GSNJ Trustees) > > Registration for the lectures will be limited to 25 persons; there is a > charge of $8 per lecture or $60 for the series. > > Additional information and the registration form will be posted to the > State Archives website (www.njarchives.org) and the GSNJ website > (www.gsnj.org) next week. To register, contact: C. Arthur Lawton, 203 > West Upper Ferry Road, Trenton, NJ 08628-2719, tel. 609-777-3704, > e-mail: art.lawton@att.net. Registration checks should be made payable > to the Genealogical Society of New Jersey. > > Hope to see you there! > > With best regards, > > Joseph R. Klett > Chief of Archives