DescriptionThe federal government created Jersey Homesteads as part of a New Deal initiative. It was unique because it was the only community planned as an agro-industrial cooperative that included a farm, a...
DescriptionThis introduction, written by Bolton Hall, was included in the event program for the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Free Acres. Free Acres was inspired by Henry George, who believed that...
DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later the Borough of Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban, Jewish garment workers, many of...
DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later the Borough of Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban Jewish garment workers, many of...
DescriptionJersey Homesteads (later renamed the Borough of Roosevelt) was established in the 1930s as an agro-industrial cooperative community. It was established specifically for urban Jewish garment workers,...
DescriptionSunday leaflet for The Church of the Holy Cross, Trenton, NJ. This July 5, 1970, bulletin from the Church's pastor, Rev. Thad. Wojciehowski, is printed in both English and Polish. It provides news...
DescriptionGerman Language leaflet giving the order of worship for the 75th Anniversary of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church of Egg Harbor City on November 18, 1934.
Time PeriodThe Great Depression and World War II (1929-1945)
DescriptionWorking as a midwife, Magdalene Kovacs delivered many infants in New Brunswick in the 1920s. Here she records the birth of Barberina Bonaface, whose parents had emigrated from Europe.
