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TitleThe Colonization and Subsequent History of New Jersey: A Discourse Pronounced Before the Young Men's Association of New Brunswick on the 1st of December, 1842

AuthorLawrence, William Beach

Date Created1843

DescriptionDetailed history of the settlement of New Jersey by European immigrants in the 1600s and 1700s, principally New Netherlands and New Sweden. Relations of colonies with governments of mother countries,...

Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)

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TitleMartin Klein Article

Date Created1921

DescriptionNewspaper article about the Klein family in New Brunswick. Martin Klein, a German immagrant, founded a hotel in New Brusnwick in 1863. At the time of this article, his sons, Martin and Peter, owned...

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TitleI remember life as a second-generation Estonian immigrant at Seabrook

AuthorVanderer, Tonu

Date Created1949-1960

DescriptionIn this "I remember" memoir, Tonu Vanderer recalls his youth at Seabrook, where he participated in scouting, farm work, factory work, and construction work on the Farms. He later became an architect,...

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TitleI remember my mother at Seabrook

AuthorRitchey, Hazel Okino

Date Created1994

DescriptionIn this "I remember" memoir, Hazel Okino Ritchey remembers her mother, Alice Oda Okino. After Hazel's family moved to Seabrook from the Arkansas camp they were interned at, her mother began teaching...

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TitleBiographical essay of Ken Nerger

Date Created2011-11-03

DescriptionA short biographical essay of Ken Nerger, former gallery manager and Chemical disposal worker. This essay was written as a part of the You're U.S. project (http://youreus.com/). The goal of the...

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TitleThe Van Houten Family of Bergen, New Jersey

AuthorWashburn, Charles L. Demarest (Charles Lawton Demarest)

Date Created1897

DescriptionGenealogical record of the Van Houten (or Van Houte) family, residents of the Village of Bergen, now part of Jersey City. Begins with the marriage records of four brothers in the late 1600s, and...

Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)

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TitleHistory of the Reformed Church at Peapack, N.J. with Biographical Sketches

AuthorAnderson, Charles Thomas; Thompson, Henry P. (Henry Post)

Date Created1881

DescriptionHistory of the church written by its second pastor, Rev. Henry Thompson, from its origins within the Bedminster congregation and the establishment of the church in 1848, through 1880. With...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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TitleMetuchen, New Jersey 1978 - political candidates

Date Created1978

DescriptionCampaign brochure produced by the Metuchen Democratic Committee for the 1978 campaigns of Dennis O'Leary and Pat Lagay who were seeking seats on the borough council. This side features photos,...

Time PeriodContemporary America (1968-present)

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TitleBi-Centennial Celebration, 1699-1899, Reformed Church of the Navesink and its Two Branches: First Reformed Church of Freehold, now known as the Brick Church of Marlboro, N.J. and the Reformed Church of Holmdel, formerly known as the White Meeting House, Tuesday, October 24, 1899

Date Created1899

DescriptionHistory of three churches in Monmouth County, NJ. Histories of the two "branch" churches, plus an extensive historical discourse that relates the general history of the Reformed Church, and the...

Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)

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TitleI remember school and religion at Seabrook

AuthorVaga, Thomas

Date Created1949-1957

DescriptionIn this "I remember" memoir, Rev. Thomas Vaga remembers his childhood at Seabrook, the place where he first tasted spaghetti, got poison ivy as a Cub Scout, and received hundreds of "get-well" cards...