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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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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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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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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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TitleI remember teaching English at Seabrook

AuthorWaugh, Isabelle

Date Created1996

DescriptionIn this "I remember" memoir, Isabell Waugh, a former teacher at Seabrook, compares and constrasts the different groups of students she taught. She remembers that native-born American teenagers tended...

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TitleI remember my childhood at Seabrook and the Vietnam War

AuthorTruumees, Vallo

Date Created1950-1956

DescriptionIn this "I remember" memoir, Estonian Vallo Truumees recalls his role in the Vietnam War. After immigrating to Seabrook in 1950 and finishing high school 6 years later, he was sent to Vietnam as an...

Time PeriodPostwar Years (1945-1970)

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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...

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TitleBiographical essay of Tannah and Coley Morris

AuthorWilliams, Karen Joyce

Date Created2011-12-02

DescriptionA short biographical essay of Tannah Morris, high school student and Gospel pianist. This essay was wriiten as a part of the You're U.S. project (http://youreus.com/). Created by Emile Klein, You’re...

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TitleBiographical essay of Grant Harris

Date Created2011-11-16

DescriptionA short biographical essay of Grant Harris, owner of Cowtown, the oldest weekly rodeo in America, located in New Jersey. This essay was written as a part of the You're U.S. project...

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TitleIn Memoriam, Rev. Benjamin C. Taylor, D.D.: Pastor of the Reformed (Dutch) Church of Bergen, in New Jersey, from 1828 to 1881

AuthorDuryee, William Rankin; Brett, Cornelius; Van Cleef, Paul Duryee; Van Cleef, Paul Duryee

Date Created1881

DescriptionMemorial addresses and resolutions from the funeral services of long serving pastor, given by his colleagues and successors and pastoral organizations. Biographical sketches cover his education and...

Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)