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TitleFrom Canoe to Tunnel: A Souvenir of Tunnel Day, July 19, 1909

Date Created1909

DescriptionHistory of Hudson River crossings, from the Dutch periaugers of colonial times, through the first ferries and eventually Fulton's steamboats, up to the opening of the McAdoo train tunnels which are...

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

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TitleHistory of the Reformed Church at Readington, N.J. 1719-1881

AuthorThompson, Henry P. (Henry Post)

Date Created1882

DescriptionHistory of the church, originally known as North Branch Reformed Church. Relates controversy between early Somerset County Reformed churches at Raritan (now Somerville) and Millstone (now...

Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861)

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TitleNorth Reformed Church, Newark, New Jersey, the Addresses Delivered in Conjunction with the Observance of the Fiftieth Anniversary, Dec. 10-17, 1906

AuthorFrelinghuysen, Frederick T. (Frederick Theodore); Terhune, Edward Payson

Date Created1907

DescriptionRecord of addresses presented during anniversary celebration. Includes a history of the Sunday Schools, and biographical notes on the founding members. Also includes poems and greetings from clergy...

Time PeriodThe Industrial Revolution (1870-1900), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877)

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TitleHistory of Hudson County and the Old Village of Bergen

Date Created1921

DescriptionIn 1921, the Trust Company of New Jersey opened a new office tower near the original Dutch village boundaries of Bergen Square. This booklet traces the history separating that farming community with...

Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)

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TitleGenealogical Notes on the Smock Family in the United States: From Genealogical Registers, Local Histories, Church Records. Family Records, State Archives, and MSS. in the Possession of the Compiler

AuthorSmock, John C. (John Conover)

Date Created1922

DescriptionTraces descendants for Hendrick Matthyse Smock and Guertje Harmens, from their immigration from Netherlands and settlement in New Utrecht, NY (now part of Brooklyn). Record of marriages and births for...

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

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TitleNew Amsterdam Family Names and Their Origin

AuthorFernow, Berthold

Date Created1898

DescriptionBeginning with a comparison of Native American and European naming customs, this booklet discusses the derivations of the patronymics found in the index to the "Records of New Amsterdam." Several of...

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TitleMemorial Sermon of the Rev. Paul Duryea Van Cleef, D.D.

AuthorCorwin, Edward Tanjore; Brett, Cornelius

Date Created1903

DescriptionMemorial sermon for Rev. Van Cleef, who served as pastor of First Reformed Dutch Church of Van Vorst, renamed Wayne Street Reformed Church, from 1850 through 1903. Biography covers his education at...

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

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TitleOld Dutch Receipts from the Homes of Communipaw and Lafayette Issued by the Ladies of the Lafayette Reformed Church

Date Created1916

DescriptionCollection of recipes handed down from the colonial era, compiled by the women of the Lafayette Reformed Church, located in the area of the earliest Dutch buildings in Hudson County. Dishes include...

Time PeriodThe Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)

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TitleGenealogy of the Van Winkle Family, Account of its Origin and Settlement in this Country, with Data 1630-1913: Van Winkle Record

AuthorVan Winkle, Daniel

Date Created1913

Description300 page genealogical listing of Van Winkle family in America, with name index, compiled by Jersey City historian David Van Winkle. Entries list only birth, death and marriage information, without...

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

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TitleThe New Brunswick Collection of Sacred Music.

Date Issued1829