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TitleJan Cornelis Van Horne and his Descendants
AuthorWilliams, C. S.
Date Created1912
DescriptionTraces descendants of Dutch immigrant who came to New Netherlands colony circa 1645. Family settled in New Amsterdam (Manhattan), Long Island, central New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts....
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 Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930)
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TitleIntroduction to 'New Jersey's Ethnic Heritage: Papers Presented at the Eighth Annual New Jersey History Symposium, December 4, 1976.
Date Created1976
DescriptionThis is the introduction to the papers presented at the 8th Annual New Jersey History Symposium in December, 1976. It provides a brief history and general statistical information regarding ehtnicity...
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TitleProhibition party propaganda pamphlet: Objections Answered: Ought I to Sign a Petition for a No-License Election? Ought I to Vote 'Dry'?
Date Created1918
DescriptionThis leaflet responds to a number of reasons why people choose not to support state prohibition, by tearing apart the logic behind the reasons and making a mockery of them. This leaflet contains a...
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TitleThe Evolution of the Modern Urban Core: The Implications of Newark's Late Nineteenth-Century Housing and Population Patterns
AuthorForresta, Ronald A.
Date Created1976
DescriptionThis paper by Ronald A. Foresta, a geography Ph.D. candidate from Rutgers University, is from 'New Jersey's Ethnic Heritage: Papers Presented at the Eighth Annual New Jersey History Symposium,...
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TitleReport of Governor Johan Printz, 1644, on New Sweden
AuthorPrintz, John
Date Created1644
DescriptionGovernor Johan Printz reports the 1644 status of the New Sweden Colony (now present-day New Jersey) to the Queen of Sweden. He provides accounts of remaining supplies, trade relations with other...
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TitleLetter from David Bishop to the Order of United Americans in response to an invitation to a celebration of George Washington's birthday
AuthorBishop, David
Date Created1858
DescriptionThe Order of United Americans, also known as the Know-Nothings, formed in the mid-1800s to support the rights of native-born Americans over those of immigrants, and to combat what they saw as foreign...