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)
DescriptionDiscussion of the naming practices of Dutch immigrants, with examples from those who settled throughout New Jersey. Challenges in deciphering how spellings changed over time, and patronymics versus...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763)
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...
DescriptionPictured is a plant truck parked at the scale house at Seabrook Farms. John Fuyuume explains: 'The trucks would drive onto the platform scale to be weighed fully loaded, and [then] after discharging...
DescriptionThis is a report on a self-survey of the Housing Committee in the early 1950s. This report demonstrates the problems within the African American community in Trenton, New Jersey, including real...
DescriptionExcerpts from the testimony of Mrs. Lenora B. Willette presented at the Commission on Migratory Labor Hearings held in Trenton, New Jersey, on September 5th and 6th, 1950. Mrs. Willette testifies to...
DescriptionMrs. Minnie Meltzer, who immigrated from Minsk, playing with her granddaughter Wendy, on a chicken farm near Farmingdale. Wendy is coming out of a barrel. The photo was taken circa 1950.