New
Jersey State Archives Events
The State
Archives sponsors occasional lectures, exhibitions and
commemorative events. The pages linked below feature several
past events of special significance. Aside from the details
of the event, they typically also include information,
images and press coverage of the State Archives’ programs,
collections and services.
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August
2006 – The State Archives
celebrated a milestone with the digitization of its original
Ratification of the United States Constitution and Bill of
Rights. Secretary of State Nina Mitchell Wells joined Archives
staff and others at the Athenaeum of Philadelphia, where a
specialized, oversized scanner was employed to create electronic
images of the framed parchments. |
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April-May & November
2006 – The third “Jersey Roots” series
featured lectures on various genealogical topics. Co-sponsored
by the Genealogical Society of New Jersey, the series concluded
with a military research conference on Veteran’s
Day. |
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April
2006 – Excavations in front of the
State House exposed the ancient stone foundations of a fireproof
building designed for the preservation of the State’s
most valuable public records. The pages linked highlight our
press conference held at the site and contain historical documentation
and images relative to the 1796 structure. |
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December
2005 – The Council
of Proprietors of West New Jersey formally deposited its
vast collection of
land surveys, minute and account books, and maps with the State
Archives. We celebrated this monumental historical development
with a press event and exhibition. The pages linked also include
guides and information about researching in the West Jersey
archive. |
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September
2005 – The State
Archives purchased eleven lots of unique or extremely rare,
colonial New Jersey
manuscripts and imprints. Included were the record books and
maps of Robert Barclay, proprietary governor of East New Jersey.
The pages linked celebrate our press event and exhibition,
and include images of selected items. |
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September-November
2004 – Our second “Exploring
Your Jersey Roots” lecture series was co-sponsored
by the Genealogical Society of New Jersey. Eight presentations
covered various aspects of genealogical research in New Jersey
and included new case studies. |
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September-November
2003 – Our first “Jersey
Roots” lecture series, co-sponsored by the Genealogical
Society of New Jersey, featured nine presentations on family
history research in the Garden State. The series ended with
an “Ask the Experts” evening. |
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April
2003 – The State
Archives celebrated two major donations, including over thirty
manuscript laws
from the colonial period and early statehood. The donors were
Michael Bernstein and George Sang, the latter donation coming
through Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers
University Libraries. The pages linked feature images of the
documents. |
