169 College Ave
New Brunswick, NJ 08901
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The Genealogical Society of New Jersey—95th Annual Meeting
Organizing the American Revolution:
New Jersey as an Example
Presentation by Eric G. Grundset, Director of Library Publications, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library, Washington, DC
Saturday, 12 November 2016, 10:30am
Pane Room, Alexander Library, Rutgers University
169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Admission is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please register by 28 October 2016. http://njgenealogy.net/
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GSNJ Annual Meeting Schedule
10:15 am—Coffee and Light Refreshments
10:30 am—GSNJ Annual Meeting and Feature Presentation—”Organizing the American Revolution: New Jersey as an Example”
12:15 pm—Conclusion of GSNJ Annual Meeting
1:00 pm—Special Collections and University Archives, Alexander Library Open for Research
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FEATURE PRESENTATION
Organizing the American Revolution: New Jersey as an Example
Presentation by Eric G. Grundset, Director of Library Publications, Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library, Washington, DC
Have you ever wished you could find obscure records and materials for your Revolutionary War ancestor but don’t know where to look? Do you wish your state had a research guide for the location of documents to enhance your research? You are not alone. Since 2011, the DAR Library has published a series of source guides to help overcome your research roadblocks.
Not every state library or state archives owns “everything” on the American Revolution for their own state. They are, indeed, the fundamental institutions for colonial research, but much is located elsewhere. Libraries and repositories, large and small, have collections of surprising value. Work is underway to identify materials for New Jersey in the American Revolution: A Source Guide for Genealogists and Historians, to be published in 2017. The tenth in the series, it will cover collections across the state and highlight research resources that should not be missed.
This discussion will highlight the process of creating a research guide and preview some results as well as answer questions about where to look for your own Revolutionary War ancestors. There is much more than one might think!
For a listing of the currently available source guides from the DAR Library, see: www.dar.org/dar-shopping/
RSVP REQUIRED—SEE WEBSITE FOR RSVP FORM.
Image Credit: “The Heroine of Monmouth. Molly Pitcher … June 28, 1778,” Currier & Ives (New York : 1876); Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, DC
