Thank you all for coming to Basse with me earlier this week! (The verb to Basse, of course, meaning to immerse oneself in all things related to Jeremiah Basse.) I hope you…
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Great Atlantic Hurricane 1944
The Great Atlantic Hurricane of 1944 was first detected on September 8th when a pressure fall and erratic winds were noted around the Windward Islands. Named the Great Atlantic Hurricane by…
The History of Timbuctoo, NJ: First African American Enclave Program Recap
In honor of Juneteenth, Guy Weston gave us an insightful look into one of New Jersey’s greatest historical treasures: Timbuctoo. Guy demonstrated how this community emerged in New Jersey in the 1820’s…
The New Jersey Digital Newspaper Guide Helps Researchers Find Local History Resources
The New Jersey State Library is proud to partner with Rutgers University and the New Jersey State Archives in the New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project, a collaborative effort to digitize, preserve, and…
Alcoholic Beverage Control Bulletins reveal social history of New Jersey
Caitlyn Cook, New Jersey Reference and Digital Librarian in the State Library Information Center, recently digitized the Bulletins of the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) (1933-Current). Like other digitized New Jersey…
Using Ratables for New Jersey Genealogy
What are ratables? Ratables are lists of heads of household compiled in order to levy a tax. Heads of household were typically males and in some cases widows. These taxes were levied…
Digitized Collection of Historic African American Bordentown School Newspaper
The New Jersey Industrial and Manual Training School for Colored Youth, also known simply as the “Bordentown School,” was an African-American boarding school operated by the State of New Jersey. It was…