Originally published March 20, 2024 The NJ State Library (NJSL) unveiled a new user interface for its digital repository on Monday, April 1, 2024. The new interface offers researchers a… Continue reading “All New Digital Repository!”
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New Jersey Outdoors: archive now available online
Originally published on January 29, 2021 New Jersey is far more than just a “garden” state. While well known for its vast network of fields and farms, fresh produce and… Continue reading “New Jersey Outdoors: archive now available online”
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Municipal Documents at the New Jersey State Library
Published on November 17, 2023 Did you know that New Jersey has 564 municipalities, ranging from cities, towns, townships, boroughs and villages? That’s a lot of locations for a small… Continue reading “Municipal Documents at the New Jersey State Library”
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New Jersey State Archives Van Wickle Slave Ring Free Digital Collection
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on July 5, 2023 On June 20th, the State Library presented our annual Juneteenth Celebration Lecture with Kristal Langford and Toni Hendrix of the Lost Souls… Continue reading “New Jersey State Archives Van Wickle Slave Ring Free Digital Collection”
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The Advance and the New Jersey State Reform School
Published on February 2, 2023 As part of the New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project (a collaboration between Rutgers University Libraries, the NJ State Library (NJSL) and the New Jersey State… Continue reading “The Advance and the New Jersey State Reform School”
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Blog Recap: The Social History of New Jersey Asylums
Published on September 23, 2022 The reports of New Jersey’s State Asylums to the Legislature are now digitized and available online in our New Jersey State Publications Digital Library. These… Continue reading “Blog Recap: The Social History of New Jersey Asylums”
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Historical Company Research: Directories
Written by Andrew DauphineePublished on August 4, 2022 Historical company research usually requires pulling information from multiple sources. Sometimes the availability of published business information is limited. This is especially true… Continue reading “Historical Company Research: Directories”
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Don’t judge a book by its cover: Celebrating the Fitzgerald’s Legislative Manual
Published on June 7, 2022 The Fitzgerald’s Legislative Manual is a deceptively simple looking reference book. Its drab, unassuming cover does not draw a reader in and is frankly, quite… Continue reading “Don’t judge a book by its cover: Celebrating the Fitzgerald’s Legislative Manual”
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Cool Things We’ve Cataloged: Thomas A. Edison Memorabilia
Published on May 2, 2022 Thomas Alva Edison, 1847-1931, was one of the world’s most famous inventors. He was also an entrepreneur, who manufactured and sold his inventions to the… Continue reading “Cool Things We’ve Cataloged: Thomas A. Edison Memorabilia”
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Community Conversations: New Jersey’s COVID 19 Storytelling Project
Published on April 4, 2022 In November of 2021 scrolling through my personal photo library looking for images not worthy of long-term retention I came across some pictures I’d taken… Continue reading “Community Conversations: New Jersey’s COVID 19 Storytelling Project”