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Discussion published by Deborah Mercer on Friday, August 18, 2017

New Jersey State Library Offering Four Author Talks to Commemorate the 100th anniversary of World War I

Wednesday, September 13 – The Fighting Man in the Great War – Reenactor and military collector John Niemiec will discuss events that led to World War I and display uniforms, equipment and memorabilia of the conflict.

 

Wednesday, September 27 – New Jersey World War I Monuments – Historian and researcher Erik Burro will share stories about many of the World War I monuments located throughout the Garden State.

 

Discussion published by Jeffrey Moy on Thursday, August 17, 2017

Announcing the winner of the MARAC New Jersey Caucus Innovative Archives Award

August 16, 2017

 

The New Jersey Caucus of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) is proud to announce the recipient of this year’s Innovative Archives Award is the Morristown National Historical Park, Library and Archives located in Morristown, New Jersey.

 

MARAC is the regional professional society for archivists and special collections professionals.  It spans from New York to Virginia and includes Pennsylvania and West Virginia.  The New Jersey Caucus comprises those members of MARAC living or working in the state of New Jersey.

 

Discussion published by Bob Vietrogoski on Thursday, August 10, 2017

Nominations open for Roger McDonough Librarianship Award

The New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance (NJSAA) is pleased to announce that it is accepting nominations for the Roger McDonough Librarianship Award for 2017.

Roger McDonough Librarianship Award

In 2002 the NJSAA, along with the New Jersey Historical Commission, the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference New Jersey Caucus, and the New Jersey Library Association History and Preservation Section, instituted an award to a librarian or archivist or manuscript curator for excellence in service in advancing New Jersey Studies. 

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