Interested in NJ History? Please note the following event -- Archives day in NJ: More than fifty New Jersey history-related organizations from across the state have already registered for Archives and History Day at the Monmouth County Library in Manalapan, organized by the Monmouth County Archives, on Saturday, October 12. A few exhibit tables for archives, historical societies, government agencies, local history collections at public libraries, and other not-for-profit history organizations are still available. The theme this year is Prohibition in New Jersey and attendees on October 12 are invited to arrive in period costume (optional). Marc Mappen, the featured speaker, will address a topic related to his new book, Prohibition Gangsters: The Rise and Fall of a Bad Generation. Also on the program will be a seminar, National History Day: Real World Work for Young Historians, presented by Dr. Joan Ruddiman, K-12 Gifted and Talented Resource Specialist for the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. The exhibit, “The Bootlegger Era: Prohibition in New Jersey,” co-curated by Dr. Mappen and Monmouth County Archivist Gary D. Saretzky, will be on view in the library, October 1-31. For a preliminary October 12 program, plus information about four Archives Week seminars offered on October 7 and 9, see co.monmouth.nj.us/page.aspx?Id=4177 The four seminars are Free African American Families in Antebellum Monmouth County; Margaret Bourke-White: The Prohibition Years; Prohibition Authors Panel; and Dealing with Disasters: Recent Recovery Efforts in New Jersey. To register for events, please contact Shelagh Reilly at [email protected]
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 15:50:15 +0000