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NJGenealogy

  1. Come to GSNJ's Spring Program on May 19th in Newton, NJ! Visit gsnj.org for the full details and to register.
  2. In March GSNJ received inquiries regarding the Gray, Snook, Martin, VanArsdalen, Compton, Morris and Engler families.
  3. The Society's Bible Records collection totals 6,033 records. The most recent additions were for the Stokes, Gibbs & Engle families.
  4. Action Alert - Contact Gov Christie regarding the proposal to split Division of Archives and Records Management... tinyurl.com/7k7eama
  5. A lost box of a 1982 GSNJ publication on Cumberland County, NJ churches has been found...see tinyurl.com/7nv2esy for details.
  6. Read about a petition aimed at preserving access to the SSDI: fgs.org/rpac/
  7. In December & January, the Society received inquiries on the Woolverton, Ross, Potter and Hull families.
  8. Our Bible record collection now includes donated records for the Potter, Housel, Demarest and Carhart families. Thanks to our donors!!
  9. In Nov/Dec the inquiries regarding the Herbert, Adolph, Richardson, McCreanes, Gearhart & Dorham families were received.
  10. In Oct the Society received a donation of Price family info & inquiries on Scrivanic, Gaskill, Fretwell, Levico, Hugunin & Culver families.
  11. Visit us on Facebook to see photos from our 2011 Annual Meeting which featured a presentation on land records: facebook.com/GSNJfb
  12. In September, the Society received a request for a Bible record from our collection for Jonathan English.
  13. GSNJ's Annual Meeting and Fall Lecture is scheduled for Sat, Nov 12 at Alexander Lib., Rutgers. See gsnj.org for full details.
  14. The Sept 2011 issue of the Genealogical Magazine of NJ has been sent to members. For a list of topics covered, see tinyurl.com/3awgwz3.
  15. August correspondence included requests for information on the Cherdavoine/Chardavoyne, Robinson, Giles and Bruen families.
  16. The GSNJ Bible record collection is up to 6,020 records. The most recent donations received were for the VanSickle and Cowards families.
  17. Recent correspondence: requests for information on the Mt. Pisgah AME Cemetery and the Wrightstown Cemetery & an inquiry on the Rehm family.
  18. We now have the whole 8 vol. set of Somerset Cty Historical Qtrly available for sale at tinyurl.com/3egrcxd. A must for Somerset research!
  19. Inquiries received in May included the Ammerman, Swan, Aumack, Chambers & Hunt surnames and the Beemer Church & Sebring family cemeteries.
  20. Correspondence received recently included inquiries on the names Stout, Lampkin & McShane and Cheesequake & Lawrenceville cemeteries.