Historyancestry found and genealogy of fenwicks colony new jersey by thomas shourds 1876 553 pages. History of the counties of gloucester, salem, and cumberland, new jersey. Discover the past of new jersey through state maps in our online collection of old historical maps that span over 250 years of growth. In 1683, shortly before john fenwick died, he undertook plans for a town called cohansey on the river of the same name. History of monmouth county, new jersey by ellis, franklin, 18281885 at the best online ebook storage.
Fenwick willed the first two lots to his friend martha smith. This site requires the adobe flash player and adobe acrobat reader be installed on your computer. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in americas history. History of bergen and passaic counties, new jersey, with. Aug 10, 2014 i have depressingly few books on the history of new jersey, but the ones i do have are pretty good. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. Petey has a tremendous memory and his narrative of manville history is amazing. These include the matchaponix, deerfield, and the minisink trails, which the lenape used to cross the raritan river each spring and fall at presentday river road, a. Manville, nj revolution on the millstone just another. Nevertheless, it is an indispensable guide to john fenwicks county.
Native americans moved into new jersey soon after the reversal of the younger dryas. The hidden history of new jersey is a mustreadand not just for those who reside in the garden state. What are the best books on the history of new jersey. To get a sense of whats essential reading for the new york history neophyte, we asked 11 historians and authors to tell us their favorite books. History and legends by william mcmahon, envisioning new jersey. The 25 best books about new york city history brick underground. Previously listed incorrectly under isbn 0160034892. The villages of neshanic and neshanic station make upthe southern portion of somerset county, new jersey. Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. The state librarys genealogy collection consists of about 18,000 items in book or microform format. Hunterdon county history download the first 300 years of hunterdon county 1714 to 2014county government in new jersey is organized around the semilegislative board of chosen freeholders, the elected administrative officials of the county. Upper and lower neshanic, as they were earlier known, joined over a century ago when the elm street bridge was built, linking the two villages. This list of the best history books includes bestsellers, pulizter prize winners and editors picks from distinguished historians and biographers. Located east of moorestown, the community of masonville was developed when a highway was built in 1794.
Search for other libraries in manville on the real. Genealogicalancestry found history of hudson and bergen counties, new jersey by cornelius burnham harvey 1900 617 pages. Darnell house, route 38 near masonville, mount laurel twp. The town of sidney was taken from franklin in 1801.
Place names of salem county is a good tool for those investigating the history of salem county as well as an interesting introduction to that topic. Our collection includes resources for all over the united. The town of sidney from the history of delaware county by. Old historical city, county and state maps of new jersey. Mercer county library system mclsnj lawrence township, nj. The history of the book became an acknowledged academic discipline in the 1980s, contributors to the discipline include specialists from the fields of textual. Local history books on new jersey arcadia publishing. The history of franklin township, gloucester county, new jersey. In any case, the books are, for the moment, being arranged in nearly the same way as the documents. Childrens event, storytime, special event childrens. Like almost all place name books it is possibly incomplete and on occasion irritatingly cryptic. The history of franklin township, gloucester county, new jersey source. Also known as the garden state, new jersey has been a center for hightech industry and invention throughout its existence.
Penned by local experts, each images of america book weaves the history of a community in stories and rare photos, from its beginnings to today. The few patterned brick houses in cumberland county are around greenwich and roadstown fig. This fascinating new history of monmouth county showcases more than two hundred of the best postcards available of this region of new jersey. Kaufman, 1939 nja masonville post office and general storeabout 1911 masonvlle the me church in 1909 this picture also appears in rancocas the source for this one said masonville so since i liked this view along the rancocus creek it appears here. Manville is a borough in somerset county, new jersey, united states. Ye greate street was surveyed in late 1683, and in february 1684 the first lots in greenwich fig. Monmouth county, new jersey by randall gabrielan history books. The historic new jersey, a trip to discover the hidden treasures of its cities, meet its people, and relive the past events that made history. Describes and illustrates the history of morristown, new jersey during and after the revolutionary war. Originally settled by native americans, new jersey has welcomed waves of immigrants, from the dutch and english in the 1600s to. Upper and lower neshanic, as they were earlier known,joined over a century ago when the elm street bridge wasbuilt, linking the two villages.
This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. I highly recommend the encyclopedia of new jersey, which was published by rutgers university. Colonial records for new jersey harry nelms home bibles bios births cemetery census church colonial family history marriage military news obituaries ships wills. Join us to discuss we hunt the flame by hafsah faizal, a story about zafira and nasir. The story of the area of presentday new jersey begins at the end of the younger dryas, about 15,000 years ago. Neshanic was a colonial settlement that grew around the commerce of amwell. Abstracts of the deaths and marriages in the hightstown gazette, 3 january 187829 december 1881. The answers to making it, to me, are a lot more universal than anyones race or gender, and center on having a tolerance for delayed gratification, a passion for the craft, and a willingness to fail. The important events and heroism of jerseymen in the revolutionary and civil war is thoroughly researched and well writtenan important addition to the library of a history buff. New jersey has a long and distinguished history that dates back far before the american revolution, in which the state played a pivotal role.
Genealogy and local history new jersey state library. Our new ya book club continues the second thursday of every month. Google translate is an online service for which the user pays nothing to obtain a purported language translation. The villages of neshanic and neshanic station make up the southern portion of somerset county, new jersey. Historical organizations, in, nj, new jersey historical.
The following 71 pages are in this category, out of 71 total. View maps of new jersey such as historical county boundaries changes, old vintage maps, as well as road highway maps for all 21 counties in new jersey. Battles and skirmishes of the revolutionary war in new jersey by david c. The delaware county ny genealogy and history site is an attempt to gather in one place many of the public domain records for genealogical research in delaware county, new york. If you do not have these programs you can download them, for. West jrsey history project south jersey history for the rest of us. Masonville is an unincorporated community located within mount laurel township, burlington county, new jersey, united states. New book to tell martinsvilles history through pictures. Wagners days old school books deserve their place in hopewell valley history the. The interview was done by stuart crump, former managing editor of the manville news back in march of 1979.
The official web site for the state of new jersey history. Of approximately thirtyseven patterned brick houses in salem county, fifteen are within the new jersey coastal heritage trail area. History of monmouth county, new jersey by ellis, franklin. Download and read online for free history of monmouth county, new jersey by ellis, franklin, 18281885. Historic images of burlington county nj masonville. Also stories of infamous politicians and the boardwalk life of. The quaker meeting house, next to the mount, was begun in 1760 and is now the oldest in burlington county. Nj history books do you know the history of your town. It is bounded on the north by the susquehanna river, east by franklin, and south and southwest by masonville and bainbridge, and contains 31,289 acres, of which 7,844 are unimproved. Leni lenape inhabit the region, utilizing a series of established paths, or trails, through the area that would become sayreville.
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