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Below are a few of the collections available in the New Jersey Digital Highway.
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MyJerseyRoots |  | History is not just about “important” people, and the MyJerseyRoots collection documents everyday life in our state. On Rutgers Day, April 30, 2011, we digitized New Jersey photographs and memorabilia donated by individuals and families.
View | The NEW Electronic New Jersey |  | Electronic New Jersey, now part of the New Jersey Digital Highway Educator’s portal, debuts this month. The redesigned site provides students and teachers with access to curriculum units on New Jersey history using source materials drawn from the Rutgers Special Collections and University Archives and New Jersey libraries, museums and historical societies.
View | The Paterson Messenger (Il Messaggero) and Chronicle |  | l Messaggero, originally published in Italian, evolved into The Messenger, in English. It began publication in 1904, primarily serving the second-generation Paterson Italian-American community. The Sunday Chronicle, originally a weekly newspaper, suspended publication in 1942 and began again in 1951 as a weekly magazine, the only one in Northern New Jersey.
View | Trentoniana Historic Map Collection |  | The Trentoniana Historic Map Collection, part of the Trentoniana Collection of the Trenton Free Public Library, contains over 100 digitized maps of Trenton and its surrounding areas dating from the early 1800s through the 1930s.
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News & Updates |
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 SECC trustee John Fuyuume receives the Order of the Rising Sun John Fuyuume, Seabrook Educational and Cultural Center (SECC) trustee and former Project Director, was honored with the Order of the Rising Sun, with Gold and Silver Rays. Read more... Posted: Tue, 03 Jan 2012 | All Aboard: Railroads in New Jersey Exhibition Opens on Thursday, October 27 All Aboard: Railroads in New Jersey, 1812-1930 , a major exhibition at the Rutgers University Libraries, will open on Thursday, October 27 , 2011, and will be on display at the Spe Read more... Posted: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 | Save The Date! New Jersey in the Crucible of the Civil War The impact of the Civil War was felt throughout New Jersey, profoundly affecting communities, politics, schools, businesses, neighborhoods and families. On November 19, 2011, th Read more... Posted: Thu, 18 Aug 2011 | VISIT NJDH ON RUTGERS DAY, APRIL 30 On Rutgers Day, April 30, 2011 from 10am-4pm , bring up to 5 photographs of your family, house, community or local events to the 4th floor, Alexander Library, 169 College Avenue Read more... Posted: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 | From Slavery to Freedom in New Jersey Read the exciting and heartbreaking saga of Peter Still and his family who fled slavery in Maryland for freedom in New Jersey. First Peter’s parents and younger sisters, and Read more... Posted: Thu, 13 Jan 2011 | | Visit News & Updates Blog >> | |
