Cornelius Van Vorst, ca.1620; 
Jersey City Free Public Library; Grover Cleveland Political Cartoon; 
Grover Cleveland Birthplace Historical Site Collection Peter Lee, former slave, ca.1880; 
Hoboken Historical Photographs Collection; Farm Map of Hillsboro, Somerset County, 1860; 
Historical Maps of New Jersey Collection; Bathing Beauties, 1890-1930; 
American Labor Museum/Botto House National Landmark Collection; Flag Salute, 1950; 
Seabrook Farms Collection;



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Jersey City Free Public Library
This collection presents material relating to the first wave of European immigrants, the Dutch, who established the settlements that would become Jersey City.  Highlights from the Collection include the Dutch Reformed Church, Dutch Recipes, and Records of Slavery.

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Maps from Rutgers University Special Collections
A growing digital collection of maps depicting New Jersey, its regions, counties and municipalites, throughout its history.

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South River Historical and Preservation Society
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Work, family, church, home – images of life as it was in the 19th and early 20th century in South River.  Thanks go out to SRHPS for testing and developing the first NJDH.

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Grover Cleveland Birthplace Historical Site
The collection includes a variety of material from the birthplace of Grover Cleveland. Born in Caldwell, New Jersey in 1837, Grover Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th President of United States of America.

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After a 3-year publishing hiatus, New Jersey History (NJH), the state’s venerable, peer-reviewed journal, is back – relaunched as an open access e-journal. Read more...

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John Beekman, Jersey City Free Public Library, comments on his experience creating a digital collection in NJDH. Read more...

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