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TitleHistory of Hudson County and the Old Village of Bergen
Date Created1921
DescriptionIn 1921, the Trust Company of New Jersey opened a new office tower near the original Dutch village boundaries of Bergen Square. This booklet traces the history separating that farming community with...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleGenealogical Notes on the Smock Family in the United States: From Genealogical Registers, Local Histories, Church Records. Family Records, State Archives, and MSS. in the Possession of the Compiler
AuthorSmock, John C. (John Conover)
Date Created1922
DescriptionTraces descendants for Hendrick Matthyse Smock and Guertje Harmens, from their immigration from Netherlands and settlement in New Utrecht, NY (now part of Brooklyn). Record of marriages and births for...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820)
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TitleMemorial Sermon of the Rev. Paul Duryea Van Cleef, D.D.
AuthorCorwin, Edward Tanjore; Brett, Cornelius
Date Created1903
DescriptionMemorial sermon for Rev. Van Cleef, who served as pastor of First Reformed Dutch Church of Van Vorst, renamed Wayne Street Reformed Church, from 1850 through 1903. Biography covers his education at...
Time PeriodCivil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleNew Amsterdam Family Names and Their Origin
AuthorFernow, Berthold
Date Created1898
DescriptionBeginning with a comparison of Native American and European naming customs, this booklet discusses the derivations of the patronymics found in the index to the "Records of New Amsterdam." Several of...
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TitleBi-Centennial Celebration, 1699-1899, Reformed Church of the Navesink and its Two Branches: First Reformed Church of Freehold, now known as the Brick Church of Marlboro, N.J. and the Reformed Church of Holmdel, formerly known as the White Meeting House, Tuesday, October 24, 1899
Date Created1899
DescriptionHistory of three churches in Monmouth County, NJ. Histories of the two "branch" churches, plus an extensive historical discourse that relates the general history of the Reformed Church, and the...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleGenealogy of the Van Winkle Family, Account of its Origin and Settlement in this Country, with Data 1630-1913: Van Winkle Record
AuthorVan Winkle, Daniel
Date Created1913
Description300 page genealogical listing of Van Winkle family in America, with name index, compiled by Jersey City historian David Van Winkle. Entries list only birth, death and marriage information, without...
Time PeriodColonization and Settlement (1585-1763), Civil War and Reconstruction (1850-1877), Expansion and Reform (1801-1861), Revolution and the New Nation (1754-1820), The Industrial Revolution (1870-1900)
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TitleHistory made visible: A synchronic chart and statistical tables of United States history by George E. Croscup, B.A.
Date Created1910-10-00
DescriptionThis book was an attempt by two authors to visually demonstrate in text and in a charted timeline, events, large and small, in U.S. political development and in the world during the prior four...
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TitleReview of the Judge Advocate General of the proceedings, findings, and sentence of a general court martial held in the city of Washington, for the trial of Major General Fitz John Porter of the United States Volunteers
Date Created1863
DescriptionJoseph Holt, Judge Advocate General in a report to President Lincoln reviewed the court martial proceedings, findings and sentence in the trial of Major General Fitz John Porter charged with...
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TitleA sermon of the Mexican War
Date Created1848
DescriptionAn anti-war and anti-slavery sermon that condemned President James A. Polk for the hasty annexation of Texas territory between the Nueces and Rio Grande rivers and criticized the large cost in money...
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TitleThe present crisis and its issues: an address delivered before the literary societies of Washington and Lee University
Date Created1872
DescriptionAfter an historic overview of power shifts and the demise of nations throughout history, the speaker points to the positioning of political parties in the U.S. during the post Civil War period of...