County library to host annual archives event

Historians, archivists, genealogists and others with similar interests will soon gather at the 10th annual Archives and History Day, supported by the Monmouth County Clerk and a grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, and in recognition of Archives Week, which is being celebrated throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region. The event is scheduled for Oct. 15 at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, Symmes Drive, Manalapan.

Seventy-two organizations represented by about 200 people will have table exhibits. Speakers include Alex Magoun, “The RCA Origins of Everyday Things,” and Elsalyn Palmisano on CAPES, the free archival consulting service managed by the MARAC/NJ Caucus, also with funding by the historical commission.

Awards will be presented to Joseph Felcone, Flora Higgins and the Princeton University Library. For a program and travel directions, see the Monmouth County Archives Internet Web site at www.visitmonmouth.com/archives.

The event is open to the public. There is no charge to attend and registration is not required.

In connection with Archives and History Day, a large exhibit of historical photographs will also be on view in the library, Oct. 3-31.

Archives and History Day table exhibitors will be: Aberdeen Township Historical Commission; Afro-American Historical and Genealogy Society; Allaire Village Inc.; Allentown-Upper Freehold Historical Society; Asbury Park Historical Society; Battlefield Restoration and Archaeological Volunteer Organization; Battleground Historical Society; Books NJ; Brick Township Historical Society; Brookdale Center for WWII Studies.

Also, Colts Neck Historical and Research Society; Colts Neck Historical Preservation Committee; Court Street School Education Community Center; DAR, Joshua Huddy Chapter; David Sarnoff Library; Deal Historical Society; Eatontown Historical Committee; Fort Monmouth-Command Historian; Genealogical Society of New Jersey; Historic Speedwell; Historic Walnford.

And, Historical Society of Highlands; Historical Society of Ocean Grove; Howell Historical Society; Jewish Historical Society of MetroWest; Keansburg Historical Society; Keyport Historical Society; Long Branch Historical Museum; Longstreet House Publishers; Macculloch Hall Historical Museum; Madison Township Historical Society; MARAC/NJ Caucus and CAPES; Marlboro Township Historic Commission; Matawan Historical Society; Monmouth County Archives; Monmouth County Genealogy Society; Monmouth County Historical Association; Monmouth County Historical Commission.

Also, Monmouth University, History and Anthropology Department; Morristown and Morris Township Public Library; Moss Archives/Ploughshare Press; National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey; Navesink/Maritime Heritage Association; New Egypt Historical Society; New Jersey Historic Trust; New Jersey Historical Divers Association; New Jersey Historical Commission; NJLA History and Preservation Section; New Jersey Office of Historic Sites; New Jersey Scout Museum.

And, New Jersey State Archives; New Jersey State Society, DAR; New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance; Newark Public Library; Old First Church Museum; Old Wall Historical Society; Princeton Preservation Group; Princeton University Library; Rutgers Oral History Archives; Rutgers University Press; Rutgers University-Special Collections and University Archives; Sandy Hook, Gateway National Recreation Area, National Park Service; Sons of the American Revolution, Monmouth Chapter.

Also, Sons of Union Veterans, George A. Custer Camp No. 17; Squan Village Historical Society; Stafford Township Historical Society; State Historical Records Advisory Board; Thomas W. Middleton Civil War Round Table; Tinton Falls Historic Preservation Commission; Township of Ocean Historical Museum; West Long Branch Historical Society; Whitesbog Preservation Trust.