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New Jersey - Online - Newark genealogy with professional genealogists Melissa Johnson and Mark A.J. Szep

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FYI, our colleagues at the Newark Public Library have organized two online programs related to Newark history and started a COVID-19 archive: -- Thursday, April 23 at 1 pm :  Newark genealogy talk via Zoom with professional genealogists Melissa Johnson and Mark A.J. Szep discussing their extensive experience researching Newark family history.  They will talk about repositories, sources, and strategies for researching Newark family history at a time when all repositories are closed. Details for how to join will be posted on NPL's website before the event. - -COVID-19 archive . The Library is asking those who live, work, or go to school in Newark to contribute written and/or visual reminiscences to their COVID-19 Archive. Written memories of no more than 1500 words, and/or photos with captions and/or short videos (no more than 5 minutes) can be emailed to  njreference@npl.org . More information at:  https://npl.org/documenting-an-incredible-mom...

Essex County - Newark - The Battle Over Women's Suffrage in Newark

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Essex County - Newark - In the Grip of Terror: The 1916 Polio and 1918 Influenza Epidemics in Newark

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Essex County - Newark - The Essex County Park System: A Solution to Newark’s Struggle for Parkland

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Monday, September 16 – Essex County The Essex County Park System: A Solution to Newark’s Struggle for Parkland Monday, September 16, 2019 at 6pm Presenter: Kathy Kauhl, Archivist, Essex County Parks The Chase Room, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, Newark, NJ. Sponsored by the  Newark History Society. Please RSVP by September 12 to NewarkHistorySoc@gmail.com Open to the public at no charge.

Essex County - Newark - The Italians in Newark

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Essex County - Newark - From Sandlot to Stadium: Two Centuries of Newark Baseball

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Essex County - Newark - Gardens of Eternity: Three Newark cemeteries and the efforts to preserve them

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