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Saturday, June 1 – Mercer County The Genealogical Society of New Jersey 2019 Annual Seminar Doors Open at 8:30 am Registration Deadline: May 24, 2019    Mercer County Community College Conference Center, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor, New Jersey 08550    Presentations on Colonial land records, 17 th  and 18 th  Century research, cemetery research, and skill-building using 21st Century technology, to help you advance your research!    Registration is open for the Genealogical Society of New Jersey 2019 Seminar! See  https://www.gsnj.org/gsnj-2019-seminar/    for details and registration.

2018 Annual Meeting + Featured Presentation Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 10:30 AM – 1 PM 1 69 College Ave, New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1163 The Genealogical Society of New Jersey 2018 Annual Meeting Saturday, December 8th, 2018 Pane Room, Archibald S. Alexander Library, Rutgers University 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 FEATURE PRESENTATION Researching 20th Century New Jersey Families Presentation by Melissa A. Johnson, CG®, of Johnson Genealogy Services, LLC Learn about resources and strategies for tracing ancestors and families who lived in New Jersey during the twentieth century. City directories, newspapers, maps, wills, deeds, vital records, military records, court records, naturalizations, state census records, and numerous other sources will be covered. —Free and Open to the Public — After the Annual Meeting and presentation, Rutgers Special Collection and University Archives, where GSNJ's collections are on deposit will be open for research. This collection offers ...