Archives Day 2008
MONMOUTH COUNTY LIBRARY HEADQUARTERS
125 SYMMES DRIVE
MANALAPAN, NEW JERSEY
ARCHIVES AND HISTORY DAY
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2008
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Time
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Room
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Event
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8:45-10:00
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5
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Morning Refreshments
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9:00-5:00
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Lobby
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Exhibit: The History of Sports in Monmouth County
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9:00-5:00
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NJ History Room
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New Jersey History Room – Local and State History Reference Books
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9:10-9:55
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7
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Video: CAPES Seminar, October 2007 |
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9:10-10:00
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Hall
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Exhibition Tables: Archives and History Organizations
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10:00
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Hall
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Color Guard & Pledge of Allegiance
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10:05-11:00
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Hall
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Exhibition Tables: Archives and History Organizations
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10:15-11:00
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7
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Videos: Old News: Selections from the Monmouth County Archives TV 34 News Video Collection: Sports Features
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11:00-12:00
11:30-12:00
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Hall
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Plenary Session
M. Claire French, County Clerk, Monmouth County
Jane G. Clayton Award: Lydia Wikoff
Greetings from Freeholders, Monmouth County
Greetings from Renee Swartz, Chair, Monmouth County Library Commission
Gary D. Saretzky, Monmouth County Archivist
Roger McDonough Award: Joseph Klett
Featured Speaker: Maxine Lurie, Professor of History, Seton Hall University
“The 17th Century Origins of Monmouth County” Watch Video
Read Maxine Lurie’s paper Abstract
The County of Monmouth was established in 1683 by the colonial legislature of New Jersey. This presentation will look at reasons for the creation of the County in the context of the Seventeenth Century British Empire, and the complex proprietary history of New Jersey. It will briefly trace the early history of the colony, and then try to connect its division into West and East Jersey, and the actions of the 24 Eastern Proprietors in 1683, to the new county. Despite the fact that most of New Jersey’s proprietors were Quakers, in the late 17th century, it was not a peaceful place. There were conflicts over land titles and who had the right to govern. The County was created in the midst of these disputes.
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12:00-2:15
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Exhibition Tables: Archives and History Organizations
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12:00
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Box lunches delivered to participants (by prior arrangement)
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12:10-1:10
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7
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Archives and History Day 2007: The Movie (highlights featuring Walter Greason on the Suburbanization of Monmouth County)
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1:20
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Hall
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Drawing for New Jersey History Game Prize Winners
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1:30-2:30
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7
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Ask an Archivist, conducted by Ellen Callahan, New Jersey State Archives
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2:00-2:30
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Archives
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Tour of the Monmouth County Archives (Reservation Required) |
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2:30
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Hall
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Exhibit tables close
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