I spend an inordinate a
mount of my free time researching early New Jersey history and sources for shreds of information about several of my ancestral lines that once lived in Trenton and surrounding communities: namely the Carson and Hopkins families of Middlesex, Monmouth and Mercer Counties.
My challenge is that I have never lived in New Jersey, nor have I ever traveled to New Jersey. I do the bulk of my research online, so I am always interested in learning about websites that focus on New Jersey history or have original New Jersey documents.
Yesterday, I learned through Twitter (a social networking site) that the journal called
New Jersey History is available online, for free:
Check out the latest version of “New Jersey History” – available for free online. njh.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/njh/… #genealogy
— Peter Marsch (@PeterMarsch) September 26, 2012
I explored the link, and discovered not only the latest version of the journal online, but several additional issues, going back to 2009. Best of all, the journal is searchable, and browseable.
I quickly located three articles that were of interest to me, and may be of interest to other genealogists. I then shared these explicit links through Twitter. Since I’ve not yet integrated my Twitter feed into my blog, I thought I would share them here.
“Remember Me…” But “Be Mindfull of Death”:The Gravemarkers of Eighteenth Century Monmouth County, New Jersey.” njh.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/njh/…
— Dawn Bingaman (@AncestorRoundup) September 27, 2012
Another: “To Reach Sweet Home Again”:The Impact of Soldiering on New Jersey’s Troops During the American Civil War.” njh.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/njh/…
— Dawn Bingaman (@AncestorRoundup) September 27, 2012
Contains map: “A Survey of the Canals and Water Raceways of New Jersey”. njh.libraries.rutgers.edu/index.php/njh/…. Thanks to @petermarsch for main URL.
— Dawn Bingaman (@AncestorRoundup) September 27, 2012
Tweets appear in Twitter in reverse chronological order, with the newest at the top.
New Jersey History is a peer-reviewed journal, with issues dating back to 1845. I cannot wait to explore more than what is currently available online!
Twitter, like other social networks, has been maligned at times for having too much meaningless information (cruft). However, it can be used by genealogists to share information and resources. Even without a Twitter account, you can search public tweets. Look for common hashtags like #genealogy or #familyhistory.
[Edited 18 Feb 2018 to restore missing images.]
