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2008 Upcoming Events

September 13, 2008

The Jersey City Free Public Library and the Jersey City Municipal Council will be holding a book festival at Van Vorst Park in Jersey City. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Hudson County Genealogical Society will also be in attendance to answer questions about our efforts to preserve Hudson County history and promote genealogy.
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September 20, 2008

The Secaucus Library will be holding their annual book fair in their parking lot. This event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Hudson County Genealogical Society will also have a table to answer questions about our efforts to preserve Hudson County history and promote genealogy.
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October 11, 2008

Speaker: In celebration of Family History Month the HCGS will be holding a Genealogy Roundtable Discussion.
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ
Note: this is the Annual Meeting and voting for officers of the HCGS.
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November 8, 2008

Speaker: Kathleen S. Dodds, D.A. on the staff of The Msgr. William Noé Field Archives and Special Collections Center, Seton Hall University will present "The Use of Catholic Sacramental Records in Genealogy Research: Looking for Family History in All the Right Places"
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ
Note: this is also a regular meeting of the HCGS.
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December 13, 2008

Speaker: Gary D. Saretzky, Archivist, County of Monmouth, Coordinator, Internship Programs, Rutgers History Department will present "Nineteenth-Century New Jersey Photographers: Hudson County"
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ
Note: this is also a regular meeting of the HCGS.
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2009 Upcoming Events

January 10, 2009

Speaker: Dan McDonough presenting "The Hudson County Burial Grounds and Snake Hill Cemetery."
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ
Note: this is also a regular meeting of the HCGS.
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February 14, 2009

Speaker: Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak avid genealogist and author of Honoring Our Ancestors: Inspiring Stories of the Quest for Our Roots, In Search of Our Ancestors: 101 Inspiring Stories of Serendipity and Connection in Rediscovering Our Family History, and They Came to America: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestors, will be presenting "Trace Your Roots with DNA."
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ
Note: this is also a regular meeting of the HCGS.
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March 14, 2009

Speaker: Beverly Yackel of the Monmouth County Genealogy Society Speakers Bureau, will be presenting "Getting Organized"
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ
Note: this is also a regular meeting of the HCGS.

Other events and additional information will be announced as they become available. Information subject to change.