Archives and History Day
Details
& Photos
"Archives and history day is an event that
celebrates both Archives Week, designated by the Mid-Atlantic Regional
Archives Conference, and Humanities Festival Week, sponsored by the New
Jersey Council for Humanities. The event, authorized under the general
direction of Monmouth County Clerk, M. Claire French, was planned by the
Monmouth County Archives with the cooperation of the Monmouth County Library
and Members of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference." -Taken
from the Archives and History Day handout
October 12, 2002 Archives and History Day had several speakers and a symposium on oral history today. Over 70 groups had exhibit tables, including Infoage, Brookdale Center for WWII Studies, New Jersey Heritage Magazine, Old Wall Historical Society, and Preservation New Jersey, Inc. The featured speaker was Bejamin Franklin. Speakers included:
- M. Claire French, County Clerk
- Gail Hunton, reciever of the Jane G. Clayton Award
- Theodore J. Narozanick, Freeholder
- Renee Becker Swartz, Monmouth County Library Commission Chair
- Karl J. Niederer, Director of the NJ Division of Archives and Records Management
- Gary D. Saretzky, Monmouth County Archivist
- Ronald J. Becker and Lorraine Williams, New Jersey Studies Academic Alliance
- Alan B. Dolozier, NJ/MARAC Chair
- Jim Reed, Prof. of History at Rugters University
- Benjamin Franklin, portrayed by Dean Bennett with funding by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities
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Page created October 13, 2002