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The Hudson County Genealogical Society will feature speaker Larry Fermi presenting “Buon Giorno! Italian Record Research” at their December 12th meeting. Mr. Fermi is a member of the Genealogical Speakers Guild, and has been researching his Family History since 1989. This year, the HCGS celebrates immigration history with a series of lectures on genealogical research in various ethnicities, including African-American ,German, Irish, and Dutch backgrounds.
The meeting will begin at 11:00 am at the Secaucus Public Library, 1379 Paterson Plank Road, Secaucus, NJ. See www.secaucus.bccls.org for more directions and information. As usual, admission is free and refreshments will be served. For more information on the HCGS, check out our website at www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org.

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NJ Historical Commission’s conference “New Jersey and the Bill of Rights.”

When: Saturday, November 21, 2009
Where: Trenton War Memorial

The conference schedule and registration form can be found at the following website:

newjerseyhistory.org.

You can also call the Historical Commission at 609-292-6062 if you have any questions.

The event is cosponsored by the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, the NJ Judiciary, the NJ State Archives, & the NJ State Bar Association.

Below is a description:

In November 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights, the document that established America’s tradition of freedom. Join your colleagues in a conference to celebrate the 220th anniversary of this historic event. The featured speakers are:

• -Keith Whittington, Princeton University: “The Significance of a National Bill of Rights”
• -Robert Williams, Rutgers University: “The Right of the People Shall not be Violated: The Evolution of Constitutional Rights in New Jersey.”
• -Karl Niederer, NJ State Archives, on the provenance of NJ’s original copy of the Bill of Rights
• -Jon Lurie, Rutgers University, and Maxine Lurie, Seton Hall, on notable New Jersey legal cases that were decided by the US Supreme Court.

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Marc Mappen, Ph.D.
Executive Director
New Jersey Historical Commission
609-984-0902
marc.mappen@sos.state.nj.us
www.newjerseyhistory.org

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