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Lectures
Lectures Available
Preserving Family Photographs
19th Century New Jersey Photographers (separate lecture available for each county)
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Newark
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Trenton
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Princeton
19th Century New Jersey Women Photographers
19th Century New Jersey African American Photographers
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Gustavus Pach and the Pach Brothers
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: I.G. Owen of Newton, Sussex County
John P. Doremus: Paterson Photographer with a Floating Gallery on the Mississippi
The Shady Side of the Lens: Six Law-Breaking Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers
Photographic Conservation (half or full day workshop)
Dating 19th Century Portrait Photographs (3.5 hours)
Dating Cartes-de-Visite
Dating Cabinet Cards
Dating Tintypes
British Ferrotypes of the 1880s
19th Century Photographs: Processes and Formats
Edwin and Louise Rosskam: Documentary Photographers
Edward Steichen and WWII Navy Photography
Edward Steichen and The Family of Man Exhibit
Grant Castner: Trenton Photographer
Margaret Bourke-White: Eyes on Russia
Margaret Bourke-White: The Prohibition Years
Elias Goldensky: Wizard of Photography
The Howell Sisters: Amateur Photographers in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the Early 1900s
12 Million Black Voices: Richard Wright, Edwin Rosskam, & the Golden Age of Documentary Photo Books
The Joshua Huddy Era: Documents of the American Revolution
Selected Photographers in the History of Photojournalism (2 hours)
History of War Photography, Parts 1 and 2 (2.5 hours)
Blues Musicians: A to Z
The Blues Scene in the Delaware Valley
Upcoming Lectures
2024
June 6, 2024, 7:30pm
Grant Castner, Trenton Photographer: The Delaware River and Canals, 1890-1920
Delaware River Greenway Partnership
Live stream via Zoom
Contact: https://www.delawarerivergreenwaypartnership.org
September 5, 2024, 5pm
The Howell Sisters: Amateur Photographers in New Brunswick, New Jersey, in the Early 1900s
Parker Life
Live stream via Zoom
Contact: Pamela Joyce, PJoyce@parkerlife.org
November 7, 2024, 3pm
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
John F. Peto Museum, Island Heights
In person
Contact: https://petomuseum.org
November 10, 2024, 2pm
19th Century Hunterdon County Photographers
Flemington Presbyterian Church, 10 E. Main Street, Flemington
In person
Contact: David Harding, Hunterdon County Historical Society, hunterdonhistoryadm@gmail.com
Recent Past Lectures
2023
January 24, 2023, 7pm
Preserving Family Photographs
North Jersey History and Genealogy Center, Morristown and Morris Township Library
Zoom Lecture
http://www.monmouthcountylib.org/
Registration: https://mmtlibrary.org/event/preserving-your-family-photographs/
Contact: James Lewis james.lewis@mmt.mainlib.org
March 4, 2023, 2pm
Preserving Family Photos
American Labor Museum
Zoom Lecture
https://labormuseum.net/?p=events-calendar&event_id=384
Contact: labormuseum@gmail.com to request the ZOOM link
March 8, 2023, 7pm
19th Century New Jersey Women Photographers
Monmouth County Library System
Zoom Lecture
http://www.monmouthcountylib.org/
Contact: Laura Migliore lmigliore@monmouthcountylib.org
May 2, 2023, 10:30am
Edward Steichen and World War II Navy Photography
Monroe Township Senior Services
Zoom Lecture for Monroe Senior Center
May 11, 2023,1pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Union County
Westfield Memorial Library, Westfield
Westfield Memorial Library, Westfield
June 6, 2023, 10:30am
Margaret Bourke-White: The Prohibition Years
Monroe Township Senior Services
Zoom Lecture for Monroe Senior Center
August 15, 2023, 6:30pm
Photographing People
Mercer County Library, Hickory Corner Branch, East Windsor
In Person
Contact: Mary Astarita mastarit@mcl.org
August 21, 2023, 6:30pm
Preserving Family Photographs
Mercer County Library
Live Stream
Contact: Anna Van Scoyoc avanscoy@mcl.org
August 24, 2023, 7pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Princeton
Somerset County Library
Live Stream
http://sclsnj.org/
Contact: Fiona Kennedy fkennedy@sclibnj.org
September 14, 2023, 7:00pm
Preserving Family Photographs
Indian Valley Public Library
Live Stream
https://ivpl.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/2023-september/
Contact: Nicole Husbands nhusbands@ivpl.org
September 23, 2023, 2pm
The Howell Sisters: Photographers in New Brunswick Circa 1900
New Brunswick Public Library
In Person
Contact: Kim Adams archival2010@gmail.com
October 26, 2023, 6:00pm
Preserving Family Photographs
Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine St., Philadelphia
In Person
Contact: Suzanna Urminska, UrminskaS@freelibrary.org
November 18, 2023, 1:00pm
Preserving Family Photographs
Sussex County Library, Newton
In Person
Contact: Tara Schaberg, tschaberg@sussexcountylibrary.org
2022
January 8, 2022, 11am
Preserving Family Photos
Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society
Zoom Lecture
http://www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org/
Contact: Patrick Cullen pcprogressive@gmail.com
January 23, 2022, 2pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Cumberland County
Cumberland County County Historical Society
Zoom Lecture
https://cchistsoc.org/
Contact: Brittney Ingersoll, brittlp48@gmail.com
January 27, 2022, 6:30pm
19th Century New Jersey Women Photographers: Exceptional Artists in a Mostly Male Dominated Profession
Museum of Early Trades & Crafts Education Annex
23 Main St. at Green Village Road, Madison, NJ 07940
Zoom Lecture
https://metc.org/
Contact: Angelica Diggs operations@metc.org
March 8, 2022, 6:30pm
Preserving Family Photos
Warren County Public Library
Zoom Lecture
https://www.warrenlib.org/
Contact: Kimberly Urban kurban@warrenlib.org
March 20, 2022, 3pm
19th Century New Jersey Women Photographers:
Exceptional Artists in a Mostly Male Profession
Middlesex Public Library
Zoom Lecture
http://www.middlesexpubliclibrarynj.org
Contact: Susen Edwards info@middlesexfol.org
March 22, 2022, 2pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Princeton
Historical Society of Princeton
Zoom Lecture
https://princetonhistory.org/
Contact: Eve Meyer eve@princetonhistory.org
June 9, 2022, 7pm
Preserving Family Photos
Pennington Public Library, Hopewell Valley Historical Society & Hopewell Museum
Zoom Lecture: https://www.hopewellvalleyhistory.org/programs.html#FamilyPhotos
http://www.penningtonlibrary.org/
Contact: Kristyn Friedlich, 609-737-0404
June 11, 2022
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Hudson County
Hudson County Genealogical and Historical Society
Zoom Lecture
http://www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org/
Contact: Patrick Cullen pcprogressive@gmail.com
September 20, 2022, 7pm
Preserving Family Photos
Hunterdon County Library System
Zoom Lecture
http://www.hudsoncountynjgenealogy.org/
Contact: Marianne Sievers MSievers@hclibrary.us
October 11, 2022, 7pm
Preserving Family Photos
Morris Area Genealogy Group
Zoom Lecture
https://mags-public.weebly.com/
Contact: Carole Flatley 11caf@optonline.net
October 19, 2022
Dating 19th Century Portrait Photos
Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
In Person MARAC Workshop, College Park, MD
https://www.marac.info/
November 17, 2022, 7pm
Preserving Family Photos
Monmouth County Library System
Zoom Lecture
http://www.monmouthcountylib.org/
Contact: Laura Migliore lmigliore@monmouthcountylib.org
December 7, 2022, 7pm
Edward Steichen and World War II Navy Photography
Monmouth County Library System
Zoom Lecture
http://www.monmouthcountylib.org/
Contact: Laura Migliore lmigliore@monmouthcountylib.org
2021
February 17, 2021 8pm
Preserving Family Photographs
Genealogical Society of New Jersey
Zoom Lecture
https://www.gsnj.org/2021-webinar-series/
Contact: Christine Murphy christine.murphy6@gmail.com
February 23, 2021, 2pm
Blues Musicians, A to Z
Morris School District Community School
Zoom Lecture (Registration fee)
https://www.msdcommunityschool.org/
Contact: Michelle Knox , 973-292-2063 ext. 8315
February 24, 2021 8pm
Through the Lens: Gary Saretzky Photographs
Princeton Photography Club
Zoom Lecture
Contact: Dave Burwell ppcnews@icloud.com
April 11, 2021, 2pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Ocean County
Ocean County Historical Society
Zoom Lecture
https://www.oceancountyhistory.org/
Contact: Barbara Reusch freusch@verizon.net
April 24, 2021, 1pm
Dating Cartes-de-Visite
The Daguerreian Society
Zoom Lecture (Registration donation)
https://www.daguerreiansociety.org/the-daguerreian-society-talk-series-2021/
Contact: talks@daguerreiansociety.org
May 20, 2021, 7pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Gustavus Pach
Monmouth County Historical Association
Zoom Lecture
https://www.monmouthhistory.org/
Contact: Dana Howell dhowell@monmouthhistory.org
July 31, 2021, 1pm
Dating Cabinet Cards
The Daguerreian Society
Zoom Lecture (Registration donation)
https://www.daguerreiansociety.org/the-daguerreian-society-talk-series-2021/
Contact: talks@daguerreiansociety.org
October 17, 2021, 2pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Gustavus Pach
Jewish Heritage Museum of Monmouth County
Zoom Lecture (Registration free)
https://www.jhmomc.org/
November 3, 2021, 3pm
Edward Steichen and WWII Navy Photography
Laurel Circle
100 Monroe Street
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Attendance limited to residents of Laurel Circle and their guests.
Contact: Leath Jennings, Community Life Services Director
November 4, 2021, 7pm
Preserving Family Photographs
Woodbridge Public Library
Zoom Lecture (Registration Free)
Contact: Najea Grimes, Librarian, Adult Services
December 2, 2021, 7pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Newark
Newark Public Library
Zoom Lecture
https://npl.org/programs-exhibits/
Contact: Tom Ankner tankner@npl.org
2020
January 16, 2020, 10-11:30am
Preserving Family Photographs
Lawrence Senior Center
Darrah Lane
Contact: Lillian, 609-844-7048
June 11, 2020, 11am
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Somerset County
Somerset County Library
Free Online Lecture, https://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/4266767
Sponsored by the Somerset County Library System
Contact: Lauren Reilly <lreilly@sclibnj.org>
May 14, 2020, 11am
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
Somerset County Library
Free Online Lecture, https://sclsnj.libnet.info/event/4266767
Sponsored by the Somerset County Library System
Contact: Lauren Reilly <lreilly@sclibnj.org>
August 17, 2020, 7pm -8pm ONLINE webinar
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Monmouth County
Middletown Township Historical Society
Registration: https://www.middletownnjhistory.org/events.html
Contact: Thomas Valenti. http://middletownnjhistory.org/
September 16, 2020, 12pm -1:15pm ONLINE webinar
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
NJ State Library
https://www.njstatelib.org
Contact: Cindy Warrick <cwarrick@njstatelib.org>
October 15, 2020, 7pm-8:15pm ONLINE webinar
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Hunterdon County
Prallsville Mills
33 Risler St., Stockton 08559-2136
Sponsored by Delaware River Mill Society
Contact: Therese Halscheid 609-238-2155 or thalscheid@gmail.com
December 15, 2020, 7pm
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
Monmouth County Genealogy Society
Free Online Go to Meeting Lecture
https://www.njmcgs.org/
Contact: Ray Veth. 732-299-4961
2019
June 29, 2019, 1pm
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
Hamilton House Museum
971 Valley Road, Clifton 07013
Contact: Nicole Colosimo 973-744-2608
February 3, 2019, 3pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Trenton, Lambertville, Flemington
Hopewell Museum
6. W. Broad Street, Hopewell, 08525
Contact: Bonita Grant archivist@hopewellvalleyhistory.org
March 31, 2019, 2pm
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
Vermeule Mansion
614 Greenbrook Road
North Plainfield, NJ 07063
Contact: Sara Parmigiani saraparm@aol.com
April 17, 2019, 12:45pm (luncheon begins at noon)
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Princeton
Nassau Club
6 Mercer Street, Princeton, NJ 08540
April 24, 2019, 7pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Middlesex County
South River Museum
64-66 Main Street, South River, NJ 08882
Contact: Stephanie Bartz southriverhistory@gmail.com
Video: http://southrivernj.org/SR-TV.html under South River Historical & Preservation Society
April 26, 2019, 1pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Bergen County
River Vale Free Public Library
412 Rivervale Road, Rivervale, NJ 07675
Contact: Ann McCarthy mccarthy@rivervale.bccls.org
May 19, 2019, 2pm
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
Historical Society of Plainfield (Drake House Museum)
602 W.Front St., Plainfield
Contact: Leanne Manna leannem923@gmail.com
2018
April 4, 2018, 7pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Burlington County
Moorestown Historical Society
111 W. Second Street, Library Meeting Room A, Moorestown
Contact: Michael DeCamillo
April 10, 2018, 7pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Somerset County
Hillsborough Public Library
379 S. Branch Road, Hillsborough, NJ
Contact: Marcela Dunham
April 12, 2018, 9am-12:30pm
Dating 19th Century Portrait Photos
Workshop, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Hershey, PA
April 17, 2018, Noon - 1:30pm
Preserving Family Photographs
New Jersey State Library
State Street, Trenton, NJ
April 19, 2018, 7pm
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
West Deptford Free Public Library
420 Crown Point Road, West Deptford, NJ 08086
Contact: Molly Stewart
April 21, 2018, 2pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Cumberland County
Vineland Historical Society
108 S. 7th Street, Vineland, NJ 08360
Contact: Patricia Martinelli
April 23, 2018, 10am
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Monmouth County
Seabrook
3000 Essex Road, Tinton Falls, NJ 07753
Contact: Michelle Aguilar
April 25, 2018, 10am
Preserving Family Photographs
Monmouth County Library
125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan
Contact: Monmouth County Archives
May 11, 2018, 6:30pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Cumberland County
Bayshore Center at Bivalve
2800 High Street, Port Norris
Contact: Chase Jackson
June 13, 2018, 7pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Mercer County
Mercer Country Library
Darrah Lane & Business Route 1, Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Contact: Laura Nawrocik
June 14, 2018, 5:30pm
19th Century Photographs: Processes and Formats
Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
Contact: Kelsey Duinkerken, hosted by Delaware Valley Archivists Group
August 13, 2018, 1:30pm
The Blues Scene in the Delaware Valley
Seabrook Retirement Community
Tinton Falls
August 20, 2018, 1:30-4:30pm
Photo Workshop for Beginning Archivists
New Jersey State Library
Contact for Registration: Debra Schiff debra.schiff@gmail.com
August 24, 2018, 12:30-3:30pm
Photo Workshop for Beginning Archivists
Plainfield Public Library
Contact for Registration: Debra Schiff debra.schiff@gmail.com
September 6, 2018, 7pm
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
Margaret E. Heggan Free Public Library
606 Delsea Drive, Sewell
Contact: Constance McCart, Washington Township Historic Preservation Commission
September 28, 2018, 12:30-3:30pm
Photo Workshop for Beginning Archivists
Atlantic City Public Library
Contact for Registration: Debra Schiff debra.schiff@gmail.com
September 30, 2018, 12:30pm
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
Gloucester County Historical Society
17 Hunter Street, Woodbury NJ 08096
Contact: Jessica Ferguson
October 4, 2018, 7:30pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Morris County
All Saints Episcopal Church
15 Basking Ridge Road, Millington, NJ 07946
Hosted by Long Hill Township Historical Society
Contact: Kathy Pfeil
October 15, 2018, 12:30-3:30pm
Photo Workshop for Beginning Archivists
Chester Public Library
Contact for Registration: Debra Schiff debra.schiff@gmail.com
October 26, 2018, 6:30pm
‘Ere the Shadows Fade’: New Jersey’s Civil War Era Photographers
Monmouth Connection
3544 State Highway 66
Neptune, NJ 07753
November 2, 2018, time to be announced
The Blues Scene in the Delaware Valley
New Jersey Forum, Monmouth University (all day event)
Contact for Registration: New Jersey Historical Commission
November 9, 2018, 12:30-3:30pm
Photo Workshop for Beginning Archivists
Dana Library, Rutgers, Newark campus
Contact for Registration: Debra Schiff debra.schiff@gmail.com
2017
January 17, 2017, 8pm
'Ere the Shadows Fade': New Jersey's Civil War Era Photographers
Teaneck Camera Club, Rodda Center, 250 Colonial Ct., Room 2a/2b, Teaneck
Contact: Rachel Katic
March 9, 2017, 7pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Morris County
Chester Library, 250 W. Main St., Chester, NJ 07930
Contact: Mary S. Murphy
March 21, 2017, 7pm
Margaret Bourke-White: The "Eyes on Russia" Photographs
Bound Brook Library, 402 E. High St., Bound Brook, NJ 08805
Contact: Marcela Dunham
April 2, 2017, 2pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Burlington County
Burlington County Historical Society, 457 High Street, Burlington, NJ 08016
Contact: Leah Southerland
April 3, 2017, 7pm
'Ere the Shadows Fade: New Jersey's Civil War Era Photographers
Beechwood Public Library, New Jersey
Postponed, possibly in Fall 2017
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Bergen County
Teaneck Camera Club, Rodda Center, 250 Colonial Ct., Room 2a/2b, Teaneck
Contact: Rachel Katic
April 20, 2017, 9am
Dating 19th Century Portrait Photographs
Workshop, Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Newark
Registration required
April 28, 2017, 9:30am
Preserving Family Photographs
Monmouth County Library HQ, Manalapan, NJ
Contact: Monmouth County Archives, 732-308-3771
May 8, 2017, 6:00pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Newark, Essex County
Newark Historical Society
Contact: Tim Crist, President
October 10, 2017
'Ere the Shadows Fade: New Jersey's Civil War Era Photographers
Camden County Community College, Blackwood
Hosted by Old Baldy Civil War Roundtable
October 16, 2017, 6:45pm
19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Camden County
Haddon Heights Public Library, 608 Station Ave., Haddon Heights, NJ 08035
Contact: Doug Mitchell, Haddon Heights Historical Society
October 28, 2017 (Rescheduled date, previously October 21)
Preserving Family Photographs
Fall Conference, Ukrainian Historical and Educational Center
135 Davidson Ave., Somerset, NJ
Registration required. Contact: 732-356-0132