Archives Day

Archives and History Day
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"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

Details

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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