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GENERAL AND OTHER NEW JERSEY TITLES

117. THE PASCACK VALLEY LINE – A HISTORY OF THE NEW JERSEY AND NEW YORK RAILROAD.
Handsome, well illustrated history of arguably the most important rail line through Bergen County, from Jersey City to Haverstraw, including spurs to Lodi, New City, and Garnerville.
1996 (new), 160 pp., illus., Appendix, Bibliogr., paperback.
$55.00

111.  Baxter, Raymond J. and Arthur G. Adams, RAILROAD FERRIES OF THE HUDSON - AND STORIES OF A DECKHAND.
Another new coffee-table book that will thrill the history/rail buff. Lavishly illustrated, comprehensive history of the Hudson R. ferryboats that operated (and continue to operate) between NY & NJ .
New 1999, 276 pp., illus., maps, index, bibliography, illustrated cloth binding
$35.00

160. Bischoff, Henry, A Revolutionary Relationship – Theodosia Prevost, Aaron Burr & The Hermitage
Fascinating and largely unknown story of a prominent wife of a British Officer in the Revolutionary war and resident of Bergen County’s historic Hermitage in Hohokus, who established a warm relationship with numerous American Officers and who eventually married a much younger Aaron Burr, who would become Vice President of the U.S.

2004, b&w illus., index, 96 pp. Paperback
$15.00

159. Blackburn, Roderic H. & Nancy Kelley, NEW WORLD DUTCH STUDIES.
A companion to "In Remembrance of Patria" [see our # 158]; the proceedings of a symposium of world scholars and experts on the early Dutch, comprised of 15 essays including: "The Dutch and American Kas," "Dutch Daily Life Popular Culture," "Dutch American Farming," etc. (1987)
1987, b&w illus., 200 pp. Paperback
$22.00

 

88.  Deats, Hiram E.,  MARRIAGE RECORDS OF HUNTERDON COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, 1795 - 1875.
Updated from the original with additions and corrections.
(1917),  Reprinted 1986, 387 pp., cloth
$25.00

125. Elting, Irving, DUTCH VILLAGE COMMUNITIES ON THE HUDSON RIVER.
A scholarly study of the "cultural bond" that existed among the early New Netherland towns along the Hudson, from Brooklyn to Kingston; with special attention given to the Huguenot settlement at New Paltz.
(1886) Preprinted 1994, 68 pp., paperback only.
$8.95

 

122. Koehler, Albert F., THE HUGUENOTS OR EARLY FRENCH IN NEW JERSEY and Demarest, Rev. David D., THE HUGUENOTS ON THE HACKENSACK
Two books in one and for the price of one; Koehler’s presentation before the Huguenot Society of N.J. in 1955, with index, is bound together with Demarest’s 1885 paper on the Bergen County clan; contains brief genealogies of early Huguenot families in Bergen Co., Princeton, Monmouth Co., Somerset Co., and other principal Huguenot settlements in N.J. (1955/1885) Reprinted 2001, 51 pp., index, paperback only.
$12.00

95. Pierce, Carl Horton, et al, NEW HARLEM - PAST AND PRESENT.
History of the town, early patents, and genealogical sketches of early families. [An important supplement to publication # 63].
(1903), Reprinted 1999, 338 pp. + two maps in slip case, index, illus., cloth
$41.50

 

 

 

COMPILATIONS

50.  NEW JERSEY FAMILIES - GENEALOGIES OF NEW JERSEY FAMILIES from the Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey.
1995, Vol. I., 1,139 pp., Vol. II., 1,087 pp., indexed, cloth; 2 Vol. Set. - $275.00

161. Bergen, Teunis G., Register of the Early Settlers of Kings County [Brooklyn], Long Island to 1700
Biographies and genealogies of early Brooklyn families; one of the very few published sources for the important immigrant families of Brooklyn, many of whom later settled in New Jersey and the Lower Hudson Valley.
(1881) Reprinted 2005, index, 452 pp. Cloth
$48.50

152.
de Stefan, Dwight, EMERSON – FROM BASILICATA TO ETNA
The story of Emerson, N.J.’s early Italian American Community and it’s families; first half of the book focuses on the political history of the borough and the ascendancy of Italian-Americans in local community affairs; second half of the book provides extensive genealogies on 35 prominent families.
2003 (new), 284 pp., illus., index
$13.00 (paperback); $33.00 hardcover book in dust jacket, both in new condition

148. Feldra, Robert, HISTORY OF HUDSON COUNTY, NJ – GENEALOGIES OF PROMINENT FAMILIES
Reprint of a very scarce mug-book style history and genealogy of the county; reflects its heavily German-born population in the years before W.W.I.; includes brief descriptions of municipalities within the county; new everyname index.
(1916), Reprinted 2002, 231 pp., illus., index, cloth
$40.00

17.
  Griffin, Robert D.,  INDEX  TO A.H. WALKER'S 1876 ATLAS OF BERGEN COUNTY.
Index to Bergen County's Centennial Atlas, originally published in 1876.
Index only, 108 pp., 1995, paperback
$18.00

134.
Koestler, Marie, AN INDEX TO THE GEORGE H. BUDKE COLLECTION OF TOMB-STONE INSCRIPTIONS IN BERGEN CO., NJ AND ROCKLAND CO., NY  The complete (and un-indexed) volumes of this outstanding work are located in the Rockland Room of the New City, NY Public Library, which were copied with permission from original manuscripts in the Rare Books Collection of the NYC Public Library (NYPL); under an agreement with the NYPL, this every-name index includes the first and last names of the buried individuals and the necessary reference numbers for locating the original entries. This index does NOT contain the dates of death or burial.  2000, (new), 275 pp., unbound manuscript (loose pages).
$40.00

139.
Riker, David M., GENEALOGICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY TO PERSONS IN NEW NETHERLAND, from 1613 to 1674.
New, surname directory in the form of family group sheets with sources showing up to 3 generations (where known) arranged alphabetically by surname of all the principal immigrants to the New Netherland from 1613-1674; 18 years in preparation; 1,815 individuals or families; based on secondary sources and current research; extensive 65-page bibliography.
1999
(new) Volume I, Abeel-Dikeman. 494p. Volume II, Dingman-Marvin. 496p. Volume III, Masten-Van Brugh. 512p. Volume IV, Van Brunt-Zuperas + appendix. 484p., 4 Volume Set.
$195.00 (special media postage rate of $8.50 for all 4 volumes)

172.
Riker, David M., GENEALOGICAL & BIOGRAPHICAL DIRECTORY TO PERSONS IN NEW NETHERLAND, from 1613 to 1674 - Supplement.
Revisions, corrections and a few additions to Riker’s 4 Vol. set (see #139) published 5 years after the initial work and based on input the author received; also additions to the original (and extensive) bibliography
2004 (new), 456 pp., index, cloth

$51.00

173.
Sinclair, Donald Arleigh., NEW JERSEY NEWSPAPERS AND NEWSPAPER JOURNALISM – A BIBLIOGRAPHY
A record of books, pamphlets, articles, broadsides, etc. which relate to NJ newspapers, past and present; critical resource for those using newspapers in their research.
1996 (new), 144 pp., index, cloth                                                           $55.00

133.
Sinclair, Donald Arleigh, AN INDEX TO THE MAGAZINE “NEW JERSEY HISTORY” also known as “Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society”.  An invaluable subject index to the principal periodical of NJ history known as the “Proceedings of the New Jersey Historical Society,” from 1845 to 1966 and later as “New Jersey History;” covers volume 1 (1845) through volume 110 (1992).
1996 (new), 254 pp., cloth.
$25.00

162.
Van Buren, DeWitt, Abstracts of Wills of Kings County [Brooklyn] (1773-1841)
Libers I thru VII of the earliest wills recorded at Brooklyn, NY following American’s Independence; one of the very few published sources for the important immigrant families of Brooklyn, many of whom later settled in New Jersey and the Lower Hudson Valley.

(ca. 1934) Reprinted 2005, two indexes follow each of the 7 libers (books) in this single volume, 261 pp. Cloth
$39.00

51. 
RECORD OF OFFICERS AND MEN OF NEW JERSEY IN THE CIVIL WAR, 1861 - 1865  -- compiled by William S. Stryker (compiled in the office of the Adjutant General).
(1876),  1,758 pp. + pp., index, Reprinted 1996, cloth; 2 Vol. Set - $215.00

 

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