Category Archives: Publications

SoJourn 2.1, the third issue of South Jersey history, culture, and geography has arrived from the printers (about a week sooner than we anticipated). You can purchase it from the Stockton University Bookstore, the AtlantiCare Regional Hospital gift shop, Second … Continue reading →

The South Jersey Culture & History Center at Stockton is proud to announce the second issue of SoJourn, a journal devoted to the history, culture, and geography of South Jersey. Stockton students edited and designed the text; local historians contributed … Continue reading →

Burlington Biographies: A History of Burlington, New Jersey, Told Through the Lives and Times of its People, by Robert L. Thompson, has arrived from the printers. At 552 pages, this hardcover study of the city of Burlington, New Jersey, is … Continue reading →

During the nineteenth century, James Still was perhaps the most gifted physician in South Jersey. He was also African American, the son of former slaves, who received no more than six months of traditional schooling, and was self taught in … Continue reading →

The garment industry was an important component of the South Jersey economy throughout much of the twentieth century, especially in the Town of Hammonton, New Jersey. Collected here are informative interviews with nine former garment workers or their family members. … Continue reading →

 A Trip to Mars, by Charles K. Landis, the founder of Vineland and Sea Isle City. The manuscript of this previously unknown sci-fi thriller was found in the vault of the Vineland Historical & Antiquarian Society. It is now jointly … Continue reading →