South Jersey Culture & History Center at Stockton University

Steve Evert, manager of Stockton’s Marine Science and Environmental Field Station, along with Stockton Biology Professor Peter Staub, recently led three Stockton students and a collaborative of other interested parties in an underwater survey of a federal steamer sunk off Atlantic City in 1860:

http://articles.philly.com/2014-08-12/news/52692490_1_historic-places-u-s-coast-survey-wreck

A lot has been going on over at the Richard E. Bjork Library at Stockton College.  Recently, for example, the library celebrated the arrival of a restored topographic map of Atlantic County donated by Mark Demitroff and David Munn, welcomed a new colleague, and opened a new exhibit — “‘Bug Out’ in the Library.”  Read all about what’s been going on right here in the Bjork Bulletin, which you can access through the following link: Library Newsletter Spring 2014

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(Image: Press of Atlantic City)

Upcoming Event! — Discussion: 4/2/2014

The Atlantic County Parks and Environmental Advisory Board invites the public to attend a free discussion of “Native American Trails in the Atlantic County Area” with Mark Demitroff, a Ph.D. student in the Geography Department at the University of Delaware and a resident of Richland.

The discussion will be held on Wednesday, April 2 at 7 PM at the Atlantic County Canale Training Center, 5033 English Creek Avenue, Egg Harbor Township.

Demitroff has spoken to a number of groups on subjects related to South Jersey and the Pine Barrens. After graduating from Rutgers University, he established a horticulture firm and practice as a consulting tree expert. He was later approached to design a local nature trail system that led to his work documenting past permafrost across the Mid-Atlantic states.

For more information, please contact Clayton Ingersoll, Parks Superintendent, at (609) 625-7000, ext. 5400.

It’s just about springtime, which means a lot of great events are just around the corner.  If you are in the South Jersey area, you might want to check some of these out!

What in the warbler?

Event: “Learn All About Warblers”
When: March 26, 2014 — 7:00pm
Where: The Noyes Museum of Art (733 Lily Lake Road, Oceanville)
What: Authors Tom Stephenson and Scott Whittle, who recently co-wrote The Warbler Guide (Princeton University Press), will be presenting a slideshow featuring some of the most beautiful and fascinating birds living in South Jersey–the warbler.  Sponsors for the event include: the Noyes Museum, the Southern Ocean Birding Group, and the Atlantic Audubon Society.

Women and World War II

(Source: Library of Congress)

Event: “A Stitch in Time” — Women in the Garment Industry, Lecture
When: March 31, 2014 — 4:00pm
Where: Kramer Hall — Stockton’s Instructional Site (30 Front Street, Hammonton)
What: Patt Martinelli, author and Curator of the Vineland Historical Society and Antiquarian, will be presenting “A Stitch in Time” — a brief history of Italian-American women who worked in regional clothing factories during World War II.   According to Martinelli, “The chance to work outside the home proved a pivotal experience for many of these many, who had never before earned a paycheck of their own.” This topic aligns perfectly with the history of Kramer Hall, which once served as the home of the National Garment Factory, owned and operated by former Hammonton resident, Anne Bertino.