Genealogy Society to hear talk on new archive material

EATONTOWN — Joseph Klett, chief of the State Archives, will discuss the latest addition to the records stored at the archives in Trenton at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 11, for The Monmouth County Genealogy Society.

Klett will speak about "300 years of Proprietary Records of West New Jersey," which were moved in December 2005 from Burlington.

He has won numerous awards for his contributions to the public knowledge and the preservation of New Jersey history.

The Monmouth County Genealogy Society will meet at 1:30 p.m. at the Community/ Senior Center, 72 Broad St., Eatontown.

The society welcomes everyone to this meeting. There is no admission charge.

On Jan. 11, prizes will be awarded to the winners of the student essay contest at 1p.m. before the general meeting.

The essay contest was open to fifth- and sixth-grade students in Monmouth County who wrote about their favorite ancestor.

For more information/directions, call Janet Borchardt at 609-655-0699 or send an e-mail to jborchardt@comcast.net.