South Jersey Culture & History Center Publishes Winter 2018/19 'SoJourn'
Galloway, N.J. – The South Jersey Culture & History Center (SJCHC), an organization supported by ֲý University, has released its Winter 2018/19 edition of SoJourn. SoJourn is a publication dedicated to South Jersey history and folklore, released twice a year, consisting of numerous essays penned by local community members, avocational historians, and scholars.
Articles in this issue include:
“The Southern Pine Barrens: An Ethnic Archipelago” by Elizabeth Marsh, Mark Demitroff, and Paul Schopp
“Unexpected Wildlife Refuge: Haven for South Jersey Wildlife” by Nedim Buyukmihci
“The Sphinx Woman” by Patricia Martinelli
“Horseshoe Crabs: Ancient Migrators” by Kenneth Able, Thomas Grothues, and Paola Lopez-Duarte
“All Aboard for Amatol, New Jersey” by Daniel Dinnebeil
“Unlikely Farmers: Tokens of the Allivine Canning Company” by Todd Sciore
“The Newton Union Burial Ground: The Site of Camden County’s Origin and The Resting Place of Its Early Pioneers” by Robert Shinn, Andrew Levecchia, and Sandra White Grear
“A Century Later: The Spanish Flu in New Jersey” by Brendan Honick
“The Youthful Emigrant: A True Story of the Early Settlement in New Jersey” by Lydia Child, with introductory remarks from Sarah Holt
“The Compendium of New Jersey’s Crossroads in Folk Music: A Q&A with Michael Gabriele” by Jackson Glassey
“The Bayshore Center: A Unique Experience on the Delaware Bay” by Jessica English
This issue can be purchased on for $17.38, and will soon be available for purchase in ֲý bookstores.
The SJCHC is currently seeking contributors for the next issue of SoJourn. Send all inquiries and/or submissions to SJCHC Director Thomas Kinsella at Thomas.Kinsella@stockton.edu or SJCHC Assistant Director Paul Schopp at Paul.Schopp@stockton.edu.
This year, the SJCHC also released Migdal Zophim, a republication of an 1889 book of the same name that explores issues of local Jewish farming communities. Currently, it can only be purchased on , but will be soon available in ֲý bookstores. Read about it here.
Reported by Kat H. Wentzell.
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