SoJourn
SoJourn is our journal devoted to the history, culture, and geography of South Jersey. All issues are available.
Purchase copies at the ŔÖ˛Ľ´ŤĂ˝ Campus Center Bookstore, Second Time Books in Mt. Laurel, the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center gift shop, and Amazon. Price for standard editions is $18.00; expanded issues are $24. All proceeds support the publication of further South Jersey-related titles.
SoJourn is a collaborative effort. Local historians contribute the articles; ŔÖ˛Ľ´ŤĂ˝ students edit, design the layout, and set type; SJCHC oversees the publication.
Articles by Issue:
âNashâs Cabin (Buck Run)â by Richard Watson, 7
âThe Future of Transportation: The Bicycle Railwayâ by Dennis McDonald, 17
âMary, Mary, Quite Contrary . . .â by Patricia A. Martinelli, 27
âBipolar State: A Survey and Analysis of South Jerseyâs Geographical and Cultural Bordersâ by Robert Lowe Barnett and Steve Chernoski, 33
âImmersionâ by Kenneth Tompkins, 49
âShinplasters: Economic Remnants of New Jerseyâs Glass Industryâ by Todd R. Sciore, 55
âThe Burlington Town Plan: From Medieval to Modernâ by Robert P. Thompson, 63
âNature, Naturalists, and South Jerseyâ by Claude M. Epstein, 75
âMary Ann and the Cranberry Farm, a Transformative Experienceâ by Alexis Demitroff, 89
âKate Aylesford: Modernity and Place in New Jerseyâs Pine Barrensâ by Matthew G. Hatvany, 7
âAlfred and Muriel: The Story of the J. A. Sweeton House in Cherry Hill, New Jerseyâ by Brian Stolz as told by Jim Stanton, 19
âSchool Segregation in the Post-Civil War Era: Burlington County, New Jersey, 1865â1915â by Zachary T. Baer, 25
âWhere Blackberries Grew: Margaret Mead in Hammontonâ by Patricia Chappine and Mark Demitroff, 37
âA Day on the Bay with Waterman Phil Andersenâ by Susan Allen, 45
âSouth Jersey Fruit Picking Ticketsâ by Richard Watson, 50
âFrom Butcher Knife to Scalpel: Four Generations of South Jersey Physiciansâ by Lisa E. Cox, Edward Hutton and Ruth Hutton-Williams, 63
âManufacturing from Menhaden: A History in the Mullica Valleyâ by Kenneth W. Able, 75
âCarabajal, The Jew: A Legend of Monterey, Mexicoâ by Charles K. Landis, 83
âReimagining a Remnant of the Past at ŔÖ˛Ľ´ŤĂ˝â by James Pullaro and Paul W. Schopp, 100
âThe First African American Excursion to Atlantic Cityâ by Paul W. Schopp, 7
âProving a Legend: A Submarine in the Rancocas Creekâ by Alice Smith, 15
âBrevet Brigadier General Elias Wright: Surveyor Extraordinaireâ by Elizabeth G. Carpenter, 23
âMapping the Mullica Valley: Natural History Landscapesâ by Kenneth W. Able, 33
âOff Course in a Raging Sea: Captain William M. Phillips and the Plight of the Schooner Benjamin E. Valentineâ by Paul W. Schopp with Anthony Ficcaglia, 45
âHaul Away, Boys!â 53
âJerseyismsâ by Francis E. Lee, 59
âThe Rebirth of Buzbyâs Chatsworth General Storeâ by R. Marilyn Schmidt, 68
âThe Publications of R. Marilyn Schmidt,â 78
âThe Endicott-Reardon Family Museumâ by Rebecca Muller, 81
âAnecdotes and Memoirs of William Boen,â 85
âThe Coia Map Projectâ by James Pullaro and Paul W. Schopp, 94
âMade in Nesco: The Inter-Generational Project of Place-Makingâ by Mary Jo Kietzman, 7
âLe Balloonistâ by Hal Taylor, 23
âElizabeth C. Whiteâs Gardenâ by Albertine Senske, 28
âPocahontas on the Delaware: The Intersection of History and Legend in the Historiography of New Jerseyâ by John W. Lawrence, 39
âCalico or Dobbinâs Bogâ by Rich Watson, 53
âPlagues and Public Policy: How South Jersey Cleaned Up Its Actâ by Claude Epstein, 69
âŔÖ˛Ľ´ŤĂ˝ University Welcomes Heather Perez: Special Collections Librarian and Archivistâ by Amy Krieger, 83
âGhost Forests in the Mullica Valley: Indicators of Sea-Level Riseâ by Kenneth W. Able, Jennifer Walker, and Benjamin P. Horton, 87
âA February Freshet & Breach in the Bankâ by Dallas Lore Sharp, 97
âBattle of Turtle Gut Inletâ by Zachary T. Baer and PaulW. Schopp, 7
âThe Battle of Iron Works Hillâ by Salvatore D. Gabriele, 17
âKnight at Egg Harborâ by J. Anthony Harness, 31
âForgotten Victoriesâ by Jeffery M. Dorwart, 41
âResearch into the Battle of Gloucesterâ by Garry Wheeler Stone, Paul W. Schopp, and Jason R. Wickertsty, 55
âThe Battle of the Kegsâ by Francis Hopkinson, 74
âShould New Jersey Be Considered the Crossroads of the American Revolution?â by Zachary T. Baer, 77
âWhen Mad Anthony Came to South Jerseyâ by Claude M. Epstein, 81
âThe Lordâs Ordersâ by J. Anthony Harness, 95
âBorn a Peacemaker, Became a Patriot: 1st Lieutenant Jeremiah Leedsâ by Norman Reeves Goos, 107
âNotice is Hereby Given: Extracts from Colonial Newspapers,â 120
âSouth Jerseyâs Revolutionary Battles, Skirmishes, and Future Research,â 127
âCedar Bridge Tavern,â 137
âThe Atlantic County Veterans Museum,â by Jackson Glassey, 141
âThe Southern Pine Barrens: An Ethnic Archipelagoâ by Elizabeth Marsh, Mark Demitroff, and Paul W. Schopp, 7
âUnexpected Wildlife Refuge: Haven for South Jersey Wildlifeâ by Nedim C. Buyukmihci, 26
âThe Sphinx Womanâ by Patricia A. Martinelli, 33
âHorseshoe Crabs: Ancient Migratorsâ by Kenneth W. Able, Thomas M. Grothues, and Paola LĂłpez-Duarte, 39
âAll Aboard for Amatol, New Jerseyâ by Daniel J. Dinnebeil, 45
âUnlikely Farmers: Tokens of the Allivine Canning Companyâ by Todd R. Sciore, 55
âThe Newton Union Burial Ground: The Site of Camden Countyâs Origin and The Resting Place of Its Earliest Pioneersâ by Robert Shinn, Andrew Levecchia, and Sandra White Grear, 63
âA Century Later: The Spanish Flu in New Jerseyâ by Brendan Honick, 85
âThe Youthful Emigrant: A True Story of the Early Settlement of New Jerseyâ by Lydia Maria Child, 87
âThe Compendium of New Jerseyâs Crossroads in Folk Musicâ by Jackson Glassey, 95
âThe Bayshore Center: A Unique Maritime Experience on the Delaware Bayâ by Jessica English, 99
âThe Great Island Lying Before Shackamaxon: Petty Island, Lenape-Colonist Relations, and Provincial Rivalries, 1678-1701" by Robert A. Shinn and Jean R. Soderlund, 7
âCaptain Wilson & the Walt Whitman Bridge," by Samantha Wyld and Tom Kinsella, 25
âGary Giberson Talks about Cedar" by Gary Giberson, 30
âRailroads and Forest Fires" by Horace A. Somes Jr. and Paul W. Schopp, 45
âMap of the Skirmish or Battle of Iron Works Hill" by Adam E. Zielinski, 55
âJournal of Thomas Hopkins of the Friendship Salt Works, New Jersey, 1780" 59
âThe New Old Cedar Bridge Tavern" by Jessica Camberlain, 71
âA Window to the Past: Waretown's Glass Negative Postcard Setâ by Adele R. Shaw, 74
"Who Was Alick Merriman? A South Jersey Real Photo Postcard Photographer" by Paul W. Schopp, 95
âShirley Burd Whealton, In Memoriam" by Peter H. Stemmmer, 99
SoJourn 4.2 Winter 2019/20 was unavoidably delayed by Covid, then passed over altogether. Sorry.
âHistory and Ecology of Salt Marsh Ditches in the Mullica Valleyâ by Kenneth W. Able, 7
âThe Kennedy Farmâ by Raymond Dudo, 18
âA Bay-Side Outingâ by Charles C. Abbott, 29
âRecherchĂŠ Days on the Rancocas: the Bon-Air Clubâ by Zachary T. Baer and Paul W. Schopp, 33
âForgotten Flier of the Pines: The Last Flight of Major William F. Dimasâ by John Gregg, 47
âThe McNeal Mansionâ by Richard Lewis, 53
âHistory of the McNeal Mansionâ by Paul W. Schopp, 57
âMaurice River Memories: Introduction, Summertime 1937, and Tidewater,â by Joseph S. Reeves, 65
âAspirational News: The Womanâs Edition of the Daily Pioneer and the Presbyterian Improvement Society in Bridgeton, New Jersey, 1898â by Brittney Ingersoll, 77
âField Diary of Vernon Bailey: Amatol, New Jersey, May 21, 1919â by Vernon O. Bailey, 87
âAfterword to The Kidnapped and The Ransomed: The Still Brothers Trilogy is Completeâ by Paul W. Schopp, 91
âAugustine Herrman and the Mapping of Southern New Jerseyâ by John W. Lawrence, 7
âTrials and Hardships of Immigrantsâ by Louis Mounier, 17
âSea Breeze, New Jersey: A Landscape Historyâ by Samuel Avery-Quinn, 21
âMaurice River Fire Deals Serious Damage to Oyster Houses,â images from the Mickey Smith Collection; text by Louis Burgess, 37
âThe Forgotten South Jersey Author: Stories of the Pine Barrensâ by F. James Bergmann, 43
âThe Unnatural History of South Jersey Lagoonsâ by Kenneth W. Able, 49
âWarbirds Over the Pinelandsâ by Horace Somes Jr., 55
âSelections from the Noyes Decoy Collectionâ by Gary Giberson, 67
âMaurice River Memories: Driftwood and Start of the Seasonâ by Joseph S. Reeves, 88
âSouth Jersey Horse Rescueâ by Amanda Clark and Sarahjane Hehre, 98
âCareers in Camerawork: Six Photographers of Camden, New Jersey, 1860â1910â by Gary D. Saretzky, 7
â âBig Saturdayâ in the Pines: The Burlington Gazette, Friday, August 1, 1845â by Edmund Morris, 27
âThe Skinny on the Privy: Investigation of the Shipman Mansion Privyâ by John W. Lawrence, 33
âThe Artist and the Lighthouseâ by Hal Taylor, 47
âJarrad, Last of the Pineysâ by George Agnew Chamberlain, 51
âGeorge E. Weber: Burlington Countyâs Greatest Athleteâ by Dennis McDonald, 61
âSouth Jersey Scout Heroâ by Erik L. Burro, 69
âMaurice River Memories: âQuackamâs Beachâ and âRelativesâ â by Joseph S. Reeves Jr., 75
âIn Memoriam Mark Maxwellâ by Dennis Niceler & Friends, 81
âThe Sum of its Parts: The Making of Port Republicâ by Paul W. Schopp, 83
A thematic issue, discussing the coastal and riverside ways of life of South Jersey. 50% larger than a standard issue.
âAgainst All Odds: The Judgeâs Shack at Island Beach State Parkâ by Bill Bolger 7
âRed Knots & Horseshoe Crabsâ by Susan Allen, 19
âRails to Brigantineâ by Norm Goos, 34
âCrossing the Salt Marshes in South Jersey: Remembering the Railroadsâ by Kenneth W. Able and Paul W. Schopp, 52
âA Curious Case of Survival: History of the Red Dragon Canoe Clubâ by John Lawrence, 71
âThe Fabled Settlement of Fish House and the Tammany Pea Shore Fishing Companyâ by Paul W. Schopp, 81
âOcean Cityâs Oldest Surviving Church Structureâ by Loretta Thompson Harris, 95
âScullers, Decoy Carvers, and River Rats on the Delaware River: The Watermen of Delanco, New Jerseyâ by Alice M. Smith, 106
âThe Great War and the Jersey Shore: The U-151âs Gamble Hits Atlantic Cityâ by Zachary Baer, 124
âRailbirding and Rice on the Wading River: Recollections, Anecdotes, and Natural Historyâ by Horace Somes Jr., Stephen Eichinger, and Peter H. Stemmer, 138
âMaurice River Memories: âNight & Dayâ and âHip Bootsâ â by Joseph Reeve, 159
âAmelia and the Other Georgeâ by F. James Bergmann, 7
âLast Line of Defense: The Lumberton Nike Missile Baseâ by Jim Alexander, 14
âMullica Valley Ports and Landings: Past and Plannedâ by Kenneth W. Able and Horace A. Somes Jr., 31
âThe Little Indian Day Camp: âA Woodland Experienceâ â by Stephen C. Fiedler, 40
âThe Cuts in the Mullica River: From Oyster Plantations to Thoroughfares for Transportationâ by Kenneth W. Able, 63
âThe Bucto Wildfi re: 1930âNew Gretna to Little Egg Harborâ by Horace A. Somes Jr., 68
âMaurice River Memories: The Garden of Eden, Fishermanâs Luck, and Last Time on the Riverâ by Joseph S. Reeves, 79
âA Vincentown Wedding: The Marriage Book of Francis Bazley Lee and Sara Stretch Eayreâ by Paulie Wenger, 93
âThe Hurley Houseâ by William J. Lewis, 103
âHerb Misner: Snapper Trapperâ by Dennis McDonald, 108
âSamuel C. Chester: Southern New Jersey Photographerâ by Gary D. Saretzky, 129
âThe Cape May Lighthouse: A Sight of New Jerseyâ by Amanda Sciandra, 150
âA Visit to the NASW Museumâ by Cory Krause, 155
âAbsecon Clubâ by Paul W. Schopp, 160
âUnknown: A Brief History of Almshouse Life in South Jerseyâ by Patricia A. Martinelli, 7
âConfession of Rosan Keen,â 13
âFrom Clam Shells to Recycling: The Ongoing Story of South Jersey Garbageâ by Jim Alexander, 15
âMysteries of the Tuckerton Moundâ by Jim Alexander, 33
âThe Crab Island Fish Factory: The Development and Collapse of a City in Great Bayâ by Kenneth W. Able and James Allen, 42
âThanksgiving at Grandfatherâs Farmâ by Dallas Lore Sharp, 53
âGhosts of Horse Racingâs Pastâ by Maria Verlengia, 55
âHatfieldâs and Willitsâ Stores/Hotels on Sheepshead Meadows: Dancing with Leah Blackmanâs Sister-In-Lawâ by John H. Yates, 63
âThe Barnegat Bay Sneakboxâ by Bob Keeney Jr., 88
âEvanescence of Voices: The Preservation of Women of Disorderly Houses in Cumberland County, New Jersey, 1879â1890â by Brittney Pantelione Ingersoll, 101
â âSaltyâ Hay from the Tidal Meadows: Saltmeadow Cordgrass or âSpartina patensâ â by Horace Somes Jr. and Grove Conrad, 108
âStrange Tracks: The Whitesbog Jersey Devil Hoaxâ by Paulie Wenger, 133
âRemembering a Southern New Jersey Black Enclave: Eaves Bridgeâ by Zachary T. Baer and Paul W. Schopp, 139
âTwo Bridges and Asparagus,â 153
âThe Dorothy Baldadian Papers: Preserved in the Bjork Library Special Collectionsâ selected by Mariyah Black, 155
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