New Jersey: A History of the Garden State at Library Headquarters

The New Jersey Historical Commission, in partnership with the Monmouth County Library, is pleased to present a panel featuring the authors of the recent book, New Jersey: A History of the Garden State.

The panel will be held on Saturday, May 17 at 2 p.m., at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan. This program is part of the continuing celebration of New Jersey's 350th Anniversary at the Monmouth County Library.

Join some of New Jersey's leading archaeologists, political, social, and economic historians as they provide new perspectives on how the Garden State evolved. New Jersey: A History of the Garden State presents a fresh, comprehensive overview of New Jersey's history from the prehistoric era to the present.

Featured speakers include Maxine Lurie (professor emerita of history at Seton Hall University), Paul Israel (director of The Edison Papers, Rutgers University), Larry Greene (professor of history at Seton Hall University), and Brian Greenberg (the Jules Plangere Jr. Chair in American Social History at MonmouthUniversity).

This program is free and open to all but registration is strongly recommended. Register online, over the phone at 732-431-7220 Ext 7222, or in-person at the Reference Desk.

Click on the Library's webpage at www.monmouthcountylib.org

for more information on this program and on other NJ 350 events.