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New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 21, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Oct 2001

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 21, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The Commission turns 25 years old and celebrates its anniversary and accomplishments in this issue. A “Meet the Commission” installment introduces a new member, as well.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 20, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Apr 2001

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 20, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

“Appeal from China to New Jersey Issued 64 Years Ago” outlines the plea to the archdioscese of Newark for relief and resources during the beginning of WWII. The Catholic missionaries in China had established a strong religious community, but were suffering in the war with the Japanese. New members join the Commission, and it establishes a history prize in honor of Msgr. William N. Field. “Meet the Commission” introduces one of its new members.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 20, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Jan 2001

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 20, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

This issue sadly announces the death of Msgr. William N. Field, a founding member of the Commission, and Prof. Allan Nelson. The issue is dedicated to describing the lives and legacies of these members. The Commission also announces publications that are still available and a need for information on the history of the underground railroad in New Jersey.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 20, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Oct 2000

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 20, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The article “Some Catholic Military Involvement Throughout the Years” highlights the service of some New Jersey Catholic chaplains in the U.S. Military. “Meet the Commission” and recent publications are included, as well.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 19, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Apr 2000

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 19, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The “Catholic Higher Education for Women in New Jersey” conference is reviewed. Recent articles written by Commission members appear in New Jersey History. A “Meet the Commission” article is included, and the announcement of Msgr. Giglio's retirement.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 19, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Jan 2000

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 19, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The Commission formally announces the program on Women's Higher Education. The schedule is included in the issue. Continuing with this theme, “The College of Saint Elizabeth: Glimpse Into Its Past,” looks at the Catholic Church's involvement in establishing four-year colleges for women with special emphasis on the College of Saint Elizabeth.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 19, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Oct 1999

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 19, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The Commission announces that New Jersey Catholicism: An Annotated Bibliography will be available soon. Archbishop Gerety is honored for his past service to the Commission and to the Catholic Church. A “Save the Date” is included for the next conference “One Hundred Years of Catholic Higher Education for Women in New Jersey” to be held on March 25, 2000.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 18, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Apr 1999

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 18, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

“St. Thomas the Apostle Byzantine Catholic Church and its Role in Byzantine Catholic Awareness Day” enumerates the many services the church did for 19th century immigrants and for the community, today. More Gerety lectures are announced, and Ad Multos Annos is included honoring Archbishop Gerety's 60 years of priesthood.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 18, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Jan 1999

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 18, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

Sacred Heart and Holy Family parishes of Camden celebrate anniversaries, and the histories of these churches are elaborated on in this issure. “Meet the Commission” is included, as well.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 18, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Oct 1998

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 18, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

Rapid urban expansion and immgration in the 19th century called for new parishes to be built, as described in “Building Churches on New Jersey's Northwest Frontier.” A “Meet the Commission” article and the announcement of the next Gerety lecture, “Catholicism and Race in the Twentieth-Century Urban North” by Prof. John T. McGreevy, are included in this issue.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 17, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Apr 1998

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 17, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The conference on Catholic Education is reviewed. More Gerety lectures are scheduled for the upcoming year, and new publications are listed.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 17, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Jan 1998

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 17, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

“ A Tempest in Trenton: The Great Controversy upon Catholicism and Protestantism” discusses 19th century nativism and predjudice against Catholic immigrants. The Commission formally announces the conference on Catholic Education in New Jersey for April 25, 1998. The schedule and registration form are included in the issue, as well as a “Meet the Commission” section.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 17, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Oct 1997

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 17, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

“Early Days at Holy Trinity, Westfield” examines the efforts of a small, but growing Catholic community. “Meet the Commission,” recent publications, and a “Save the Date” for the annual public program is included in this issue.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 16, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Apr 1997

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 16, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

An article on Saint Michael's Cathedral in Passaic overviews its humble beginnings and importance to Byzantine Catholics of New Jersey. A “Meet the Commission” installment is included, as well as a requiescat in pace for a founding member of the Commission, Prof. George L.A. Reilly. The New Jersey Historical Commission awarded a grant to the Commission for the publication of New Jersey Catholicism: An Annotated Bibliography by Father Augustine Curley, O.S.B.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 16, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Jan 1997

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 16, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The “Writing Parish History” conference is overviewed as a success. “The Sisters Come to Saint John's, New Brunswick” recalls the sisters involvement with the school, church, and German Community in that area after the Civil War. The Commission announces personnel changes and the speaker for the next Gerety Lecture, Prof. Philip Gleason of Notre Dame University.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 16, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Oct 1996

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 16, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The “Writing Parish History” program is officially announced with the program included in the issue. Recent publications of interest are noted. Another in the series of Gerety Lectures is scheduled for November 13. The Archives announces a new exhibit on display, “Treasures from the Special Collections Center.”


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 15, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Apr 1996

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 15, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

Saint Francis Hospital in Trenton is reviewed for its service to the community. “Save the Date” announces the Commission's next public program “Writing Parish Histories” to be held on September 28. Commission member Sr. Margherita Marchione, M.P.F. published Yours is a Precious Witness: Memoirs of Jews and Catholics in Wartime Italy, which defends Pope Pius XII. Other publications are also listed as available through the Commission.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 15, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Jan 1996

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 15, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The Conference on the Ministry of Women Religious is overviewed. A Commission member, Bernard Bush, is honored by the New Jersey Historical Commission. Recent publications of interest are listed, and the archives acquires a photograph collection.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 15, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Oct 1995

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 15, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The Commission reminds its readers of the Conference on Women Religious and Ministry in New Jersey. The conference program is incluced. One of the founding members of the Commission, Msgr. Edwin V. Sullivan retires. The letterbook of Bishop Winand Wigger is featured and pictured in its reconditioned state thanks to a recent grant to the Special Collections Center at Seton Hall University.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 14, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Apr 1995

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 14, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

“Women Religious in New Jersey” descirbes the invaluable service of Catholic Sisters in the history of the Catholic Church in New Jersey. A conference on this topic is announced for October 25. There is a “Meet the Commission” installment, and work of the sculptor Brian Hanlon is to be shown in Walsh Library Gallery.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 14, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Jan 1995

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 14, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The success of the Immigration conference is overviewed. Recent publications are listed. “Neglected Historical Riches- Cementary Inscriptions” evaluates the historical importance of deteriorating Catholic gravesites.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 14, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Oct 1994

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 14, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The Commission anticipates the conference in November. The schedule is included. Kevin A. Gugliotta wins the Gerety Award, and more Gerety lectures are scheduled. Sr. Marghertia Marchione, M.P.F. recently published Peter and Sally Sammartino (Biographical Notes) is available.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 13, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Apr 1994

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 13, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

Reverend Monsignor Joseph M. Flynn made great contributions to Morristown, as described in this issue. “African-American Catholics Flourish at St. Peter Claver Parish” is a retrospective of the Catholic community in Montclair. This issue also announces recent publications of interest and the rescheduling of the Carribean Immigration conference. An archives grant was also received for the preservation of the Bishop Winand Wigger Letterbook.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 13, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Jan 1994

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 13, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The Commission announces “Carribean Immigrants and the Catholic Church in New Jersey” a conference to be held on March 12, and the publication of Upon this Rock, a history of the Trenton Diocese. “A Teaching Bishop- James A. McFaul of Trenton” describes the educational and humanitarian efforts of an early bishop of Trenton and the problems that he sought to eliminate during his service.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 13, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Oct 1993

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 13, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The Seton Hall Battalion is overviewed for its activity during the Civil War to the turn-of-the-century. The Commission also announces personnel changes and recent publications. Sr. Margherita Marchione, M.P.F., a Commission member, is honored for her induction into the New Jersey Literary Hall of Fame.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 12, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Apr 1993

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 12, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The “Collecting, Preserving, and Writing local Catholic History in New Jersey” conference is overviewed in this issue. The Heritage Institute of the Diocese of Passaic is credited in this issue with preserving the cultural backgrounds of Catholic immigrants during the 19th century. The colleciton consists of national costume, art, and other insightful artifacts of the many cultures of the Diocese of Passaic. “Meet the Commission” is included, and “Noted with Pleasure” congratulates Sr. Margherita Marchione, M.P.F. on her recent honors from the New Jersey Christopher Columbus Quincentennial Observance Commission.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 12, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Jan 1993

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 12, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

The Commission announces the “Collecting, Preserving, and Writing local Catholic History in New Jersey” conference to be held on March 30, 1993. Mrs. Miriam Murphy is honored for her serivce to the Commission. There is also a “Meet the Commission” installment and personnel changes. The first Bishop of Trenton, Most Reverend Michael J. O'Farrell, is discussed as a true servant to immigrants and orphans alike.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 12, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Oct 1992

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 12, No.1, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

Most Reverend Dominic A. Marconi, D.D. is appointed the new Chairman of the Commission. More Gerety Lectures are scheduled. The Commission looks at Catholic Fundraising during economically depressed times in “Funding the Mission.”


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 11, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Apr 1992

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 11, No.3, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

Very Reverend William McNulty is Paterson's “Grand Old Man,” and his long service to the commnity is praised in the featured article. The Commission anounces a new book on Hispanic influence and personnel changes.


New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 11, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission Jan 1992

New Jersey Catholic Records Newsletter, Vol. 11, No.2, New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission

New Jersey Catholic Historical Commission newsletters

“St. Michael's Medical Center, Newark: 125 years of service to the community” is featured for its history of charity for the city. The Commission celebrates its 15th anniversary, as well.