The Genealogical Society of New Jersey 99th Annual Meeting

Saturday, 14 November 2020

Virtual Meeting

— Free and Open to the Public —

Event Registration Required

Registration

Program registration is required by 12 November 2020.

Attendees MUST provide a working email address at the time of registration. The syllabus and conference link will be emailed to attendees on or before 13 November 2020. A working internet connection is required to access the virtual conference.

Questions or problems? Contact us at programs@gsnj.org or 973-768-2815.

GSNJ Annual Meeting and Election of Trustees

The feature presentation will be preceded by a brief Annual Meeting and election of Trustees.

Schedule (All times are Eastern Time)

11:30 am—GSNJ Annual Meeting and Presentation

1:00 pm—Conclusion of GSNJ Annual Meeting

Note: Schedule and speakers may be subject to change.

Election of Trustees

The GSNJ Board of Trustees consists of fifteen to eighteen dues-paying members, each serving three year terms. This year, the following candidates are presented for new or continuing terms:

Michelle Chubenko

Middlesex County, NJ

Laura Cubbage-Draper

Middlesex County, NJ

Alexander D. Everitt, Jr

Sussex County, NJ

Scott A. Holmes

Hunterdon County, NJ

Janet T. Riemer

Mercer County, NJ

Visit www.gsnj.org for biographies.

Feature Presentation

Reclaiming Our Voice: New Jersey’s Central Role in the Fight for Women’s Suffrage

Presentation by Carol Simon Levin

Ms. Levin will tell the story of the role of New Jersey women in the long struggle for women’s suffrage. Two hundred and twenty-five years ago, women had the right to vote in only one state, New Jersey, a right they would lose in 1807, and not win back for more than five generations. New Jersey’s role in the struggle to regain that right is largely overlooked. Hear the stories of these and many other women with Jersey ties – including the Grimke sisters (who spoke out against slavery and for women’s rights from their home in Shrewsbury), Dr. Florence Spearing Randolph (chair of the NJ Association of Colored Women’s Clubs and executive board member on the NJ Woman Suffrage Association), Alice Low Turnbull Hopkins (who threw her considerable support behind Alice Paul’s Washington pickets), and Alice Paul, the dynamo who re-energized the movement for a federal amendment.

Carol Simon Levin is a professional storyteller and independent historian specializing in telling the stories of “fascinating women history forgot” through first person portrayals. She is a NJ Council for the Humanities Public Scholar. She published an article in the March 2020 issue of the Garden State Legacy and authored the book “Remembering the Ladies: From Patriots in Petticoats to Presidential Candidates” which profiles 69 women — well-known and unknown — who worked tirelessly for women’s rights in America. Carol is also the founder of Telling Her Stories.

Carol holds a BA focusing on women’s history and history of technology from Cornell University and a Masters in Library Services from the University of Arizona.