VAN HARLINGEN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
of Montgomery Township, NJ
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The Dirck Gulick House, at 506 Rte. 601 across from Dutchtown Harlingen Road, opened in May 2004 as headquarters and library of the Van Harlingen Historical Society. The Gulick House library is open on the last Saturday of each month from 10:00-12:00. The library is closed during the month of August. If you are traveling a long distance it is best to call first. Call historian Ursula Brecknell at 908-359-3498 for more information. The library contains local history books, old photographs, journals, and other local history resources. The genealogy section contains material on prominent local family names such as Dorland, Stryker, Cruser (Croesen), Staats, Skillman, Baird, Blaw, Quick, Terhune, Rynearson, Durling, Pardee, Beekman, Campbell, Van Voorhees, VanderVeer, Hoagland, Greenwood's Researcher's Guide to American Genealogy, Nelson's New Jersey Marriage Records, 2 volumes of Genealogies of New Jersey Families, and 4 volumes of Genealogical and Memorial History of the State of New Jersey. In addition to monographs, there are files on individuals with deeds and other papers. |
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