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Department Brochures* Books* |
Help Support Us
Your financial donation can provide:
| $10 to $25 | Archival Document Cases and Cartons (various sizes)
Photograph Digitization |
| $30 | Archival Photograph sleeves |
| $40 | Archival Folders or Custom Boxes |
| $50 | Archival Frame Kit or Book Purchase |
| $150 | Archival Poster Frame Kit |
| $200 | Purchase of an Historical Publication |
| $500 | (towards) Historical document or ledger repair and conservation |
| $1,000 + | (towards) Historical map repair conservation |
Reproduction Fees
| B&W Photocopies | 25 cents per page |
| Color Photocopies | 50 cents per page |
| Digital Scans | See Below* |
| Computer Printouts | 25 cents per page |
| Microfilm Printouts | 25 cents per page |
| Blueprints | $5 per page (11" x 17") |
| Blueprints on DVD | $25 per disc* |
Certain items are too fragile to be photocopied or scanned. In some cases, the items may be photographed by Library staff and the images printed or saved to CD for patron use. Please see forms below for details about our specific policies regarding visual materials and documents.
Patrons unable to come into the Library may pay online via PayPal. We can no longer accept personal checks. Contact the Local History Department at 908-757-1111 x136 for more information.
*Please refer to Reproduction Fee & Use Forms in the "For More Information" section on the right..
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
Haunted Transportation: Ghostly Sightings
via Air, Land & Sea
Saturday, October 24th
10:30 am via Zoom
Co-hosted with the Drake House Museum
Presented by the NJ Ghost Hunters Society
You thought security was a nightmare at the airport! Wait until you hear about the ghostly results of Eastern Airlines flight 401 and phantom planes from Wales to Ohio to Pennsylvania.
Prefer rail travel? Think twice! From Gettysburg, PA to Pattenburg, NJ; there are tragic events that still travel along these forgotten rail lines.
Long before Princess Cruises, the "Gray Ghost" floated on the ocean waters. Today the Queen Mary is docked in Long Beach, California along with her ghostly passengers. All along the American seaboard lovely lighthouses dot the landscape providing the guiding light to ships in the night and foggy air. However, some lighthouse keepers aren't corporeal, but are still at work keeping the light lit!
This program is co-hosted by the Historical Society of Plainfield / Drake House Museum.
This is a FREE program. REGISTER HERE.
Sojourner Truth
Portrayed by Dr. Daisy Century
Saturday, November 7th
10:30 am via Zoom
Presented by The American Historical Theater Company
Co-hosted with the Historical Society of Plainfield /
Drake House Museum
Dr. Daisy Century gives a commanding performance of Ms. Truth, bringing to life a woman undeterred by incredible obstacles, a woman who mixed with the leading figures of her day, including Susan B. Anthony, Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. Audience members are urged to consider the twin goals of racial and gender parity of equal importance.
This program is funded in part by a Union County HEART (History, Education, Arts Reaching Thousands) Grant from the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
This is a FREE program. REGISTER HERE
SAVE THE DATES
Saturdays at 10:30 am on Zoom
November 21st
Remembering Plainfield WWI Soldiers
Presented by Nancy Piwowar & Historical Society of Plainfield
Co-hosted with the Drake House Museum
REGISTER HERE
December 5th
Choosing a DNA Test for Family History Research
Presented by American Ancestors & New England Historic Genealogical Society
REGISTER HERE
MONTHLY PROGRAMS
Memoir Writing Club
Next meeting: November 12th at 10:30 am via Zoom
Library Genealogy Club
Next meeting: December 5th at 10:30 am via Zoom
Digital Archive & Indexes
Search Image Collections
Our digital image collections are constantly growing, and are composed of over 55,000 photographs, postcards, and blueprints. All of these records are viewable online. In addition, patrons can now access Plainfield's historical city directories and the Plainfield's early newspapers online for free. Some of our special digital projects include:
For More Information
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