SoJourn

sojourn

SoJourn is our annual journal devoted to the history, culture, and geography of South Jersey. All issues are available.

Purchase copies at Second Time Books in Mt. Laurel, the 黑料社 Campus Center Bookstore, the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center gift shop, and Amazon. Price for twice-yearly editions published through 2021 is $18.00; since 2022 our expanded annual issues are $24. All proceeds support the publication of further South Jersey-related titles.

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SoJourn is a collaborative effort. Local historians contribute the articles; 黑料社 students edit, design the layout, and set type; SJCHC oversees the publication.

Articles by Issue:

鈥淣ash鈥檚 Cabin (Buck Run)鈥 by Richard Watson, 7

鈥淭he Future of Transportation: The Bicycle Railway鈥 by Dennis McDonald, 17

鈥淢ary, Mary, Quite Contrary . . .鈥 by Patricia A. Martinelli, 27

鈥淏ipolar State: A Survey and Analysis of South Jersey鈥檚 Geographical and Cultural Borders鈥 by Robert Lowe Barnett and Steve Chernoski, 33

鈥淚mmersion鈥 by Kenneth Tompkins, 49

鈥淪hinplasters: Economic Remnants of New Jersey鈥檚 Glass Industry鈥 by Todd R. Sciore, 55

鈥淭he Burlington Town Plan: From Medieval to Modern鈥 by Robert P. Thompson, 63

鈥淣ature, Naturalists, and South Jersey鈥 by Claude M. Epstein, 75

鈥淢ary Ann and the Cranberry Farm, a Transformative Experience鈥 by Alexis Demitroff, 89

鈥淜ate Aylesford: Modernity and Place in New Jersey鈥檚 Pine Barrens鈥 by Matthew G. Hatvany, 7

鈥淎lfred and Muriel: The Story of the J. A. Sweeton House in Cherry Hill, New Jersey鈥 by Brian Stolz as told by Jim Stanton, 19

鈥淪chool Segregation in the Post-Civil War Era: Burlington County, New Jersey, 1865鈥1915鈥 by Zachary T. Baer, 25

鈥淲here Blackberries Grew: Margaret Mead in Hammonton鈥 by Patricia Chappine and Mark Demitroff, 37

鈥淎 Day on the Bay with Waterman Phil Andersen鈥 by Susan Allen, 45

鈥淪outh Jersey Fruit Picking Tickets鈥 by Richard Watson, 50

鈥淔rom Butcher Knife to Scalpel: Four Generations of South Jersey Physicians鈥 by Lisa E. Cox, Edward Hutton and Ruth Hutton-Williams, 63

鈥淢anufacturing from Menhaden: A History in the Mullica Valley鈥 by Kenneth W. Able, 75

鈥淐arabajal, The Jew: A Legend of Monterey, Mexico鈥 by Charles K. Landis, 83

鈥淩eimagining a Remnant of the Past at 黑料社鈥 by James Pullaro and Paul W. Schopp, 100

鈥淭he First African American Excursion to Atlantic City鈥 by Paul W. Schopp, 7

鈥淧roving a Legend: A Submarine in the Rancocas Creek鈥 by Alice Smith, 15

鈥淏revet Brigadier General Elias Wright: Surveyor Extraordinaire鈥 by Elizabeth G. Carpenter, 23

鈥淢apping the Mullica Valley: Natural History Landscapes鈥 by Kenneth W. Able, 33

鈥淥ff Course in a Raging Sea: Captain William M. Phillips and the Plight of the Schooner Benjamin E. Valentine鈥 by Paul W. Schopp with Anthony Ficcaglia, 45

鈥淗aul Away, Boys!鈥 53

鈥淛erseyisms鈥 by Francis E. Lee, 59

鈥淭he Rebirth of Buzby鈥檚 Chatsworth General Store鈥 by R. Marilyn Schmidt, 68

鈥淭he Publications of R. Marilyn Schmidt,鈥 78

鈥淭he Endicott-Reardon Family Museum鈥 by Rebecca Muller, 81

鈥淎necdotes and Memoirs of William Boen,鈥 85

鈥淭he Coia Map Project鈥 by James Pullaro and Paul W. Schopp, 94

鈥淢ade in Nesco: The Inter-Generational Project of Place-Making鈥 by Mary Jo Kietzman, 7

鈥淟e Balloonist鈥 by Hal Taylor, 23

鈥淓lizabeth C. White鈥檚 Garden鈥 by Albertine Senske, 28

鈥淧ocahontas on the Delaware: The Intersection of History and Legend in the Historiography of New Jersey鈥 by John W. Lawrence, 39

鈥淐alico or Dobbin鈥檚 Bog鈥 by Rich Watson, 53

鈥淧lagues and Public Policy: How South Jersey Cleaned Up Its Act鈥 by Claude Epstein, 69

鈥満诹仙 Welcomes Heather Perez: Special Collections Librarian and Archivist鈥 by Amy Krieger, 83

鈥淕host Forests in the Mullica Valley: Indicators of Sea-Level Rise鈥 by Kenneth W. Able, Jennifer Walker, and Benjamin P. Horton, 87

鈥淎 February Freshet & Breach in the Bank鈥 by Dallas Lore Sharp, 97

鈥淏attle of Turtle Gut Inlet鈥 by Zachary T. Baer and PaulW. Schopp, 7

鈥淭he Battle of Iron Works Hill鈥 by Salvatore D. Gabriele, 17

鈥淜night at Egg Harbor鈥 by J. Anthony Harness, 31

鈥淔orgotten Victories鈥 by Jeffery M. Dorwart, 41

鈥淩esearch into the Battle of Gloucester鈥 by Garry Wheeler Stone, Paul W. Schopp, and Jason R. Wickertsty, 55

鈥淭he Battle of the Kegs鈥 by Francis Hopkinson, 74

鈥淪hould New Jersey Be Considered the Crossroads of the American Revolution?鈥 by Zachary T. Baer, 77

鈥淲hen Mad Anthony Came to South Jersey鈥 by Claude M. Epstein, 81

鈥淭he Lord鈥檚 Orders鈥 by J. Anthony Harness, 95

鈥淏orn a Peacemaker, Became a Patriot: 1st Lieutenant Jeremiah Leeds鈥 by Norman Reeves Goos, 107

鈥淣otice is Hereby Given: Extracts from Colonial Newspapers,鈥 120

鈥淪outh Jersey鈥檚 Revolutionary Battles, Skirmishes, and Future Research,鈥 127

鈥淐edar Bridge Tavern,鈥 137

鈥淭he Atlantic County Veterans Museum,鈥 by Jackson Glassey, 141

鈥淭he Southern Pine Barrens: An Ethnic Archipelago鈥 by Elizabeth Marsh, Mark Demitroff, and Paul W. Schopp, 7

鈥淯nexpected Wildlife Refuge: Haven for South Jersey Wildlife鈥 by Nedim C. Buyukmihci, 26

鈥淭he Sphinx Woman鈥 by Patricia A. Martinelli, 33

鈥淗orseshoe Crabs: Ancient Migrators鈥 by Kenneth W. Able, Thomas M. Grothues, and Paola L贸pez-Duarte, 39

鈥淎ll Aboard for Amatol, New Jersey鈥 by Daniel J. Dinnebeil, 45

鈥淯nlikely Farmers: Tokens of the Allivine Canning Company鈥 by Todd R. Sciore, 55

鈥淭he Newton Union Burial Ground: The Site of Camden County鈥檚 Origin and The Resting Place of Its Earliest Pioneers鈥 by Robert Shinn, Andrew Levecchia, and Sandra White Grear, 63</