Dallas Lore Sharp was born in 1870 in Haleyville, Cumberland County, New Jersey. After a childhood spent exploring the fields, forests, and swamps of South Jersey, he attended Brown University and eventually became Professor of English at Boston University. Writing in the first quarter of the twentieth century, Sharp was among the most popular nature writers of his time. He mused on aspects of nature that could be found in one's backyard - native birds, small mammals, creeks, trees and loose fall leaves - successfully translating the wild world into his readers' living rooms. The present volume is a selection of essays from The Whole Year Round, originally published as four shorter texts, each based on a season. In these essays Sharp concentrates upon the small scale of the natural world, a focus that highlights the grandness of nature as a whole.

Seasons

Teen & Young Adult

Sharp, Dallas Lore

Education & Reference

South Jersey Culture & History Center

Pine Barrens: Life and Legends is a catalogue of an art and history exhibition held at the Noyes Museum of Art of Stockton University, January 30, 2015 - September 13, 2015. Focused on life in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, the catalogue provides an introduction to the lifestyles, culture, and folklore of the Pines.

Pine Barrens: Life and Legends

Arts & Photography

Kinsella, Thomas E.

Schopp, Paul W.

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

James Still was perhaps the most gifted physician in South Jersey during the nineteenth century. He was also African American, the son of former slaves, who received no more than six months of traditional schooling, and was self taught in both medical knowledge and practice. Born in Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey - now Shamong - Dr. Still overcame poverty and racial animus to become one of the wealthiest men in South Jersey during his lifetime. This republication of his autobiography, self-published in 1877, is a stirring reminder of the power of self determination and faith.

Early Recollections and Life of James Still

History

Still, James

Americas

SoJourn is journal of Southern New Jersey history, culture and geography.

SoJourn

Nine oral histories collected from members of the garment industry in Southern New Jersey, particularly the Town of Hammonton, New Jersey.

Garment Workers of South Jersey: Nine Oral Histories

This is the second issue of SoJourn, a journal dedicated to publishing articles describing the history, culture, and geography of South Jersey—the eight southernmost counties of New Jersey. This issue reaches back to the eighteenth century, albeit through discussion of a mid-nineteenth century novel, and stretches forward to the summer of 2016, describing a day spent with a Leeds Point crabber. Essays touch upon local industries—sawmills, fishing, crabbing and fruitpicking—upon art—architecture, literature and, again, fruitpicking—and also upon notable citizens—Margaret Mead, the Rev. Jeremiah H. Pierce, and four generations of Butcher MDs.

SoJourn 1.2, Winter 2016/2017: A journal devoted to the history, culture, and geography of South Jersey

Twelve articles written by local historians on topics of South Jersey culture and history. Article titles: “The First African American Excursion to Atlantic City,” “Proving a Legend: A Submarine in the Rancocas Creek,” “Brevet Brigadier General Elias Wright: Surveyor Extraordinaire,” “Mapping the Mullica Valley: Natural History Landscapes,” “Off Course in a Raging Sea: Captain William M. Phillips and the Plight of the Schooner BENJAMIN E. VALENTINE,” “Shad Fishing, ” “Jerseyisms,” “The Rebirth of Buzby’s Chatsworth General Store,” “The Publications of R. Marilyn Schmidt,” “The Endicott-Reardon Family Museum,” “Anecdotes and Memoirs of William Boen,” “The Coia Map Project.”

SoJourn 2.1, Summer 2017: A journal devoted to the history, culture, and geography of South Jersey

SoJourn, Summer 2020, issue 5.1, presents articles on topics related to South Jersey culture and history. Articles include: "History and Ecology of Salt Marsh Ditches in the Mullica Valley" by Kenneth W. Able; "The Kennedy Farm" by Raymond Dudo; "A Bay-Side Outing" by Charles C. Abbott; "Recherché Days on the Rancocas: the Bon-Air Club" by Zachary T. Baer and Paul W. Schopp; "Forgotten Flier of the Pines: The Last Flight of Major William F. Dimas" by John Gregg; "The McNeal Mansion" by Richard Lewis; "History of the McNeal Mansion" by Paul W. Schopp; "Maurice River Memories: Introduction, Summertime 1937, and Tidewater," by Joseph S. Reeves; "Aspirational News: The Woman's Edition of the Daily Pioneer and the Presbyterian Improvement Society in Bridgeton, New Jersey, 1898" by Brittney Ingersoll; "Field Diary of Vernon Bailey: Amatol, New Jersey, May 21, 1919" by Vernon O. Bailey; and "Afterword to The Kidnapped and The Ransomed: The Still Brothers Trilogy is Complete" by Paul W. Schopp.

SoJourn 5.1, Summer 2020: A journal devoted to the history, culture, and geography of South Jersey

With Eager Hands is the biography of Elizabeth Coleman White (1871-1954), an extraordinary woman and one of New Jersey's shining stars. Horticulturist, conservationist, and social advocate, Elizabeth was a powerful voice in The American Cranberry Growers' Association. With Frederick V. Coville, she cultivated the modern blueberry. Her contributions to improving social conditions and agricultural practices in New Jersey were outstanding. Her life's work and that of other family members is preserved at Whitesbog Village, past headquarters of Joseph J. White, Inc., once the largest cranberry farm in New Jersey. Albertine Senske presents the details of Elizabeth's rich and consequential life with infectious passion.

With Eager Hands The Life of Elizabeth Coleman White

Biographies & Memoirs

Senske, Albertine

Community & Culture

SoJourn 5.2 (Winter 2020/21) is a journal devoted to the history, culture, and geography of South Jersey, encompassing the eight southernmost counties of New Jersey. This issue contains the following articles: "Augustine Herrman and the Mapping of Southern New Jersey" by John W. Lawrence; "Trials and Hardships of Immigrants" by Louis Mounier; "Sea Breeze, New Jersey: A Landscape History" by Samuel Avery-Quinn; "Maurice River Fire Deals Serious Damage to Oyster Houses," images from the Mickey Smith Collection, text by Louis Burgess; "The Forgotten South Jersey Author: Stories of the Pine Barrens" by F. James Bergmann; "The Unnatural History of South Jersey Lagoons" by Kenneth W. Able; "Warbirds Over the Pinelands" by 
Horace Somes Jr.; "Selections from the Noyes Decoy Collection" by Gary Giberson; "Maurice River Memories: Driftwood and Start of the Season" by Joseph S. Reeves; "South Jersey Horse Rescue" by Amanda Clark 
and Sarahjane Hehre.

SoJourn 5.2, Winter 2020/21

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