Gary D. Saretzky

Lectures Available, Lecture Schedule, and Past Lectures Since 2008

 

Prepared slide lectures available:

Preserving Family Photographs

19th Century New Jersey Photographers (customized by county)

Photographic Conservation (half or full day workshop)

Dating 19th Century Photographs

Edwin and Louise Rosskam: Documentary Photographers

Edward Steichen and WWII Navy Photography

Edward Steichen and The Family of Man Exhibit

Margaret Bourke-White: Eyes on Russia

Elias Goldensky: Wizard of Photography

12 Million Black Voices: Richard Wright and Edwin Rosskam

The Joshua Huddy Era: Documents of the American Revolution

Selected Photographers in the History of Photojournalism (2 hours)

 

2012

 

February 22, 2012

Preserving Family Photographs

Mary Jacobs Library, 64 Washington Street, Rocky Hill

7pm

Contact: Cassandra Alpaugh, 609-924-7073

 

May 9, 2012

Edward Steichen and The Family of Man Exhibit

Fairways Arts & Culture Group

Ocean County (details to be posted when available)

1:30pm

Contact: Marilyn Karl, 732-363-4691

 

May 9, 2012

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Middlesex County

Mary Jacobs Library, 64 Washington Street, Rocky Hill

7pm

Contact: Cassandra Alpaugh, 609-924-7073

 

June 10, 2012

Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers: Trenton

Ellarslie, The City Museum of Trenton

Details to be posted when available

 

Past Lectures

2011

 

January 12, 2011 (Cancelled due to snow; to be rescheduled)

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Somerset County

Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mt. Airy Road, Basking Ridge

12:15pm

Contact: Phyllis Max , 908-580-1267

 

April 6, 2011

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Middlesex County

South Brunswick Public Library, 110 Kingston Lane, Monmouth Junction

7pm

Contact: Vera Schwartz, vesy1121@comcast.net

 

April 26, 2011

Edward Steichen and U.S. Navy Photography in World War II

Student Life Center, Brookdale Community College

7:30pm

Contact: Dr. Paul Zigo, 732- 224-2086

 

April 28, 2011

Preserving Family Photographs

Monmouth County Library, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan

2pm

Contact: Shelagh Reilly, 732-308-3771

 

June 2, 2011

Margaret Bourke-White: Eyes on Russia

Waldwick Public Library, Waldwick, NJ

7:30pm

Contact: Patty Boyd, Director, 201-652-5104

 

September 24, 2011

Preserving Family Photographs

Wall Township Public Library, 2700 Allaire Road, Belmar, NJ

2pm

Contact: Janet Trotter, 732-449-8877

 

September 26, 2011

19th Century New Jersey Photography: Monmouth County

Historical Society of Ocean Grove, Francis Asbury Manor

7pm

Contact: (732) 774 - 1869

 

October 12, 2011

Red Bank Register Projects at the Monmouth County Archives

Seminar on Newspaper Archives in New Jersey

Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ

9am to noon (registration required, $5 to cover refreshments cost)

Contact: Shelagh Reilly, 732-308-3772

 

October 12, 2011

Selected Photographers in the History of Photojournalism

Monmouth County Library Headquarters, 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ

1-2:30pm

Contact: Shelagh Reilly, 732-308-3771

Upcoming lectures:

November 3, 2011

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Gloucester County

Woodbury Public Library, Woodbury, New Jersey

7pm

Contact: Jean Wipf 856-845-2611; email - woodburylibrary@gmail.com website - http://woodburylibrary.org

 

November 7, 2011

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Morris County

Police Athletic Leaguem 33 Baldwin Rd, Parsippany, NJ 07054

Sponsored by Parsippany Public Library

7pm

Contact and pre-register: Judy, 973-887-5150 x211

 

November 8, 2011

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Salem County

Genealogy Society of Salem County, NJ

Friends Village at Woodstown, 903 Penn Court (off Rt. 40), Woodstown, 08098-1061

7pm

Contact: Bonnie, 609-670-0407

 

November 13, 2011

Edward Steichen and WWII Navy Photography

Monmouth County Genealogy Society

2pm

Community/Senior Center, Main Street, Eatontown

Contact: Jerry Smith, rainsburgpa@gmail.com

 

December 3, 2011

Preserving Family Photographs

Cinaminnson Public Library

1619 Riverton Road
Cinnaminson, NJ 08077
Phone: 856-829-9340

9:30am

Contact: Burlington Historians Roundtable, http://www.burlcohistorian.com

 

December 11, 2011

Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers: Salem County

Friends Village, Woodstown, New Jersey

1:30pm

Contact: Lindsay Thivierge, Salem County Historical Society, 856-935-5004
www.salemcountyhistoricalsociety.com

 

 

2010

 

January 11, 2010

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Somerset County

Warrenbrook Senior Center

500 Warrenville Road, Warren, NJ

Contact: Gwen Chalker: 908-226-0051

 

January 14, 2010

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Somerset County

Manville Senior Center

20 S. Third Avenue, Manville, NJ

Contact: Lisa Carra: 908-526-0175

 

April 13, 2010

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Monmouth County

Holmdel Senior Center

4 Crawford Corner Road, Holmdel, NJ

 

April 14, 2010

Elias Goldensky: Wizard of Photography

Princeton Photography Club

The D & R Greenway Land Trust, Johnson Education Center, One Preservation Place, Princeton, NJ

Contact: Lionel Goodman: goodman@rutchem.rutgers.edu

 

May 20, 2010

Archives: An Overview

Archives Mini-Conference, Bunn Library, The Lawrenceville School

 

June 21, 2010

New Jersey Photographers: Ocean County

Island Heights Cultural and Heritage Association at the First Methodist Church

Island Heights, NJ

7pm

Contact: Edith Warfield, 732-929-8499

 

July 20, 2010

Margaret Bourke-White: Eyes on Russia

JCC of Middlesex County, Edison, NJ

1:30pm

Contact: Sue Horwitz, 732-494-3232 x603

 

September 2, 2010

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Warren County

Centenary College, Hackettstown, NJ

7:30pm

Contact: Hackettstown Historical Society

 

September 12, 2010

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Middlesex County

East Jersey Olde Towne Village, River Road, Piscataway, NJ

2pm

Contact: Mark Nonestied, 732-735-0749

 

October 6, 2010

Edward Steichen and U.S. Navy Photography in World War II

Monmouth County Library Headquarters

125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ

1:00pm

Contact: Shelagh Reilly, 732-308-3771

 

October 14, 2010

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Middlesex County

Pane Room, Alexander Library, Rutgers University, 169 College Ave., New Brunswick, NJ

4pm

For parking passes contact: Bonita Craft Grant, Phone: (732) 932-7006 ext. 369 or craftg@rci.rutgers.edu

 

November 15, 2010

Margaret Bourke-White: Eyes on Russia

Middlesex Public Library, 1300 Mountain Avenue, Middlesex, NJ

7:30pm

Contact: Beverly Weber, 732-356-3536 or info@middlesexlibrarynj.org

 

November 20, 2010

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Mercer County

New Jersey History Forum, Wilson Hall, Monmouth University

Contact: Niquole Primiani, 609-943-3307 or niquole.primiani@sos.state.nj.us

 

November 21, 2010

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Mercer County

Mercer County Library HQ, Darrah Lane, Lawrenceville

Sponsored by The Lawrence Historical Society

2pm

 

2009

 

May 6, 2009

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Passaic County

Passaic County Historical Society

Lambert Castle, Paterson, NJ

Contact: 973-247-0085, ext. 200

 

May 30, 2009

The Monmouth County Archives

Annual Meeting, Genealogical Society of New Jersey,

Raritan Valley Community College, North Branch, NJ

 


June 23, 2009

Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers: Morris County

Franciscan Oaks, Denville, NJ

 

October 7, 2009

Edwin and Louise Rosskam: Documentary Photographers

Monmouth County Library

125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ

Contact: Shelagh Reilly, Monmouth County Archives, 732-308-3771

 

October 30, 2009

CAPES: Twenty Years

Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference, Jersey City, October 30, 2009

 

November 20, 2009

Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers: Middlesex County

Rossmoor, Monroe Township, NJ

 

December 3, 2009

Elias Goldensky: Wizard of Photography

11am, Raritan Senior Center, 614 1st Ave., Raritan

Contact: Linda, 908-203-0001

 

2008

March 10, 2008

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Morris County

Montville Historical Society, Morris County

7:30pm, Montville Township Senior House, 356 Main, Montville

Free: contact Kathy Fisher, Montville Historical Society, 973-335-1970

 

March 19, 2008

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Monmouth County

7:00pm, Long Branch Public Library, 328 Broadway, Long Branch

Free: contact Beatrice Priestly, 732-222-3900, ext. 18

 

April 3

Margaret Bourke-White: Eyes on Russia

1pm, Advent Lutheran Church, 777 Wycoff Ave., Wyckoff

Free: contact Marcia Frifield, Decorative and Fine Arts Society of Bergen County, 201-445-6133

 

April 8

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Ocean County

2pm, Barnegat Library, 112 Burr Street, Barnegat

Free: contact Laura Giannotta, 609-384-6121

 

September 20

Edwin and Louise Rosskam: Documentary Photographers

Symposium, A Century of Haverford Photographers

1:30pm, Haverford College

Contact: William E. Williams, Haverford College

 

December 13

19th Century New Jersey Photographers: Hudson County

11am, Secaucus Public Library

Free: contact Hudson County Genealogy Society