This
section gives you ways to learn more about the diocese and the state,
set outs the timeline for the search, and provides you with contact
information.
More
about the diocese
Visit the diocesan
web site: newjersey.anglican.org.
(You're already doing that...) You’ll find good information
there, along with links to parish web sites. Our Journals of the
Annual Convention provide a wealth of information, and many diocesan
offices will have copies. Portions of recent Journals are on
the diocesan web site.
There is no recent history of the diocese, but in 1985 a historical overview was prepared for the diocesan bicentenary. It may be available through a university library. A number of bishops of New Jersey have been the subject of biographies. These provide good, if primarily historical, information.
More
about the state of New Jersey
You might start
with the official web site of the state: www.state.nj.us.
It’s
well-designed and comprehensive. Beyond
that, searching for the phrase “State of New Jersey” on
the web will provide you with a wealth of additional information.
We rather like the web site www.weirdnj.com—“Your
Travel Guide to New Jersey Legends and Best-Kept Secrets”—but
it may be a special taste. On the other hand, remember what people
in the focus groups said about New Jersey humor...
For books, New Jersey Monthly (www.njmonthly.com) magazine “asked Robert Lupp, supervising librarian of New Jersey Collections at the state library, for his pick of the top ten nonfiction books ever written about the Garden State. Lupp chose books that tell readers ‘something interesting about their state’ without requiring that they have specialized knowledge. In other words, you need not reside in South Jersey to enjoy John McPhee’s The Pine Barrens, which Lupp regards as the most well-known book on his list. We present his picks here in alphabetical order. (Okay, he chose eleven, lumping Murdered in Jersey and The Minister and the Choir Singer because both concern famous New Jersey homicides.)”
Afro-Americans in New Jersey: A Short History, Giles R. Wright (New Jersey Historical Commission, 1989).
The Governors of New Jersey, 1664-1974: Biographical Essays, Paul A. Stellhorn and Michael J. Birkner, Editors (New Jersey Historical Commission, 1982).
Jersey Blue: Civil War Politics in New Jersey, 1854-1865, William Gillette (Rutgers University Press, 1995).
Looking for America on the New Jersey Turnpike, Angus K. Gillespie, Michael A. Rockland (Rutgers University Press, 1989).
The
Minister and the Choir Singer: The Hall-Mills Murder Case, William
M. Kunstler (William Morrow and Company, 1964) and Murdered in
Jersey, Gerald Tomlinson (Rutgers University Press, 1994).
New Jersey from Colony to State, 1609-1789, Richard P. McCormick (D. Van Nostrand Company, 1964).
New Jersey’s Multiple Municipal Madness, Alan J. Karcher (Rutgers University Press, 1998).
The New Jersey Weather Book, David Ludlum (Rutgers University Press, 1983).
Past and Promise: Lives of New Jersey Women, Women’s Project of New Jersey, Inc. (Scarecrow Press, 1990).
The Pine Barrens, John A. McPhee (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1968).