Overview of Collection
Morris Area Genealogy Society
Morris Area Genealogy Society Records
HM1 MSS Gene Rec
1988-present
3 linear feet in 6 MSS boxes
History of the Morris Area Genealogy Society (MAGS)
The Morris Area Genealogy Society (MAGS) was founded in 1988 to bring together people interested in family history and genealogy. Members assist each other in research, participate in special interest groups, attend monthly educational programs, and enjoy field trips. Programs have covered a variety of topics including Quaker records, computer genealogy, Pennsylvania German research, Ellis Island and New Jersey genealogy.
The Newsletter of MAGS is published four times a year and contains information on Society meetings and programs, abstracts and indexes of various Morris area records. Also included in the newsletter are: free queries for members, book and resource reviews, histories of local families, and information on Morris County area resources and research tactics. In 1988 the newsletter won first prize in the National Genealogical Society Newsletter Competition.
Sources:
HM51 MSS Gene Rec. Box 5/folder 6; Morris Area Genealogy Society Records. North Jersey History and Genealogy Center, The Morristown and Morris Township Library.
Scope and Content of the Records
The records of the Morris Area Genealogy Society include newsletters; reports from the president, treasurer and Board; meeting minutes; calendars; programs; publicity; photographs, and office files. Member lists are currently restricted to non-MAGS members.
Arrangement of the Records
The records have been arranged into three chronological series:
Series I: Newsletters, 1988-2009.
The series contains over twenty years worth of Society newsletters as well as
Gleanings, a monthly media survey published by MAGs members. Also included are copies of Local History and Genealogy Update from 1990-1998.
Series II: Reports, minutes, yearly calendars and research groups, 1988-2007.
Minutes of the initial organizational meeting, as well as subsequent general meeting minutes and various reports are found in Series II. Additionally, yearly calendars and programming, research lists and special interest group information are in this series.
Note: There are no annual reports for the years 2000-2001, 2001-2002.
Series III: Administrative files, 1987-2004.
The files of this series include publicity, the Society's By-laws, correspondence and various office files as well as photographs and color print outs of photographs.
Important Information for Users of the Collection
This material is open for research without restriction under
the conditions of the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center
archives access policy. Records may be copied for use in
individual scholarly or personal research, however, as with all
materials in the History and Genealogy Center,
researchers are responsible for obtaining copyright permission to
use material from the collection. Most of the material in
this collection may be photocopied however, some of the material has been restricted until 2079. Only Morris Area Genealogy Society members may access these files. This material is a permanent part of the History and Genealogy Center's collections. Researchers are advised to photocopy with care, using only the edge copier for bound material.
Acquisition Information
Historic records of the Morris Area Genealogy Society were transferred to the archives of the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center in 2008. Periodic updates will be made to the finding aid as records are accrued.
Preferred Citation
Morris Area Genealogy Society Records. North Jersey History and Genealogy Center, The Morristown and Morris Township Library.
Processing Information
Arranged, described and encoded by the North Jersey History and Genealogy Center archivist, 2009.
Container List
Series I: Newsletters, 1988-2009.
Box 1
1
1
Newsletter Queries Index, 1988-1995.
1
2
Newsletter Index, 1988-2000.
1
3
Newsletters, 1988-1991.
1
4
Newsletters, 1992-1993.
1
5
Newsletters, 1994-1995.
1
6
Newsletters, 1996-1997.
1
7
Newsletters, 1998-1999.
1
8
Newsletters, 2000-2001.
1
9
Newsletters, 2002-2003
1
10
Newsletters, 2004-2005.
1
11
Newsletters, 2006-2007.
1
12
Newsletters, 2008.
Box 2
2
1
Newsletters, 2009.
Box 3
3
1
Local History and Genealogy Update, 1990-1998.
3
2
Local History and Genealogy Update, 2004-2006.
3
3
Gleanings, 1988-1992.
3
4
Gleanings, 1993-1995.
3
5
Gleanings, 1996-2002.
3
6
Gleanings, 2003-2008.
3
7
Gleanings, 2009-2010.
3
8
North Jersey Historian, 2006-2009.
Series II: Reports, minutes, yearly calendars and research groups, 1988-2007.
4
1
Organizational meeting, 1988
4
2
Annual reports, 1988-1995.
4
3
President's annual reports, 1995-2000.
4
4
President's annual reports, 2002-2008.
4
5
Treasurer/Audit reports, 2002-2003; 2005-2008.
4
6
Board meeting minutes, 1988-1996.
4
7
Board meeting minutes, 1997-1998.
4
8
Board meeting minutes, 1999-2005.
4
9
Board meeting minutes, 2006-2008.
5
1
General meeting minutes, 1988-1990.
5
2
General meeting minutes, 1991-1992.
5
3
General meeting minutes, 1993-1996.
5
4
General meeting minutes, 1997-2001.
5
5
General meeting minutes, October 2001-May 2003.
5
6
General meeting minutes, October 2003-May 2006.
5
7
General meeting minutes, September 2007-May 2009.
6
1
Yearly calendars, programs, and meeting notices, September 1988-May 1996.
6
2
Yearly calendars, programs, and meeting notices, September 1996-May 1998.
6
3
Yearly calendars, programs, and meeting notices, September 1998-May 1999.
6
4
Yearly calendars, programs, and meeting notices, January 2001-May 2004.
6
5
Yearly calendars, programs, and meeting notices, October 2004-February 2009.
6
6
Surname research list, 1996; 1999; 2000.
6
7
Special interest groups, 2006.
6
8
Genealogy Day, 2004.
6
9
Genealogy Day 2006 [1 of 2], 2006.
6
10
Genealogy Day 2006 [2 of 2], 2006.
6
11
Genealogy Day 2008, 2008.
Series III: Administrative files, 1987-2004.
7
1
Publicity, 1987-1997.
7
2
Publicity, 1999-2001.
7
3
Publicity, 2002; 2003; 2004.
7
4
Publicity clippings, 2004-2009.
7
5
Publicity clippings, 2006.
7
6
Publicity clippings, 2007.
7
7
Publicity clippings, 2008.
7
8
Publicity clippings, 2009.
8
1
By-laws, 1989.
8
2
Policies and procedures, 2006; 2009.
8
3
Officers, 2008.
8
4
Correspondence, 1987-2001.
8
5
Mission statement and membership application, circa 1992.
8
6
Historian's file, 1990; not dated.
8
7
North Jersey History and Genealogy Center, not dated.
8
8
Meeting room use agreement, 2006; 2009.
8
9
United States Postal Service bulk mailing authorization, 1989; 2002; 2008/2009.
8
10
Photographs, 1999-2001.
8
11
Photographic images, 2003-2005.
8
12
Tenth (10th) Anniversary, 1998.
8
13
Tenth (10th) Anniversary correspondence, April-June, 1998.
8
14
Tenth (10th) Anniversary photographs, 1998.
8
15
Awards, 1988-1989.
9
1-9
Membership and correspondence files, RESTRICTED.