Just Imported from Ireland: Irish Indentured Servitude in New Jersey
Bernadette Rogoff
This exciting program explores the history of one of the state's little-known labor sources: imported men, women and children from Ireland who signed on to work as indentured servants. It's thought that over 3,000 immigrants worked in the state of New Jersey from the early years of European settlement until the 1840s. Although indentured servants were English, Scottish, German, and Dutch, the majority of those working as indentured servants were the Irish. The talk includes first-person accounts by 18th century indentured servants as well as a look at information gleaned from period newspaper advertisements.
The meeting is at 7 p.m. EDT on June 20th, please click on the link below to join the meeting
