I was born and raised in New Jersey, first in the small town of Liberty Corner and then 43 years at the Jersey Shore. I am now retired in Adairsville, Georgia after spending 20 years owning a craft supply shop and later a well-known Jersey Shore Florist.
Health problems forced a retirement earlier than hoped for, however, it gave me more time to pursue my "other" passion in life . . genealogy.
It started back in the 70's when I would take my mother . . who gave me the bug . . to libraries and museums in hot pursuit of an ancestor. How well I remember the hours spent copying, writing and then transferring notes to endless three-ring binders. The computer has indeed simplified the whole process with an astounding amount of information right at your fingertips.
One of them is Find-a-grave which I will now try to spend sometime with adding my family knowledge to it. My roots are deep in New Jersey, my ancestors, English and Dutch, arriving in America in the 1600's and settling in Monmouth County, NJ . . so rich in history. I am pretty familiar with that County having spent thousands of hours reading census reports and history books of the area. Perhaps I can be of help if your family is from there. Happy Hunting . . .