DURH Researcher Elected as Trustee to Genealogical Society of New Jersey

DiscoverURhistory (DURH) is excited to announce that Joan E. Betancourt, one of DURH’s genealogists and family history researchers, was elected as a trustee of the prestigious Genealogical Society of New Jersey (GSNJ). Joan was elected to a three year term at GSNJ’s 2015 Annual Meeting & Fall Lecture held this past November at Rutgers University’s Alexander Library in New Brunswick, NJ.

The Genealogical Society of New Jersey (GSNJ) was founded in 1921 by a group of genealogical scholars dedicated to the preservation of New Jersey family history. GSNJ’s mission is to discover, procure, preserve and publish information pertaining to families and individuals associated with New Jersey.

The Society is the publisher of The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, a national leader among genealogical journals and recognized as the preeminent resource for transcribed primary source material from New Jersey.

Joan joins GSNJ’s proud tradition of service through volunteering and adherence to the ideals of accuracy and scholarship in genealogical research, which continue to guide the ninety-four year old Society’s endeavors.

“I look forward to working with the other GSNJ trustees to further the Society’s mission to promote New Jersey history and genealogy to an ever broadening audience,” said Joan.

Joan E. Betancourt, a former project leader for a Department of Defense contractor to the US Army,  has been researching her own family’s history for close to fifteen years in New Jersey, New York and surrounding areas. She is now a full-time professional genealogist and family historian providing genealogy and house history research services throughout New Jersey.

For more information on the Genealogical Society of New Jersey (GSNJ) visit their site at: http://www.gsnj.org/.

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