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Discovering Your Roots: Using the Trentoniana Archive for Genealogy

.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-80489_ad57b1-7e .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-80489_ad57b1-7e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Discovering Your Roots: Using the Trentoniana Archive for Genealogy .wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-80489_27b8a1-7a .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-80489_27b8a1-7a .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Written By Robert Schenker Local History Librarian September 11, 2026 .kadence-column80489_4c3d40-cc .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column80489_4c3d40-cc .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column80489_4c3d40-cc .kt-inside-inner-col .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column80489_4c3d40-cc .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column80489_4c3d40-cc{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column80489_4c3d40-cc .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width:…

Trenton in Moscow

.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-78151_d1301e-78 .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-78151_d1301e-78 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} The Forgotten, Strange Tale of TrenMos, the Soviet Union’s First American Restaurant. .wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-78151_430786-42 .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-78151_430786-42 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Written By Cal Fodor Library Associate July 30, 2026 .kadence-column78151_319887-26 .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column78151_319887-26 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column78151_319887-26 .kt-inside-inner-col .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column78151_319887-26 .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column78151_319887-26{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column78151_319887-26 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all…

The Past Will See You Now

.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77790_e7db33-f9 .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77790_e7db33-f9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} From the Archives: Plains, Wagons, and Automobiles .wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77790_f8b755-29 .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77790_f8b755-29 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Written By Robert Schenker Local History Librarian June 19, 2026 .kadence-column77790_f0ab98-38 .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column77790_f0ab98-38 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column77790_f0ab98-38 .kt-inside-inner-col .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column77790_f0ab98-38 .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column77790_f0ab98-38{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column77790_f0ab98-38 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column77790_f0ab98-38 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}…

120 Retrospective

.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77731_4f725d-46 .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77731_4f725d-46 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} An Ode to Josephine Baker .wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77731_0d1b05-1e .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77731_0d1b05-1e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Written By Tali Felner Children’s Librarian June 12, 2026 .kadence-column77731_c2720a-1a .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column77731_c2720a-1a .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column77731_c2720a-1a .kt-inside-inner-col .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column77731_c2720a-1a .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column77731_c2720a-1a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column77731_c2720a-1a .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column77731_c2720a-1a .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}} In the fifty-years…

Summer in Trenton

.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77258_79524c-51 .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77258_79524c-51 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Beating the Early Summer Heat with Trenton’s Riverfront Parks .wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77258_ed13ab-43 .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77258_ed13ab-43 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Written By Cal Fodor Reference Library Associate May 28, 2026 .kadence-column77258_afa74c-1a .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column77258_afa74c-1a .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column77258_afa74c-1a .kt-inside-inner-col .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column77258_afa74c-1a .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column77258_afa74c-1a{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column77258_afa74c-1a .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width:…

Summer Reading Challenge

.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77153_895700-46 .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77153_895700-46 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Unearth a Story This Summer at Trenton Free Public Library .wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77153_0e308c-d5 .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-77153_0e308c-d5 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Written By Janice Coleman Program Coordinator May 22, 2026 .kadence-column77153_ad5f31-44 .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column77153_ad5f31-44 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column77153_ad5f31-44 .kt-inside-inner-col .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column77153_ad5f31-44 .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column77153_ad5f31-44{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column77153_ad5f31-44 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width:…

The Past Will See You Now

.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-73806_335d08-aa .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-73806_335d08-aa .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Construction at the Library: The Bicentennial Wing, 50 Years On .wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-73806_dbd855-13 .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-73806_dbd855-13 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Written By Robert Schenker Local History Librarian May 8, 2026 .kadence-column73806_d8abae-04 .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column73806_d8abae-04 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column73806_d8abae-04 .kt-inside-inner-col .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column73806_d8abae-04 .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column73806_d8abae-04{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column73806_d8abae-04 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and…

The Past Will See You Now

.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-70800_c9aa85-0b .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-70800_c9aa85-0b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Archibald Campbell “Spader” Seruby: The Trenton Peanut King .wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-70800_ea620c-7b .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-70800_ea620c-7b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Written By Robert Schenker Local History Librarian April 10, 2026 .kadence-column70800_8483b1-41 .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column70800_8483b1-41 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column70800_8483b1-41 .kt-inside-inner-col .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column70800_8483b1-41 .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column70800_8483b1-41{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column70800_8483b1-41 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column70800_8483b1-41…

The Past Will See You Now

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The Past Will See You Now

.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-39314_79e0bd-7d .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-39314_79e0bd-7d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} When the Devil Went Down to Trenton .wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-39314_2fdebc-3d .kt-block-spacer{height:22px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-39314_2fdebc-3d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;} Written By Robert Schenker Local History Librarian January 16, 2026 .kadence-column39314_c1557f-09 .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column39314_c1557f-09 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column39314_c1557f-09 .kt-inside-inner-col .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column39314_c1557f-09 .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column39314_c1557f-09{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column39314_c1557f-09 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column39314_c1557f-09 .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}…

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