Heritage Trail Talk

Heritage Trail, Free Public Program Nineteenth Century Photographers by Gary Saretzky Sunday, September 13, 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Historic Van Horne House 941 E Main St, Bridgewater, NJ Doors open at 1:45 Of the approximately 3,000 different photographers who were active in New Jersey before 1900, a number lived or worked in Somerset County. Gary D. Saretzky will profile these pioneers and discuss them within the larger context of New Jersey photography in the nineteenth century. Among the photographers to be discussed are William A. Apgar (active 1876-1892), Columbus S. Gernert (active 1898-1913), and Edward T. Kelley (1868-1885), all three based in Somerville. Gary Saretzky: Gary D. Saretzky, archivist and photographer, taught the history of photography at Mercer County Community College from1977 to 2012. Archivist of Monmouth County since 1994, Saretzky lectures regularly on photographic history and photographic conservation. His publications include, "Nineteenth Century New Jersey Photographers," New Jersey History, Fall/Winter 2004. The program is free, but space is limited. If you plan to attend, please send email indicating the number in your party: event@heritagetrail.org Light refreshments will be served. The Van Horne House is located at, 941 East Main Street, Bridgewater. Free parking is available behind Target or at the Patriots Ballpark across the street. The program is funded by the Horizons Speakers Bureau of the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. For more information about the Horizon Speakers Bureau, please visithttp://njch.org/programs/hsb Black-H-with-text-horizontal-LARGE 2