Archives

The Whitesbog Preservation Trust Archives acquires and preserves artifacts in a variety of formats that document the history of Whitesbog Village, the cranberry and blueberry industries of New Jersey, and the individuals who contributed to that history. The volunteer staff at the Archives is in the process of organizing, processing, and cataloging multiple collections.

Currently, the collections include artifacts and documents related to cranberry and blueberry culture and development, cranberry and blueberry harvesting records , patents relating to cranberry and blueberry machinery, Whitesbog labor issues pertaining to migrant workers, ledgers and photographs, publications and personal correspondence of Joseph J. White and Elizabeth C. White, and holly culture. The Archives also contains records related to both the cranberry and blueberry cooperatives.

Research in the Whitesbog Preservation Trust Archives is available by appointment only.

If you have prior experience or expertise in archival procedures and would like to volunteer, please call the office at (609)893-4646 or arrange an appointment with the Archives’ staff at (609)283-0255 or email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Whitesbog Archives Donation: https://bit.ly/2UtOBL3

Check out below for School Lesson Plans designed by our Archives Dept.

All Lessons are Free to use, however we suggest a donation of $2 per student be made to Whitesbog Preservation Trust Archives Department.

-Kiyomi Locker, Archivist and Historian

Child Labor on NJ Farms Lesson

Child Labor on NJ Farms Slideshow: https://bit.ly/2xmiPrn

Grades K-4 Worksheet: https://bit.ly/2vMYkUC

Grades 5-8 Worksheet: https://bit.ly/3biuqXk

Grades 9-12 Worksheet: https://bit.ly/2WBYR6I

BLUEBERRY Lesson

Whitesbog Archives Donation: https://bit.ly/2UtOBL3

Blueberry Lesson Slideshow: https://bit.ly/3akLax4