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German: I cannot find any Ridley living in Union or Ocean Township, Ocean County, during any of the federal decennial censuses that are currently available. So, it makes me wonder how the area received its name. I also wonder if “Field Branch” of Oyster Creek might take its name from Ridley...

Cudgel: When you are writing a post and want to insert a photograph, use the "Upload a Files" button at the bottom of the post composition window. It works every time!

Cudgel: Whether African Americans settled near Chicken Bone during the nineteenth-century is conjecture at best, likely based on the toponym itself. Here is the location of Chicken Bone ridge, which climbs vertically to a height of 104 feet, as shown on the 1872 Beers map of Ocean County...

Folks: Willceau Illo sent me two similar photographs today to identify for him and he will be posting one of the images this Thursday. Capewell evidently exposed these two negatives on the same day as the sawdust pile and the sawmill scene posted over the past two Thursdays. Based on the well...

S-M: While one of Janet Jackson-Gould’s current position is chairwoman of the Medford Arts Center, she has had a long and distinguished career working in the Pine Barrens, including serving as the director of the Woodford Cedar Run Wildlife Preserve; and as a member of the Pinelands...

Gibby: Don’t give RednekF350 any ideas or he might end up calling it “Jim Beam me up, Scottie!” ;) Best regards, Jerseyman

Ziiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnnnnnnnnngggggggggggggggg! :p Guy: You obviously wear your Cape well! Best regards, Jerseyman

A wonderful photograph of an early twentieth-century enclosed Pine Barrens sawmill! Please see my comments on willceau’s page linked above. Best regards, Jerseyman

In an exchange between Linda Stanton and John Bryans of Plexus about the new book versus the cover design for Howard’s book, John noted, I guess they mean the font, because otherwise it's nothing like any of Howard's covers. Anyway, it's not an issue--you can take that to the bank. So...

Boyd: Typeface is the term used to describe a family of type and font is the actual size of that type. So, with a Garamond 36-point, Garamond is the typeface and 36-point is the font. With the advent of digital typefaces, people began to use typeface and font interchangeably, but...

Not to mention the title typeface is identical on both books, although the font is about 2-4 points larger on Linda’s volume!

You are so right, Boyd! In this case, however, since Plexus published Howard’s work and John Bryans is assisting Linda and Jim Stanton with their book, I don’t think they will encounter any copyright, trademark, or design infringement issues. Best regards, Jerseyman

Remember, Manumuskin, that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Copying anything that Howard Boyd produced only serves to add to the affinity that we all hold for him! Best regards, Jerseyman

I hope to meet and greet all of my friends at Lines on the Pines on March 10, 2013. Let’s all make this year the biggest and bestest ever by our attendance and by acquiring all of those items that reflect and enhance our Pine Barrens experience from the many vendors who will be present. See...

Guy: I think I answered this question for someone almost a year ago, but I cannot recall who first sent me the inquiry. In any case, the structure is a coal trestle for the Smithville factory complex. The locomotive switched the coal hopper cars on to the trestle. When the bottom hatches on...

Sorry you’ve encountered so many problems viewing the image. To make amends, I have clipped it and am pasting it here: Best regards, Jerseyman

Guy: I'm using Google Chrome as a browser, so if I right-click on the little icon in the message above and select "open image in new tab," from the menu that appears, a new tab leads me to the image posted on Facebook. I hope this helps. Best regards, Jerseyman

The Central Railroad of New Jersey established Sandy Ridge as a point on the line where the company constructed a passing siding in 1900. In 1912, the CNJ established a flagstop with only a platform, probably to accommodate the cranberry workers. In July 1935, the CNJ changed the flagstop name...

Written by the star of David Kessler’s upcoming film on the Pine Barrens! Best regards, Jerseyman

pinelandpaddler: In your quest for information on the Mullica River, have you examined the Clark family papers at the New Jersey State Archives? It sounds like many of the land documents are previously recorded, but you might still benefit from a perusal of the collection. Here is the finding...