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 The library has newspapers and city directories for Newark and microfilm copies of all existing New Jersey federal and state censuses. This library serves as a New Jersey State Documents Depository as well as a Regional Depository for U.S. Government Publications. The staff will search and copy obituaries and other records for a fee.
-=== New Jersey Genealogical and Historical Organizations<br>  ===
+=== [http://www.jerseyhistory.org/librarymain.html ]<br> ===
-'''New Jersey Historical Society and Library'''<br>230 Broadway<br>Newark, NJ 07104<br>Telephone: 201-483-3939<br>Fax: 201-483-1988<br>Internet: http://www.jerseyhistory.org/librarymain.html<br>Internet: http://www.jerseyhistory.org/
+Park Place<br>Newark, NJ 07102<br>Telephone: 973-596-8500<br>Fax: 973-596-6957<br>
-The historical society has extensive collections of New Jersey books, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps, card files, vertical files, census microfilms, indexed genealogy manuscript collections, and many other records. The library staff will do a limited amount of research for a fee.
+The historical society has extensive collections of New Jersey books, pamphlets, manuscripts, maps, card files, vertical files, census microfilms, indexed genealogy manuscript collections, and many other records. Guides to the collections are available on the library website. Fees are charged to visit the library. The library staff will do a limited amount of research for a fee.
-Two pamphlets, available from the historical society upon request, describe the collections: The Collections of the Library of the New Jersey Historical Society and A Guide to Family History and Genealogy Resources in the New Jersey Historical Society Library.
+=== The Genealogical Society of New Jersey ===
-For a valuable guide to other manuscript materials, see: Skemer, Don C. and Robert C. Morris. Guide to the Manuscript Collections of the New Jersey Historical Society. Newark, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Society, 1979. (Family History Library .)
+P.O. Box 1291<br>New Brunswick, NJ 08903-1291<br>Telephone: 732-932-7510<br>Internet: http://www.gsnj.org/ <br>
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-'''The Genealogical Society of New Jersey'''<br>P.O. Box 1291<br>New Brunswick, NJ 08903-1291<br>Telephone: 732-932-7510<br>Internet: http://www.gsnj.org/ <br>
+Livingston Ave.<br>New Brunswick, NJ 08901.<br>Internet:&nbsp; http://www.jewishgen.org/jhscj/<br>
-'''The Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey'''<br>222 Livingston Ave.<br>New Brunswick, NJ 08901.<br>Internet:&nbsp; http://www.jewishgen.org/jhscj/<br>
+"The JHSCJ was organized on November 7, 1977, and now serves Middlesex, Union, Somerset, Mercer, Warren, and Hunterton Counties in New Jersey. Our archival collection includes organizational documents, records, and artifacts of area synagogues and other Jewish organizations, historical records, photographs, tapes of oral histories, memorabilia, and copies of Jewish newspapers. We also have an extensive collection of research materials of interest to genealogists, and books and pamphlets on subjects pertaining to the Jewish-American experience."&nbsp; <br>
-"The JHSCJ was organized on November 7, 1977, and now serves Middlesex, Union, Somerset, Mercer, Warren, and Hunterton Counties in New Jersey. Our archival collection includes organizational documents, records, and artifacts of area synagogues and other Jewish organizations, historical records, photographs, tapes of oral histories, memorabilia, and copies of Jewish newspapers. We also have an extensive collection of research materials of interest to genealogists, and books and pamphlets on subjects pertaining to the Jewish-American experience."&nbsp; <br>
+=== The&nbsp;Central Jersey Genealogical Club ===
-'''The&nbsp;Central Jersey Genealogical Club'''<br>Hamilton Township Library<br>1 Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Way<br>Hamilton, New Jersey 08619<br>Internet:&nbsp; [http://www.cjgcnj.com/diggin.html http://www.cjgcnj.com/diggin.html]<br>
+Hamilton Township Library<br>1 Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Way<br>Hamilton, New Jersey 08619<br>Internet:&nbsp; [http://www.cjgcnj.com/diggin.html http://www.cjgcnj.com/diggin.html]<br>
 "Our Club publishes a newsletter to alert members to what is new and what is happening in our area. ... The Club has a link page called Diggin' for Roots to aid in your research." -- Site Authors<br>
-'''Gloucester County Historical Society Library'''<br>17 Hunter Street<br>P.O. Box 409<br>Woodbury, NJ 08096<br>Telephone: 609-845-4771<br>Internet: http://www.history.navy.mil/sources/nj/gch.htm <br>
+=== Gloucester County Historical Society Library ===
+Hunter Street<br>P.O. Box 409<br>Woodbury, NJ 08096<br>Telephone: 609-845-4771<br>Internet: http://www.history.navy.mil/sources/nj/gch.htm <br>
-'''US Gen Net New Jersey'''<br>Internet:&nbsp; [http://www.usgennet.org/socadmin/nj.html http://www.usgennet.org/socadmin/nj.html ]<br>List of On-line Historical and Genealogical Societies
+=== '''Westfield Historical Society List of Historical and Genealogical Societies'''[http://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/files/lr8.htm ] ===
-'''Westfield Historical Society List of Historical and Genealogical Societies'''<br>[http://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/files/lr8.htm http://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/files/lr8.htm]<br>List of On-line Historical and Genealogical Societies<br>
+[http://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/files/lr8.htm http://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/files/lr8.htm]<br>List of On-line Historical and Genealogical Societies<br>
-'''The following books provide additional information about New Jersey archives and libraries:'''
+=== The following books provide additional information about New Jersey archives and libraries:  ===
 Hoelle, Edith. ''Genealogical Resources in Southern New Jersey''. Third Edition. Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1989. (Second edition is Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|616147|title-id|disp=book 974.9 D23h 1989}}.) This book is a guide to libraries and collections in the seven southern counties of New Jersey.
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 '''Addresses of county courthouses, surrogate courts, and county records centers are found in:'''
 Eichholtz, Alice, ed. ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1992. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|611946|title-id|disp=book Ref 973 D27rb 1992}}.)
 === Web Sites<br>  ===