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}}{{NJ-sidebar}}{{TOC left}}<br>These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in New Jersey.<br>


== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories for New Jersey ==
Many archives and libraries have resources such as maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids to help you locate information about New Jersey. They may have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state. The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers in New Jersey.


[[Camden County Historical Society]]{{·}}
=== [http://nj.gov/state/darm/archives.html New Jersey Division of Archives and Records Management]<br>  ===
[[Gloucester County Historical Society Library]]{{·}}
[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]] (Philadelphia, PA){{·}}
[[Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey]]{{·}}
[[Morristown and Morris Township Library]]{{·}}
[[National Archives at New York City]] (New York City, NY){{·}}
[[National Archives at Philadelphia]] (Philadelphia, PA){{·}}
[[New Jersey Historical Society Library]]{{·}}
[[New Jersey State Archives]]{{·}}
[[New Jersey State Library]]{{·}}
[[New York Public Library]] (New York City, NY){{·}}
[[Newark Public Library]]{{·}}
Office of Vital Statistics and Registry{{·}}
[[Princeton University Firestone Library]]{{·}}
[[Rowan University Campbell Library]]{{·}}
[[Rutgers University Alexander Library]]{{·}}
[[Seton Hall University Libraries]]


225 West State Street<br>Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0307<br>Telephone: 609-292-6260<br><br>The Division of Archives and Records Management (State Archives) is the official repository for all colonial and state government records. Its collections include manuscripts and microfilms of pre-1900 county and town records. Many of these records are also on microfilm at the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]. The state archives also has several [http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/searchdatabases.html searchable databases online].


For a useful guide to the collection, refer to:


*Barker, Bette Marie, Daniel P. Jones, and Karl J. Niederer. ''Guide to Family History Sources in the New Jersey State Archives''. Second Edition. Trenton, New Jersey: Division of Archives and Records Management, 1990. {{FHL|176883|item|disp=FHL book 974.9 A1 no. 123}}<br>






== Online Records of New Jersey  ==
=== [[National Archives at New York City]]  ===
 
Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House<br>One Bowling Green<br>New York, NY 10004<br>Telephone: Toll-free 866-840-1752 or 212-401-1620<br>Fax: 212-401-1638
 
The National Archives—Northeast Region has records created by federal agencies in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The archives has naturalization records, internal revenue service records, customs lists, and records of the U.S. District Court of Appeals. The archives also has microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, passenger arrival lists, military records, and other historical resources.
 
The National Archives has announced that in the fall of 2012 the records of this branch will be moved to the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House at One Bowling Green in New York City. <br>
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=== [http://www.njstatelib.org/ New Jersey State Library] ===


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[http://slic.njstatelib.org/library_collections/genealogy_and_local_history Genealogy and Local History Collection]<br>185 West State Street<br>(mailing address: P.O. Box 520)<br>Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0520<br>Telephone: 609-278-2640<br>Fax: 609-278-2647<br>E-Mail: refdesk@njstatelib.org<br>Hours: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday
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*[http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/index.shtml West Jersey History Project] This is an online community sharing and preserving historical information about New Jersey.<br>


== Statewide Repositories ==
The state library collects published sources, including printed genealogies, maps, church records, local histories, city directories, legislative reports, legal digests, and periodicals. It also has microfilm copies of federal censuses of the eastern states, New Jersey state censuses, and major New Jersey newspapers. The library staff will do limited checking of indexes and directories in response to telephone or written requests. They will make photocopies for a fee.


=== [[New Jersey Historical Society Library]]  ===
=== [http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/scua.shtml Special Collections and University Archives] ===
52 Park Place<br>Newark, New Jersey 07102<br>Telephone: 973-596-8500<br>Fax: 973-596-6957<br>Email: [mailto:contactNJHS@jerseyhistory.org contactNJHS@jerseyhistory.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.jerseyhistory.org/librarymain.html New Jersey Historical Society Library]<br>Internet: [http://www.jerseyhistory.org/genealogy.html Genealogist's Guide]
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:NJ books, censuses, maps, city directories, local histories, vital records, church records, family folders, and indexes to New Jersey family history sources.<ref>[http://www.jerseyhistory.org/librarymain.html The New Jersey Historical Society Library] in ''New Jersey Historical Society'' (accessed 15 September 2015).</ref> 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.<br><br>


=== [[New Jersey State Archives]]  ===
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey<br>169 College Avenue<br>New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1163<br>Telephone: 732-932-7006 <br>Fax: 732-932-7012
225 West State Street<br>Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0307<br>Telephone: 609-292-6260<br>Email: [mailto:Feedback@sos.nj.gov Feedback@sos.nj.gov]<br>Internet: [http://nj.gov/state/archives/search.html State of New Jersey Department of State]
:Wills are one of the most important records for New Jersey research, and many of those wills 1670-1900 are housed here. The New Jersey State Archives is the official repository for all colonial and state government records. Its collections include manuscripts, births 1848-1923, marriages and deaths 1848-1940, deeds 1660s-1880s, military records of the Revolution, petitions, court records 1680-1850, NJ state censuses 1855-1915, election returns, taxes 1772-1882, railroad and turnpike records, and microfilms of pre-1900 county and town records.<ref name="DB77">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 77. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> The state archives also has several [https://wwwnet-dos.state.nj.us/DOS_ArchivesDBPortal/index.aspx searchable databases online]. See also:<br><br>
:*[http://nj.gov/state/archives/index.html '''New Jersey State Archives: Searchable Databases''']. The databases include indexes for Marriage and  Death and much more.
:*Bette Marie Barker, Daniel P. Jones, and Karl J. Niederer, ''Guide to Family History Sources in the New Jersey State Archives, 2nd ed.'' (Trenton, New Jersey: Division of Archives and Records Management, 1990). {{WorldCat|22240299}}; {{FSC|176883|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.9 A1 no. 123}}.<br><br>


=== [[New Jersey State Library]]  ===
Collections include manuscripts, rare books, the University archives, and the collections of the [http://www.gsnj.org/ Genealogical Society of New Jersey.]  
185 West State Street<br>(mailing address: P.O. Box 520)<br>Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0520<br>Telephone: 609-278-2640<br>Fax: 609-278-2647<br>E-Mail: [mailto:refdesk@njstatelib.org refdesk@njstatelib.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.njstatelib.org/ New Jersey State Library]<br>Internet: [https://www.njstatelib.org/research_library/collections/genealogy_and_local_history/ Genealogy and Local History Collection]
:The state library collects published sources, including printed genealogies, guides, how-to books, indexes, maps and atlases, church records, local histories, city directories, legislative reports, legal digests, and periodicals.<ref name="DB77" /> It also has microfilm copies of federal censuses of the eastern states, New Jersey state censuses, and major New Jersey newspapers. The library staff will do limited checking of indexes and directories in response to telephone or written requests. They will make photocopies for a fee.<br><br>


=== Office of Vital Statistics and Registry ===
Diaries and journals are inventoried in:


New Jersey Department of Health<br>P.O. Box 370 ('''mailing address''')<br>140 East Front Street ('''street address''')<br>Trenton, NJ 08625-0370<br>Telephone: 609-292-4087 or 866-649-8726 toll-free<br>Email: [http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/order-vital/online-requests/index.shtml Online Requests]<br>Internet: [http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/order-vital/ Order a Vital Record]
*Sinclair, Donald A., Compiler. ''A Guide to Manuscript Diaries and Journals in the Special Collections Department, Rutgers University''. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Library, 1980. (Not available at the Family History Library.)
:Birth, marriage and death records since 1917. Proof of relationship is required. Vital records are also available from local vital records offices in the municipality where the event occurred. See the '''[[New Jersey State Archives]]''' for vital records from May 1848 – 1916.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/health/vital/ Vital Statistics] in ''New Jersey Department of Health'' (accessed 20 April 2017).</ref><br><br>


=== [[Rutgers University Alexander Library]]  ===
=== [http://www.npl.org/index.html Newark Public Library] ===
[[Image:Rutgers Univ Alexander Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Rutgers University Alexander Library in New Brunswick]]169 College Avenue<br>New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1163<br>Telephone: 732-932-7006 <br>Fax: 732-932-7012<br>Email: [https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/help_email Ask a Librarian] form<br>Internet: [http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/scua.shtml Special Collections and University Archives]<br>Internet: [http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/genealogy/genealogy.shtml Genealogical Resources]
:Consider this your best, first-stop for New Jersey research.<ref name="DB77" />
:The '''regular collection''' includes material from the [http://www.gsnj.org/ Genealogical Society of New Jersey], and the Daughters of the American Revolution. It also holds biographies, histories, genealogies, family folders, Bibles, census, special indexes, cemetery transcripts, and professional genealogists' notes on New Jersey families.<ref name="DB77" />
:'''Special Collections''' include manuscripts, letters, rare books, New Jersey town records, diaries since 1746, historical maps, newspapers, and the University archives.<ref name="DB77" /> Diaries and journals are inventoried in:
::*Donald A. Sinclair, comp., ''A Guide to Manuscript Diaries and Journals in the Special Collections Department, Rutgers University'' (New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Library, 1980). {{WorldCat|7912561}}; Not available at the FamilySearch Library.<br><br>


== Regional Repositories ==
5 Washington Street<br>P.O. Box 630<br>Newark, New Jersey 07101-0630<br>Telephone: 201-733-7784 or (New Jersey questions) 201-733-7775<br>


=== [[Camden County Historical Society]]  ===
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.  
1900 Park Boulevard<br>Camden, NJ 08103<br>Telephone: 856-964-3333<br>Email: [mailto:admin@cchsnj.org admin@cchsnj.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.cchsnj.org/#!archives/c1ghi Archives]<br>Internet: [http://www.cchsnj.org/ Camden County Historical Society]
:They have the single largest collection of Camden county historical records, including 20,000 books, cemetery records, pamphlets, maps, deeds, diaries and genealogical material, as well as maps, Camden County newspapers, and city directories for both Camden and Philadelphia. Their collection of South Jersey documents is growing.<ref>[http://www.cchsnj.org/#!archives/c1ghi Archives] in ''Camden County Historical Society'' (accessed 15 September 2015).</ref><br><br>


=== [[Gloucester County Historical Society Library]]  ===
=== [http://www.jerseyhistory.org/librarymain.html New Jersey Historical Society Library]<br> ===
17 Hunter Street<br>Woodbury, New Jersey 08096-4605<br>Telephone: 856-845-4771<br>Email: [mailto:library@gchsnj.org library@gchsnj.org]<br>Internet: [https://www.gchsnj.org/ Gloucester County Historical Society Library]  
:The library has an extensive collection of census records, vital records, cemetery sources, maps, church records, local histories, city directories, genealogical charts, and an index of slaves and servants in wills 1670-1817.<ref>[https://www.gchsnj.org/resources/database-search/ Library] in ''Gloucester County Historical Society'' (accessed 15 September 2015).</ref> Many are digitized and available online.<br><br>


=== [[Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey]]  ===
52 Park Place<br>Newark, New Jersey 07102<br>Telephone: 973-596-8500<br>Fax: 973-596-6957<br>  
222 Livingston Ave.<br>New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901<br>Telephone: 732-249-4894<br>Email: [mailto:info.jhscj@gmail.com info.jhscj@gmail.com]<br>Internet: [http://www.jewishgen.org/jhscj/collections.html Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey]
:The archival collection includes organizational documents, historical records, photographs, oral histories, area Jewish newspapers, individual family files, and other research materials.<ref>[http://www.jewishgen.org/jhscj/collections.html Collectons] in ''Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey'' (accessed 15 September 2015).</ref><br><br>


=== [[Morristown and Morris Township Library]]  ===
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.  
North Jersey History and Genealogy Center<br> 1 Miller Rd.<br>Morristown, NJ 07960<br>Telephone: 973-538-3473<br>Fax: 973-267-4064<br>Email: [mailto:info@jfpl.org info@jfpl.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.jfpl.org/NJHistoryHome.cfm North Jersey History and Genealogy Center]<br>Internet: [http://www.jfpl.org/NJHistoryOurCollections.cfm Our Collections]
:New Jersey and early American histories, genealogies, maps, historical newspapers, historic preservation materials, manuscripts, city directories of New Jersey and New York City, Morris County surname files, and family papers.<ref>[http://www.jfpl.org/NJHistoryOurCollections.cfm Our Collections] in ''North Jersey History and Genealogy Center'' (accessed 16 September 2015).</ref>[[File:Newark Public Library Main Branch.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Newark Public Library Main Branch]]<br><br>


=== [[Newark Public Library]]  ===
=== [http://www.jewishgen.org/jhscj/collections.html The Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey] ===
5 Washington Street<br>P.O. Box 630<br>Newark, New Jersey 07101-0630<br>Telephone: 201-733-7784 or (New Jersey questions) 201-733-7775<br>Email: [mailto:njreference@npl.org njreference@npl.org]<br>Internet: [http://www.npl.org/index.html Newark Public Library]
: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.<ref>[http://www.npl.org/Pages/Collections/njicgene.html Selected Materials in the New Jersey Information Center Relative to New Jersey Genealogical Research] in ''The Newark Public Library'' (accessed 16 September 2015).</ref> They also have African American and Hispanic collections. The staff will search and copy obituaries and other records for a fee.[[File:Princeton University Firestone Library.jpg|thumb|right|190px|Princeton U Firestone Library]]<br><br>


=== [[Princeton University Firestone Library]]  ===
222 Livingston Ave.<br>New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901<br>  
One Washington Road<br>Princeton, NJ 08544-2098<br>Telephone: 609-258-1470<br>Email: [http://library.princeton.edu/help/contact-us Contact Us] form<br>Internet: [http://library.princeton.edu/libraries/firestone Firestone Library]
:They have a huge manuscript collection, as well as histories, biographies, and a government documents depository.<ref name="DB77" /><br><br>


=== [[Rowan University Campbell Library]]  ===
The archival collection includes organizational documents, historical records, photographs, oral histories, area Jewish newspapers, and other research materials.<br>  
[[Image:Campbell Library1 small.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Rowan Univ Campbell Library in Glassboro]]Archives and Special Collections<br>201 Mullica Hill Rd.<br>Glassboro, NJ 08028<br>Telephone: 856-256-4967<br>Fax: 856-256-4924<br>Email: [http://askus.lib.rowan.edu/campbell Ask a Librarian] form<br>Internet: [http://www.lib.rowan.edu/ Rowan University Campbell Library] find, about us, services, places and spaces, help, ProfSearch, catalog, quick links, contact.<br>Internet: [http://www.lib.rowan.edu/about/archives-special-collections Archives and Special Collections] collections list including the very large ''Stewart Collection '' of pamphlets, photographs, genealogical materials, and books.<br>Internet: [http://library.rowan.edu/vwebv/search RU Campbell Library Catalog] searchable by keyword, subject, author, and title, among others.
:Their genealogical strength is in Delaware River Valley history, including nearly every Quaker line in New Jersey. This is a crucial resource if you have early Quaker ancestors in New Jersey.<ref name="DB77" /> Before 1992 it was known as the Glassboro State College Savitz Library.<br><br>


=== [[Seton Hall University Libraries]]  ===
=== [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgchs/Library.html Gloucester County Historical Society Library] ===
[[File:Seton Hall U Walsh Library.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Seton Hall Univ Walsh Library in South Orange]]Archives and Special Collections Center<br>400 South Orange Avenue<br>South Orange, New Jersey 07079<br>Telephone: 973-761-9476<br>Email: [mailto:archives@shu.ed archives@shu.ed]<br>Internet: [http://library.shu.edu/c.php?g=319678&p=2136437 Special Collections and Seton Hall University] Catholic New Jersey collection descriptions<br>Internet: [http://library.shu.edu/archives/genealogy-resources Genealogy Resources]
:Special Collections includes Roman Catholic parish registers and cemetery records in the Archdiocese of Newark comprising Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties.<ref name="SHU">[http://library.shu.edu/archives/genealogy-resources Genealogy Resources] in ''Seton Hall University Libraries'' (accessed 16 September 2015).</ref> '''Please call ahead'''.
:Many of their Roman Catholic church records are also available as [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] microfilms—see their [http://library.shu.edu/ld.php?content_id=14834131 FS Library Microfilm Index], and contrast it with their list of [http://library.shu.edu/ld.php?content_id=14834136 Non-Microfilmed (Catholic) Church Records].<ref name="SHU" />
:They also offer a remote research request service via their [http://library.shu.edu/archives/genealogy-requests Genealogy Research Requests] form.<ref name="SHU" />


== Outside of New Jersey Repositories ==
17 Hunter Street<br>Woodbury, New Jersey 08096-4605<br>Telephone: 856-845-4771


=== [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]  ===
The library has an extensive collection of census records, vital records, maps, church records, local histories, city directories, genealogical charts, and many other records.  
[[Image:Historical Society of Pennsylvania.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia PA]]1300 Locust Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699<br>Telephone: 215-732-6200<br>Fax: 215-732-2680<br>Email: [mailto:ReadyReference@hsp.org ReadyReference@hsp.org]<br>Internet: http://hsp.org/
:Has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish, and other settlers in William Penn's colonies of Pennsylvania, '''New Jersey''', and Delaware. This is also an excellent place to learn about early settlers of '''New Jersey'''.<ref name="DB55">Dollarhide and Bremer, 55.</ref> Records which have been published are normally well-indexed. This society also has 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century manuscripts (letters, diaries, account books, deeds, minutes, and scrapbooks), passenger arrival lists and indexes, <ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 95.</ref> local and regional history, ethnic and immigrant studies materials, 600,000 books, 20 million manuscripts, over 300,000 graphics items, and 300 years of newspapers.<ref>[http://hsp.org/collections/about-our-collections About Our Collections] in ''Historical Society of Pennsylvania'' (accessed 27 December 2013).</ref> <br><br>


=== [[National Archives at New York City]]  ===
=== [[Family History Library|Family History Library]]  ===
[[Image:NYC Custom-house-l.jpg|thumb|right|280px|National Archives at New York City in the old Alexander Hamilton Customs House]]Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House<br>One Bowling Green<br>New York, NY 10004<br>Telephone: Toll-free 866-840-1752 or 212-401-1620<br>Fax: 212-401-1638<br>Email: [mailto:newyork.archives@nara.gov newyork.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [https://www.archives.gov/nyc National Archives at New York City]
 
:The National Archives at New York City has records created by federal agencies in New York, '''New Jersey''', Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. The archives has naturalization records, internal revenue service records, customs lists, and records of the U.S. District Court of Appeals. The archives also has microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, passenger arrival lists, military records, and other historical resources.  
35 North West Temple Street<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84150<br>Telephone: 801-240-2584
:The National Archives has announced that in the fall of 2012 the records of this branch will be moved to the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House at One Bowling Green in New York City. <br><br>
 
The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints houses a collection of genealogical records that include names of more than three billion deceased people. It’s the largest collection of its kind in the world. Collections include digitized historical records, microfilms and microfiche, books, maps, and much more. Explore at [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org].
 
[[Family History Centers|Family History Centers]] (FHCs) are branches of the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy. You may search your address for a center near you on the [http://www.familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch] site. These local centers are staffed by volunteers and have varying hours and resources so call to verify their hours in advance.  
 
Some New Jersey Family History Centers:
 
:[[Cherry Hill New Jersey Family History Center|'''Cherry Hill Family History Center''']]<br>252 Evesham Avenue<br>Cherry Hill, New Jersey<br>Telephone: 856-795-8841
 
:[[Toms River New Jersey Family History Center|'''Toms River Family History Center''']]<br>1348 Old Freehold Rd.<br>Toms River, New Jersey<br> Telephone: 732-349-5947
 
=== Published Resources  ===
 
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. This book is a guide to libraries and collections in the seven southern counties of New Jersey.{{FHL|616147|item|disp= FHL book 974.9 D23h 1989}}<br>  
*Murrin, Mary R., Complier. ''New Jersey Historical Manuscripts: A Guide to Collections in the State''. Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1987. This book contains addresses and collection descriptions of 263 public libraries, historical societies, archives, and museums.{{FHL|644264|item|disp=FHL book 974.9 A3m}}<br>
*Quigley, Mary Alice, Judith A. Fullerton, and Diane E. Kauffman, Compliers. ''Historical Organizations in New Jersey: A Directory. Revised Edition.''Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1983. This book contains the addresses to over 450 historical societies, county historians, museums, and lineage societies.{{FHL|301018|item|disp=FHL book 974.9 H24q}}
 
=== New Jersey Online Records  ===
 
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=== Web Sites  ===
 
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from New Jersey in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Much of the information is available at little or no cost. Addresses on the Internet are subject to frequent changes. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:
 
==== [http://www.familysearch.org/ FamilySearch]  ====
 
At this site you can access digitized historical records, the [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]], lists of [[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers|Family History Centers]], and other resources related to family history.  
 
==== [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgenweb/ New Jersey GenWeb]  ====


=== [[National Archives at Philadelphia]]  ===
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for New Jersey and each county.  
[[Image:National Archives at Philadelphia sign.jpg|thumb|right|224px|Sign in front of the National Archives at Philadelphia entrance]]14700 Townsend Road<br>Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096<br>Telephone: 215-305-2044<br>Fax: 215-305-2052<br>Email: [mailto:Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov]<br>Internet: [http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/ National Archives at Philadelphia]
:Has federal agency and court records for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. All U.S. federal censuses 1790-1940, and indexes. Also have passenger arrivals in Philadelphia 1800-1945 and Baltimore, pension and bounty land warrant applications, naturalizations 1790-1990, early federal history, diplomacy, military history, Chinese-Americans, World War II homefront, National Park Service, merchant marine, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, federal tax evasion and smuggling cases.<ref name="DB12627">Dollarhide and Bremer, 126-27.</ref> Using these archives helps '''New Jersey''' research because of close ties to Pennsylvania in earlier years.<br><br>


=== [[New York Public Library]]  ===
==== [http://www.westjerseyhistory.org/index.shtml West Jersey History Project] ====
[[Image:New York Public Library exterior.jpg|thumb|right|280px|New York Public Library in Manhattan]]U.S. History, Local History &amp; Genealogy Division<br>Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Room 315S<br>New York, NY 10018-2788<br>Telephone: 212-930-0829<br>Email: [http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/126488 Ask a librarian]<br>Internet: [http://www.nypl.org/ http://www.nypl.org/]
:This is one of the largest research libraries in the world including excellent genealogical resources for '''New Jersey'''. The library has city and telephone directories, vital records indexes, local histories, genealogies, federal and state censuses, passenger lists, genealogical collections (including DAR transcripts), and church records.<ref name="DB81">Dollarhide and Bremer, 81.</ref> For maps, write to the Map Division at the same address.<br><br>


== FamilySearch Centers ==
This is an online community sharing and preserving historical information about New Jersey.  
[[File:Morristown NJ Stake Center.JPG|thumb|right|280px|Morristown New Jersey FamilySearch Center]]Some of the above collections are partially duplicated at the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] and its branch '''[https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ FamilySearch Centers]''' around the world. Most centers can help you by:
*Giving you limited, personal, one-on-one research suggestions (but they do not do research for you)
*Providing access to genealogical records through the Internet '''[[FamilySearch Center Portal|FamilySearch Center Portal]]'''.
*Offering free how-to classes (varies by location).
*Fostering contact between genealogical enthusiasts
There are several [[:Category:New Jersey FamilySearch Centers|centers located in New Jersey]], ''for example:'' 
::[[Morristown New Jersey FamilySearch Center]]<br>283 James St.<br>Morris Township, NJ<br>Telephone: 973-539-5362.
:::Each center is staffed by volunteers and has varying hours and services. Telephone in advance to verify their hours.
To locate one of these centers in your own neighborhood, see [https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/ Find a FamilySearch Center].<br><br>


== For Further Reading  ==
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*Edith, Hoelle. ''Genealogical Resources in Southern New Jersey, 3rd ed'' (Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1989). This book is a guide to libraries and collections in the seven southern counties of New Jersey. {{WorldCat|20770158}}; {{FSC|616147|item|disp= FS Library book 974.9 D23h 1989}}.<br>  
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*Mary R. Murrin, comp., ''New Jersey Historical Manuscripts: A Guide to Collections in the State'' (Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1987). This book contains addresses and collection descriptions of 263 public libraries, historical societies, archives, and museums. {{WorldCat|15489310}}; {{FSC|644264|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.9 A3m}}.<br>
*Mary Alice Quigley, Judith A. Fullerton, and Diane E. Kauffman, comp., ''Historical Organizations in New Jersey: A Directory, revised edition'', (Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1983). This book contains the addresses to over 450 historical societies, county historians, museums, and lineage societies. {{WorldCat|9622571}}; {{FSC|301018|item|disp=FS Catalog book 974.9 H24q}}.


== References  ==
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Many archives and libraries have resources such as maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids to help you locate information about New Jersey. They may have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state. The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers in New Jersey.

New Jersey Division of Archives and Records Management
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225 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0307
Telephone: 609-292-6260

The Division of Archives and Records Management (State Archives) is the official repository for all colonial and state government records. Its collections include manuscripts and microfilms of pre-1900 county and town records. Many of these records are also on microfilm at the Family History Library. The state archives also has several searchable databases online.

For a useful guide to the collection, refer to:

  • Barker, Bette Marie, Daniel P. Jones, and Karl J. Niederer. Guide to Family History Sources in the New Jersey State Archives. Second Edition. Trenton, New Jersey: Division of Archives and Records Management, 1990. FHL book 974.9 A1 no. 123


National Archives at New York City[edit | edit source]

Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House
One Bowling Green
New York, NY 10004
Telephone: Toll-free 866-840-1752 or 212-401-1620
Fax: 212-401-1638

The National Archives—Northeast Region has records created by federal agencies in New York, New Jersey, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. The archives has naturalization records, internal revenue service records, customs lists, and records of the U.S. District Court of Appeals. The archives also has microfilms of all available federal census records, many naturalization records, passenger arrival lists, military records, and other historical resources.

The National Archives has announced that in the fall of 2012 the records of this branch will be moved to the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House at One Bowling Green in New York City.

New Jersey State Library[edit | edit source]

Genealogy and Local History Collection
185 West State Street
(mailing address: P.O. Box 520)
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0520
Telephone: 609-278-2640
Fax: 609-278-2647
E-Mail: refdesk@njstatelib.org
Hours: 8:30 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday

The state library collects published sources, including printed genealogies, maps, church records, local histories, city directories, legislative reports, legal digests, and periodicals. It also has microfilm copies of federal censuses of the eastern states, New Jersey state censuses, and major New Jersey newspapers. The library staff will do limited checking of indexes and directories in response to telephone or written requests. They will make photocopies for a fee.

Special Collections and University Archives[edit | edit source]

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1163
Telephone: 732-932-7006
Fax: 732-932-7012

Collections include manuscripts, rare books, the University archives, and the collections of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey.

Diaries and journals are inventoried in:

  • Sinclair, Donald A., Compiler. A Guide to Manuscript Diaries and Journals in the Special Collections Department, Rutgers University. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Library, 1980. (Not available at the Family History Library.)

Newark Public Library[edit | edit source]

5 Washington Street
P.O. Box 630
Newark, New Jersey 07101-0630
Telephone: 201-733-7784 or (New Jersey questions) 201-733-7775

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 Historical Society Library
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52 Park Place
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Telephone: 973-596-8500
Fax: 973-596-6957

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.

The Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey[edit | edit source]

222 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901

The archival collection includes organizational documents, historical records, photographs, oral histories, area Jewish newspapers, and other research materials.

Gloucester County Historical Society Library[edit | edit source]

17 Hunter Street
Woodbury, New Jersey 08096-4605
Telephone: 856-845-4771

The library has an extensive collection of census records, vital records, maps, church records, local histories, city directories, genealogical charts, and many other records.

Family History Library[edit | edit source]

35 North West Temple Street
Salt Lake City, Utah 84150
Telephone: 801-240-2584

The Family History Library of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints houses a collection of genealogical records that include names of more than three billion deceased people. It’s the largest collection of its kind in the world. Collections include digitized historical records, microfilms and microfiche, books, maps, and much more. Explore at FamilySearch.org.

Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy. You may search your address for a center near you on the FamilySearch site. These local centers are staffed by volunteers and have varying hours and resources so call to verify their hours in advance.

Some New Jersey Family History Centers:

Cherry Hill Family History Center
252 Evesham Avenue
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Telephone: 856-795-8841
Toms River Family History Center
1348 Old Freehold Rd.
Toms River, New Jersey
Telephone: 732-349-5947

Published Resources[edit | edit source]

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. This book is a guide to libraries and collections in the seven southern counties of New Jersey.FHL book 974.9 D23h 1989
  • Murrin, Mary R., Complier. New Jersey Historical Manuscripts: A Guide to Collections in the State. Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1987. This book contains addresses and collection descriptions of 263 public libraries, historical societies, archives, and museums.FHL book 974.9 A3m
  • Quigley, Mary Alice, Judith A. Fullerton, and Diane E. Kauffman, Compliers. Historical Organizations in New Jersey: A Directory. Revised Edition.Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1983. This book contains the addresses to over 450 historical societies, county historians, museums, and lineage societies.FHL book 974.9 H24q

New Jersey Online Records[edit | edit source]

Links to online databases and indexes that may include vital records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, maps, military records, naturalizations, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from New Jersey in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Much of the information is available at little or no cost. Addresses on the Internet are subject to frequent changes. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more sites:

FamilySearch[edit | edit source]

At this site you can access digitized historical records, the FamilySearch Catalog, lists of Family History Centers, and other resources related to family history.

New Jersey GenWeb[edit | edit source]

A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for New Jersey and each county.

West Jersey History Project[edit | edit source]

This is an online community sharing and preserving historical information about New Jersey.

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