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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''Email:'''<ref name="Ask">[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/help_email Ask a Librarian] in ''Rutgers University Libraries'' (accessed 15 September 2015).</ref> &nbsp;[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/help_email Ask a Librarian] form <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="S1">Source 1.</ref> &nbsp;[mailto:repository@whatever.net repository@whatever.net] <br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="LC">[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/libraries_centers Libraries and Centers] in ''Rutgers University Libraries'' (accessed 15 September 2014).</ref>  
'''Address:'''<ref name="S1" />  


:169 College Ave<br>  
:000 Santa's Workshop Lane<br>  
:New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1163 <br><br>
:North Pole,&nbsp;AK 99999-9999 <br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="LC" /> &nbsp;848-932-7851, or Sp. Coll. 848-932-7006<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;732-932-1101<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000<br>'''Fax:''' &nbsp;802-000-0000<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:''' &nbsp;[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/hours Hours and Holidays]
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 <br>


'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="S1" /> &nbsp;{''Optional''} <br>  


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/ Rutgers University Libraries] Find (articles, books and media), Services and Tools, Help, Places and Spaces, About, News and Events, and Chat.<br>  
*Repository Internet site ''{create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}.''<br>
*Repository catalog online. <br>
*Repository database. <br>
*other(s).<br>


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


Consider this your best, first-stop for New Jersey research.<ref name="DB77" />
{''Please briefly '''describe the strengths and weaknesses''' of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).<ref>Source 2.</ref> For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.<ref>Source 3.</ref>''}
 
'''Special Collections''' include manuscripts, letters, rare books, New Jersey town records, diaries since 1746, historical maps, newspapers, and the University archives.<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 '''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" />  


=== Tips  ===
=== Tips  ===


*[http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/services_visitors Information for Visitors] access, borrowing, government documents, hours and directions, library catalog and other databases, libraries and collections at Rutgers, other services, and users with disabilities.
{Optional}


=== Guides  ===
=== Guides  ===


*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. {{WorldCat|7912561}}; Not available at the FamilySearch Library.
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}  


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
{''&nbsp;'''List''' (link to a Wiki article for) '''at least one or more other repositories''' that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.''}


If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following.  
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'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br>  


*[[National Archives at New York City]], censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty land, photos, passenger indexes, New York port and shipping, naturalizations, inventions. Federal court and agency records of New Jersey, and New York.
*Alternate Repository ''{create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}''<br>
*[[National Archives at Philadelphia]] records of federal agencies and courts for Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia, censuses, ships lists, naturalizations, and military records.<ref>[http://www.archives.gov/philadelphia/public/family-history.html Family History at the National Archives in Philadelphia] in ''National Archives'' (accessed 20 December 2013).</ref>
*<br>  
*[[New York Public Library]] Genealogy Division has an outstanding collection of American history at national, state and local levels; international genealogy and heraldry in Roman alphabets; Dorot Jewish collection; photos; New Jersey and New York censuses, directories, and vital records.
*''such as:'' NARA I
*NARA II
*National Archives at _____
*State Archives
*State Library


'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>  


*[[Princeton University Firestone Library]] a huge manuscript collection with histories and biographies.<ref name="DB77" /><br>
*<br>  
*<br>  
*National Personnel Records Center
*LC
*FHL


'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>  


*<br>
*County Vital Records Office  
*County Vital Records Office  
*City Vital Records Office  
*City Vital Records Office  
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*Public Libraries  
*Public Libraries  
*Museums and heritage societies  
*Museums and heritage societies  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding New Jersey counties:''''' [[Mercer County, New Jersey|Mercer]], [[Monmouth County, New Jersey|Monmouth]], [[Somerset County, New Jersey|Somerset]], [[Union County, New Jersey|Union]], and in a nearby '''''New York county''''': [[Richmond County, New York|Richmond]].
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties:''''' [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]  
*State Vital Records Office  
*State Vital Records Office  
*[[New Jersey State Archives]], Trenton, wills 1670-1900, births 1848-1923, marriages and deaths 1848-1940, deeds 1660s-1880s, court records 1680-1850, and NJ state censuses 1855-1915.<ref name="DB77" />
*State Historical Society  
*[[New Jersey State Library]], Trenton, published sources such as genealogies, guides, how-to books, indexes, maps and atlases, church records, local histories, city directories, and periodicals.<ref name="DB77" />
*[[New Jersey Historical Society Library]], Newark, 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>
*State Genealogical Society  
*State Genealogical Society  
*[[Rowan University Campbell Library]] Delaware Valley history, and nearly all early Quaker lines in NJ.<ref name="DB77" />
*University Libraries
*Church archives  
*Church archives  
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Delaware Archives and Libraries|Delaware]], [[New York Archives and Libraries|New York]], and [[Pennsylvania Archives and Libraries|Pennsylvania]].
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states (or provinces):''''' [SC], [TN], and [VA]
*[[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]], Philadelphia, has early Quakers, Germans, Scots-Irish and other ethinc groups in PA, NJ, DE, and states east of the Mississippi River, Balch Institute passenger arrival lists, huge manuscript collection including many indexes, and Philadelphia neighborhood records.<ref>Dollarhide and Bremer, 95.</ref>


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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[[Category:Middlesex_County,_New_Jersey]] [[Category:New Jersey Archives and Libraries]]
{Optional: state Navbox goes here} <br>
 
{IF this repository appears in the OCLC WorldCat's [http://www.worldcat.org/libraries Find a library near you] search results list with an OCLC WorldCat symbol next to its name, THEN in the '''Internet sites and databases''' section at the end of the ''Repository catalog online&nbsp;'' entry add the following phrase: '''<nowiki>{{WC}}Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].</nowiki>'''&nbsp;&nbsp;}
 
 
[[Category:United States Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]]
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{{New Jersey|New Jersey}}
 
[[Category:New_Jersey]]

Revision as of 13:29, 15 September 2015

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Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]  repository@whatever.net

Address:[1]

000 Santa's Workshop Lane
North Pole, AK 99999-9999

Telephone:[1]  800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000
Fax:  802-000-0000

Hours and holidays:[1]  Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30

Directions, maps, and public transportation:[1]  {Optional}

Internet sites and databases:

  • Repository Internet site {create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}.
  • Repository catalog online.
  • Repository database.
  • other(s).

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

{Please briefly describe the strengths and weaknesses of each collection for genealogists (about two or three sentences for smaller collections).[2] For example, explain the collection size, who (which ethnic, political, or religious groups) are covered, dates covered, jurisdictions covered, record types available, significant indexes, and any noteworthy record loss or gaps.[3]}

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.}

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Rutgers University Alexander Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection}

  • such as: NARA I
  • NARA II
  • National Archives at _____
  • State Archives
  • State Library

Similar Collections



  • National Personnel Records Center
  • LC
  • FHL

Neighboring Collections


  • County Vital Records Office
  • City Vital Records Office
  • County Archives
  • County Orphan's Court
  • County Probate Court
  • County Recorder
  • County Coroner
  • U.S. District Court
  • County and local historical societies
  • County and local genealogical societies
  • Public Libraries
  • Museums and heritage societies
  • Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin]
  • State Vital Records Office
  • State Historical Society
  • State Genealogical Society
  • University Libraries
  • Church archives
  • Repositories in surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA]

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Source 1.
  2. ↑ Source 2.
  3. ↑ Source 3.

{Optional: state Navbox goes here}

{IF this repository appears in the OCLC WorldCat's Find a library near you search results list with an OCLC WorldCat symbol next to its name, THEN in the Internet sites and databases section at the end of the Repository catalog online  entry add the following phrase: {{WC}}Also available in [[WorldCat Online Catalog|WorldCat]].  }


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