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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers:
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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>


'''New Jersey State Library'''<br />History and Genealogy Unit<br />185 West State Street, CN 520<br />Trenton, NJ 08625-0520<br />Telephone: 609-292-6200<br />Fax: 609-292-2746 <br />Internet: http://www.njstatelib.org/
== Wiki Articles on Major Repositories for New Jersey ==


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 and New Jersey state censuses. The library staff will do limited checking of indexes and directories in response to written requests. They will make photocopies for a fee.
[[Camden County Historical Society]]{{·}}
[[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]]


=== Division of Archives and Records Management ===
== Online Records of New Jersey  ==


'''Bureau of Archives and Records Preservation'''<br />185 West State Street, (P.O. Box 307)<br />Trenton, NJ 08625-0307<br />Telephone: 609-292-6260<br />Internet: [http://www.njarchives.org/index.html http://www.njarchives.org/index.html ]
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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>


The Bureau of Archives and Records Preservation, usually referred to as the 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. Most of these records are also on microfilm at the Family History Library.
== Statewide Repositories ==


The state archives will make photocopies, answer reference letters, and search some indexed records for an hourly fee. For a useful guide to the collection, refer to:
=== [[New Jersey Historical Society Library]]  ===
52 Park Place<br>Newark, New Jersey 07102<br>Telephone: 973-596-8500<br>Fax: 973-596-6957<br>E-mail: [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>


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.)
=== [[New Jersey State Archives]]  ===
225 West State Street<br>Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0307<br>Telephone: 609-292-6260<br>E-mail: [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 [http://www.nj.gov/state/archives/searchdatabases.html 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>


'''National Archives—Northeast Region'''<br />201 Varick Street, Corner Varick and West Houston Streets<br />New York, NY 10014<br />Telephone: 212-337-1300<br />Fax: 212-337-1306 <br />Internet: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/
=== [[New Jersey State Library]]  ===
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>


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 archive has naturalization records, Internal Revenue Service records, customs lists, and records of the U.S. District Court of Appeals. The archive also has microfilms of all available federal census records, many federal naturalization records, court records, passenger lists for New York City and other ports, Revolutionary War military records, and some Civil War service indexes. The staff will make photocopies for a fee. The National Archives has announced the records of this branch will be moved to Kansas City, Missouri, by the summer of 1998.
=== Office of Vital Statistics and Registry ===


'''New Jersey Historical Society 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
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>E-mail: [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]
: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>


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.
=== [[Rutgers University Alexander 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>E-mail: [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>


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''.
== Regional Repositories ==


For a valuable guide to other manuscript materials, see:
=== [[Camden County Historical Society]]  ===
1900 Park Boulevard<br>Camden, NJ 08103<br>Telephone: 856-964-3333<br>E-mail: [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>


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. (FHL book 974.9 A3s.)
=== [[Gloucester County Historical Society Library]]  ===
17 Hunter Street<br>Woodbury, New Jersey 08096-4605<br>Telephone: 856-845-4771<br>E-mail: [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>


'''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/
=== [[Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey]]  ===
222 Livingston Ave.<br>New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901<br>Telephone: 732-249-4894<br>E-mail: [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>


'''Department of Special Collections and Archives'''<br />Archibald Stevens Alexander Library<br />Rutgers University<br />169 College Avenue<br />New Brunswick, NJ 08903<br />Telephone: 732-932-7509 <br />Internet: http://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/rul/libs/scua/scua.shtml
=== [[Morristown and Morris Township Library]]  ===
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>E-mail: [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>


A guide to the manuscripts at this library is:
=== [[Newark Public Library]]  ===
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>E-mail: [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>


Rutgers University Library. ''A Guide to the Manuscript Collection of the Rutgers University Library''. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Library, 1964. (FHL book 974.942 A3s.)
=== [[Princeton University Firestone Library]]  ===
One Washington Road<br>Princeton, NJ 08544-2098<br>Telephone: 609-258-1470<br>E-mail: [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>


Diaries and journals are inventoried in:
=== [[Rowan University Campbell Library]]  ===
[[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>E-mail: [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>


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.)
=== [[Seton Hall University Libraries]]  ===
[[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>E-mail: [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" />


'''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
== Outside of New Jersey Repositories ==


'''New Jersey Reference Division'''<br />Newark Public Library<br />5 Washington Street<br />P.O. Box 630<br />Newark, NJ 07101-0630<br />Telephone: 201-733-7800<br />Email: [mailto:reference@npl.org <u>''reference@npl.org''</u>]''<br />''Internet: http://www.npl.org/pages/Collections/specialcollections1.html
=== [[Historical Society of Pennsylvania]]  ===
[[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>E-mail: [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>


The library has newspapers and city directories for Newark and microfilm copies of all existing New Jersey federal and state censuses. The staff will search and copy obituaries and other records for a fee.
=== [[National Archives at New York City]]  ===
[[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>E-mail: [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.  
: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 following books provide additional information about New Jersey archives and libraries:
=== [[National Archives at Philadelphia]]  ===
[[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>E-mail: [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>


Hoelle, Edith. ''Genealogical Resources in Southern New Jersey''. Third Edition. Woodbury, New Jersey: Gloucester County Historical Society, 1989. (Second edition is FHL book 974.9 D23h 1989.) This book is a guide to libraries and collections in the seven southern counties of New Jersey.
=== [[New York Public Library]]  ===
[[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>E-mail: [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>


Murrin, Mary R., Complier. ''New Jersey Historical Manuscripts: A Guide to Collections in the State''. Trenton, New Jersey: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1987. (FHL book 974.9 A3m.) This book contains addresses and collection descriptions of 263 public libraries, historical societies, archives, and museums.
== FamilySearch Centers ==
[[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>


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. (FHL book 974.9 H24q.) This book contains the addresses to over 450 historical societies, county historians, museums, and lineage societies.
== For Further Reading  ==


Addresses of county courthouses, surrogate courts, and county records centers are found in:
*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>
*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}}.


Eichholtz, Alice, ed. ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1992. (FHL book Ref 973 D27rb 1992.)
== References  ==
 
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=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards ===
[[Category:New_Jersey_Archives_and_Libraries]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]]
 
Computers with modems are important tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:
 
* Locate other researchers
* Post queries
* Send and receive E-mail
* Search large databases
* Search computer libraries
* Join in computer chat and lecture sessions
 
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. Most of the information is available at no cost. Addresses on the Internet are subject to frequent changes. The following sites are important gateways linking you to many more network and bulletin board sites:
 
'''USGenWeb'''
 
http://www.usgenweb.com/
 
A cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
 
'''Roots-L'''
 
http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa
 
A useful list of sites and resources. Includes a large, regularly-updated research coordination list.
 
To get started with computer network research regarding New Jersey, contact the following:
 
=== New Jersey Genealogical and Historical Organizations ===
 
http://www.npl.org/Pages/Collections/njiclist.html
 
Town, county, state, ethnic, and religious list of addresses, telephones, and links to Internet sites.
 
=== New Jersey Local Names ===
 
http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/locality.htm
 
Alphabetical list of local place names with their municipality and county.
 
For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the United States Research Outline (30972), Second Edition, "Archives and Libraries" section.
 
=== FamilySearch™ ===
 
[http://www.familysearch.org www.familysearch.org]
 
The Family History Library and some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. FamilySearch is a collection of computer files containing several million names. FamilySearch is a good place to begin your research. Some of the records come from compiled sources; some have been automated from original sources.

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These repositories preserve sources, maintain indexes, and provide services to help genealogists document their ancestors who lived in New Jersey.

Wiki Articles on Major Repositories for New Jersey

Camden County Historical Society · 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

Online Records of New Jersey

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.

Statewide Repositories

New Jersey Historical Society Library

52 Park Place
Newark, New Jersey 07102
Telephone: 973-596-8500
Fax: 973-596-6957
E-mail: contactNJHS@jerseyhistory.org
Internet: New Jersey Historical Society Library
Internet: Genealogist's Guide

NJ books, censuses, maps, city directories, local histories, vital records, church records, family folders, and indexes to New Jersey family history sources.[1] 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.

New Jersey State Archives

225 West State Street
Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0307
Telephone: 609-292-6260
E-mail: Feedback@sos.nj.gov
Internet: 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.[2] The state archives also has several searchable databases online. See also:

New Jersey State Library

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
Internet: New Jersey State Library
Internet: 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.[2] 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.

Office of Vital Statistics and Registry

New Jersey Department of Health
P.O. Box 370 (mailing address)
140 East Front Street (street address)
Trenton, NJ 08625-0370
Telephone: 609-292-4087 or 866-649-8726 toll-free
E-mail: Online Requests
Internet: Order a Vital Record

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.[3]

Rutgers University Alexander Library

Rutgers University Alexander Library in New Brunswick

169 College Avenue
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901-1163
Telephone: 732-932-7006
Fax: 732-932-7012
E-mail: Ask a Librarian form
Internet: Special Collections and University Archives
Internet: Genealogical Resources

Consider this your best, first-stop for New Jersey research.[2]
The regular collection includes material from the 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.[2]
Special Collections include manuscripts, letters, rare books, New Jersey town records, diaries since 1746, historical maps, newspapers, and the University archives.[2] 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.

Regional Repositories

Camden County Historical Society

1900 Park Boulevard
Camden, NJ 08103
Telephone: 856-964-3333
E-mail: admin@cchsnj.org
Internet: Archives
Internet: 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.[4]

Gloucester County Historical Society Library

17 Hunter Street
Woodbury, New Jersey 08096-4605
Telephone: 856-845-4771
E-mail: library@gchsnj.org
Internet: 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.[5] Many are digitized and available online.

Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey

222 Livingston Ave.
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901
Telephone: 732-249-4894
E-mail: info.jhscj@gmail.com
Internet: 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.[6]

Morristown and Morris Township Library

North Jersey History and Genealogy Center
1 Miller Rd.
Morristown, NJ 07960
Telephone: 973-538-3473
Fax: 973-267-4064
E-mail: info@jfpl.org
Internet: North Jersey History and Genealogy Center
Internet: 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.[7]
Newark Public Library Main Branch


Newark Public Library

5 Washington Street
P.O. Box 630
Newark, New Jersey 07101-0630
Telephone: 201-733-7784 or (New Jersey questions) 201-733-7775
E-mail: njreference@npl.org
Internet: 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.[8] They also have African American and Hispanic collections. The staff will search and copy obituaries and other records for a fee.
Princeton U Firestone Library


Princeton University Firestone Library

One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544-2098
Telephone: 609-258-1470
E-mail: Contact Us form
Internet: Firestone Library

They have a huge manuscript collection, as well as histories, biographies, and a government documents depository.[2]

Rowan University Campbell Library

Rowan Univ Campbell Library in Glassboro

Archives and Special Collections
201 Mullica Hill Rd.
Glassboro, NJ 08028
Telephone: 856-256-4967
Fax: 856-256-4924
E-mail: Ask a Librarian form
Internet: Rowan University Campbell Library find, about us, services, places and spaces, help, ProfSearch, catalog, quick links, contact.
Internet: Archives and Special Collections collections list including the very large Stewart Collection of pamphlets, photographs, genealogical materials, and books.
Internet: 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.[2] Before 1992 it was known as the Glassboro State College Savitz Library.

Seton Hall University Libraries

Seton Hall Univ Walsh Library in South Orange

Archives and Special Collections Center
400 South Orange Avenue
South Orange, New Jersey 07079
Telephone: 973-761-9476
E-mail: archives@shu.ed
Internet: Special Collections and Seton Hall University Catholic New Jersey collection descriptions
Internet: Genealogy Resources

Special Collections includes Roman Catholic parish registers and cemetery records in the Archdiocese of Newark comprising Bergen, Essex, Hudson, and Union counties.[9] Please call ahead.
Many of their Roman Catholic church records are also available as FamilySearch Library microfilms—see their FS Library Microfilm Index, and contrast it with their list of Non-Microfilmed (Catholic) Church Records.[9]
They also offer a remote research request service via their Genealogy Research Requests form.[9]

Outside of New Jersey Repositories

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia PA

1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-5699
Telephone: 215-732-6200
Fax: 215-732-2680
E-mail: ReadyReference@hsp.org
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.[10] 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, [11] 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.[12]

National Archives at New York City

National Archives at New York City in the old Alexander Hamilton Customs House

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
E-mail: newyork.archives@nara.gov
Internet: 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.
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.

National Archives at Philadelphia

Sign in front of the National Archives at Philadelphia entrance

14700 Townsend Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096
Telephone: 215-305-2044
Fax: 215-305-2052
E-mail: Philadelphia.archives@nara.gov
Internet: 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.[13] Using these archives helps New Jersey research because of close ties to Pennsylvania in earlier years.

New York Public Library

New York Public Library in Manhattan

U.S. History, Local History & Genealogy Division
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, Room 315S
New York, NY 10018-2788
Telephone: 212-930-0829
E-mail: Ask a librarian
Internet: 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.[14] For maps, write to the Map Division at the same address.

FamilySearch Centers

Morristown New Jersey FamilySearch Center

Some of the above collections are partially duplicated at the FamilySearch Library and its branch 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.
  • Offering free how-to classes (varies by location).
  • Fostering contact between genealogical enthusiasts

There are several centers located in New Jersey, for example:

Morristown New Jersey FamilySearch Center
283 James St.
Morris Township, NJ
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 Find a FamilySearch Center.

For Further Reading

  • 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; FS Library book 974.9 D23h 1989.
  • 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; FS Catalog book 974.9 A3m.
  • 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; FS Catalog book 974.9 H24q.

References

  1. ↑ The New Jersey Historical Society Library in New Jersey Historical Society (accessed 15 September 2015).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 77. WorldCat 39493985; FS Library Ref Book 973 J54d.
  3. ↑ Vital Statistics in New Jersey Department of Health (accessed 20 April 2017).
  4. ↑ Archives in Camden County Historical Society (accessed 15 September 2015).
  5. ↑ Library in Gloucester County Historical Society (accessed 15 September 2015).
  6. ↑ Collectons in Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey (accessed 15 September 2015).
  7. ↑ Our Collections in North Jersey History and Genealogy Center (accessed 16 September 2015).
  8. ↑ Selected Materials in the New Jersey Information Center Relative to New Jersey Genealogical Research in The Newark Public Library (accessed 16 September 2015).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Genealogy Resources in Seton Hall University Libraries (accessed 16 September 2015).
  10. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 55.
  11. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 95.
  12. ↑ About Our Collections in Historical Society of Pennsylvania (accessed 27 December 2013).
  13. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 126-27.
  14. ↑ Dollarhide and Bremer, 81.
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