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The following archives, libraries, and societies have collections or services helpful to genealogical researchers in New Jersey.

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, court records, passenger lists for New York City and other ports, Revolutionary War military records, some Civil War service indexes, and World War I draft registrations. The staff will make photocopies for a fee. The National Archives has announced the records of this branch will be moved to the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House at One Bowling Green in New York City. The new home will be located in the same building as the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian.<br>  

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. <br>  

=== New Jersey Genealogical and Historical Organizations<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/ <br>  

'''The Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey'''<br>222 Livingston Ave.<br>New Brunswick, NJ 08901.<br>Internet:&nbsp; http://www.jewishgen.org/jhscj/<br>  

"The JHSCJ was organized on November 7, 1977, and now serves Middlesex, Union, Somerset, Mercer, Warren, and Hunterton Counties in New Jersey. Our archival collection includes organizational documents, records, and artifacts of area synagogues and other Jewish organizations, historical records, photographs, tapes of oral histories, memorabilia, and copies of Jewish newspapers. We also have an extensive collection of research materials of interest to genealogists, and books and pamphlets on subjects pertaining to the Jewish-American experience."&nbsp; <br>  

'''The&nbsp;Central Jersey Genealogical Club'''<br>Hamilton Township Library<br>1 Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. Way<br>Hamilton, New Jersey 08619<br>Internet:&nbsp; [http://www.cjgcnj.com/diggin.html http://www.cjgcnj.com/diggin.html]<br>  

"Our Club publishes a newsletter to alert members to what is new and what is happening in our area. ... The Club has a link page called Diggin' for Roots to aid in your research." -- Site Authors<br>  

'''Gloucester County Historical Society Library'''<br>17 Hunter Street<br>P.O. Box 409<br>Woodbury, NJ 08096<br>Telephone: 609-845-4771<br>Internet: http://www.history.navy.mil/sources/nj/gch.htm <br>  

'''Westfield Historical Society List of Historical and Genealogical Societies'''<br>[http://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/files/lr8.htm http://www.westfieldnjhistory.com/files/lr8.htm]<br>List of On-line Historical and Genealogical Societies<br>  

=== Web Sites<br> ===

[http://www.usgenweb.com/ http://www.usgenweb.com/] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgenweb/ http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~njgenweb/]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey) <br>  

'''USGenWeb Archives'''<br>  

[http://files.usgwarchives.net/ http://files.usgwarchives.net/]&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

"In June 1996, the USGenWeb Digital Library (USGenWeb Archives) was developed to present actual transcriptions of public domain records on the Internet. This huge undertaking is the cooperative effort of volunteers who either have electronically formatted files on census records, marriage bonds, wills, and other public documents, or are willing to transcribe this information to contribute."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- Site authors. <br>  

'''RootsWeb'''<br>  

[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~websites/usa/index.html http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~websites/usa/index.html] &nbsp; &nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/USA/NJ.html http://resources.rootsweb.ancestry.com/USA/NJ.html]&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey)&nbsp; <br>  

'''Linkpendium'''<br>  

[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/ http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/NJ http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/NJ/]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

"Linkpendium is being developed by Karen Isaacson and Brian (Wolf) Leverich, founders of the extremely popular RootsWeb genealogical community site. At the time of its merger with Ancestry in June 2000, RootsWeb had about 600,000 registered users, was serving about 100,000,000 Web page views monthly, and was delivering about 160,000,000 pieces of email monthly to the subscribers of its 18,000 mailing lists. The company had more than 40 employees and operated its own 7,000 square foot data center in Bakersfield, CA."&nbsp; -- Site authors. <br>  

'''US Gen Net'''<br>  

[http://www.usgennet.org/socadmin/ http://www.usgennet.org/socadmin/] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

On-line Historical and Genealogical Societies<br>  

'''Cyndi's List'''<br>  

[http://www.cyndislist.com/usa.htm http://www.cyndislist.com/usa.htm] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://www.cyndislist.com/nj.htm http://www.cyndislist.com/nj.htm]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet<br>  

'''Live Roots'''<br>  

[http://www.liveroots.com/earth/united_states.html http://www.liveroots.com/earth/united_states.html]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

'''Access Genealogy'''<br>  

[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/ http://www.accessgenealogy.com/] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/newjersey/ http://www.accessgenealogy.com/newjersey/] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

"From what started out as a simple set of 50 state pages, has blossomed into over 250,000 pages, and millions of records. This feat couldn't have been accomplished without the assistance Judy and I received over the years by countless volunteers. We are indebted to each of you for your assistance in making this project what it has become! Thank You!" ...&nbsp; "It's important for you to understand, though we are known for our Native American data, we actually have more data for the regular American researcher, then we do Native American."&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; -- Site authors. <br>  

'''Family History 101'''<br>  

[http://www.familyhistory101.com/ http://www.familyhistory101.com/]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://www.familyhistory101.com/newjersey.html http://www.familyhistory101.com/newjersey.html] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

"While I cannot provide detailed information on all sources available to family historians, Family History 101 covers the basic tools and provides essential instructions. My intention is to suggest some of the easiest ways to find, document, and preserve your family history. "&nbsp; -- Site authors. <br>  

'''Genea Search'''<br>  

[http://www.geneasearch.com/ http://www.geneasearch.com/]&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://www.geneasearch.com/states/newjersey.htm http://www.geneasearch.com/states/newjersey.htm]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

'''D'Addezio.com'''<br>  

[http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/ http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-NJ-NDX.html http://www.daddezio.com/records/room/RR-NJ-NDX.html]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

"The mission of D'Addezio.com has been to provide a quality site containing original material, and valuable links to other information on the Internet, in a well-organized manner. The site has grown gradually, keeping the quality of our information as the highest priority." -- Site authors.<br>  

'''Olive Tree Genealogy'''<br>  

[http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/sitemap.shtml http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/sitemap.shtml]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/usa/nj/ http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/usa/nj/]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

"Olive Tree Genealogy has more than 1,900 pages of free genealogy records to help you find your brick-wall ancestors and build your family tree." -- Site Authors<br>  

'''Genealogy Directory'''

[http://www.gendir.com/locales/230 http://www.gendir.com/locales/230] &nbsp; &nbsp; (All of the United States)

'''Records Project'''<br>  

[http://recordsproject.com/ http://recordsproject.com/&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://recordsproject.com/public/new-jersey.asp http://recordsproject.com/public/new-jersey.asp] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

'''Kindred Trails'''<br>  

[http://www.kindredtrails.com/databases.html http://www.kindredtrails.com/databases.html] &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?i=d&tp=2&p=33&cj=1&o_xid=0001259144&o_lid=0001259144 ancestry.com Databases for New Jersey]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey - Databases at ancestry.com)<br>  

[http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/archives.html http://www.state.nj.us/state/darm/links/archives.html] &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey&nbsp; -&nbsp; State Archives)<br>  

Regional Genealogy Databases,&nbsp; ancestry.com,&nbsp; National Archives, State Archives<br>  

'''Colonial Ancestors'''<br>  

[http://colonialancestors.com/ http://colonialancestors.com/]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (All 13 colonies)<br>  

[http://colonialancestors.com/nj/newjersey.htm http://colonialancestors.com/nj/newjersey.htm]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

"Find information about Colonial New Jersey Genealogy to help with your genealogy research and to find your New Jersey surnames and ancestors." -- Site Authors<br>  

'''ancestry.com&nbsp; $ '''<br>  

[http://search.ancestry.com/search/default.aspx? http://search.ancestry.com/search/default.aspx?]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/New-Jersey/Default.asp http://search.ancestry.com/Places/US/New-Jersey/Default.asp]x&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

ancestry.com&nbsp; Geographic genealogical source search page.&nbsp;&nbsp; Requires US Subscription. <br>  

'''Family Tree Connection / Genealogy Today&nbsp; $'''<br>  

[http://www.familytreeconnection.com/search/ http://www.familytreeconnection.com/search/]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (All of the United States)<br>  

[http://data.genealogytoday.com/contents/New_Jersey.html http://data.genealogytoday.com/contents/New_Jersey.html]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (New Jersey)<br>  

"Your annual subscription gives you unlimited access to the Family Tree Connection database, along with discounts on all purchases in the Genealogy Today Store and any scanning services you request (of images in any of the FTC source documents)."&nbsp; -- Site Authors<br><br>  

[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp]<br>  

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. <br>  

(Also, see the New Jersey Gazetteer Section of the wiki).

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