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*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>
*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>


=== National Archives—Northeast Region ===
=== [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/nyc/ National Archives—Northeast Region===


201 Varick Street<br>12th Floor<br>(Entrance on Houston Street, between Varick and Hudson)<br>New York, NY 10014<br>Telephone: Toll-free 866-840-1752 or 212-401-1620<br>Fax: 212-401-1738<br>Internet: http://www.archives.gov/northeast/&nbsp;
201 Varick Street<br>12th Floor<br>(Entrance on Houston Street, between Varick and Hudson)<br>New York, NY 10014<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, 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 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.


'''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/  
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>
 
=== New Jersey State Library ===
 
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/  


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>  
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>  


'''Rutgers University 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  
=== Rutgers University Department of Special Collections and Archives ===
 
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  


A guide to the manuscripts at this library is:  
A guide to the manuscripts at this library is:  
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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.)  
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.)  
New Jersey Reference Division, Newark Public Library ===


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


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.  
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.  
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Eichholtz, Alice, ed. ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1992. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|611946|title-id|disp=book Ref 973 D27rb 1992}}.)  
Eichholtz, Alice, ed. ''Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources'', Revised Edition. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1992. (Family History Library&nbsp;{{FHL|611946|title-id|disp=book Ref 973 D27rb 1992}}.)  


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