Research Guides: New Jersey: Libraries, Repositories, and Historical Societies

Electronic Resources

Comprehensive List of New Jersey Libraries (New Jersey State Library)

League of Historical Societies of New Jersey

Newark Archives Project

Other Major Repositories

Atlantic County Library

http://www.atlanticlibrary.org/

40 Farragut Avenue

Mays Landing, NJ 08330

Phone: 609-625-2776

Fax: 609-625-8143

[Be sure to see their digitized collection of wills, records of guardianship,orphans' court, and letters of administration.]

Burlington County Historical Society

http://08016.com/bchs.html
451 High Street
Burlington City, NJ 08016
Phone: 609-386-4773
Fax: 609-386-4828

Burlington County Library
http://www.bcls.lib.nj.us/

5 Pioneer Boulevard

Westampton, NJ 08060

Phone: 609-267-9660

Fax: 609-267-4091

[Be sure to check out their genealogy guides and extensive online indexes.]

City of Camden, Municipal Clerk

http://www.ci.camden.nj.us/city/genealogy.html

520 Market Street

City Hall, Room 105

P.O. Box 95120

Camden, NJ 08101

Phone: 856-757-7223

Fax: 856-757-7220

[The Office of Records Managment, in partnership with the Office of Information Technology, has made historical and genealogical records of Camden available online. Be sure to read the instructions, and please note that the database apparently does not work with Firefox. Google's Chrome is the preferable alternative.]

Genealogical Society of Bergen County

http://www.njgsbc.org/

P.O. Box 432

Midland Park, NJ 07432

Jersey City Public Library: New Jersey Room
http://www.jclibrary.org/service/njroom.php
Jersey City Public Library
472 Jersey Avenue
3rd Floor
Jersey City, NJ 07302
Phone: 201-547-4503

Monmouth County Historical Association Library and Archives

http://www.monmouthhistory.org/
Main Museum
70 Court Street
Freehold, NJ 07728
Phone: 732-462-1466
Fax: 732-462-8346

Monmouth County Archives
http://co.monmouth.nj.us/page.aspx?ID=126

Monmouth County Library (Lower Level)

125 Symmes Drive

Manalapan, NJ 07726
Phone: 732-308-3771
Fax: 732-780-4458

Newark Public Library: Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center

http://www.npl.org/Pages/Collections/njic.html
Newark Public Library
3rd Floor, Main Library
5 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-733-7775
Fax: 973-733-7835

New Jersey Historical Society
http://www.jerseyhistory.org/
52 Park Place
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: 973-596-8500
Fax: 973-596-6957

[Library hours by appointment only: Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.]

New Jersey State Archives
http://nj.gov/state/archives/index.html
225 West State Street
Department of State Building
Level 2
P.O. Box 307
Trenton, NJ 08625-0307
Phone: 609-292-6260
Fax: 609-396-2454

[Be sure to see their many searchable databases.]

New Jersey State Library

http://www.njstatelib.org/
185 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08625-0520
Phone: 609-292-6274

North Jersey History and Genealogy Center
http://www.jfpl.org/NJHistoryHome.cfm
Morristown & Morris Township Joint Free Public Library
1 Miller Road
Morristown, NJ 07960
Phone: 973-538-3473

Plainfield Public Library
http://www.plainfieldlibrary.info/

800 Park Avenue

Plainfield, NJ 07060

Phone: 908-757-1111

[Be sure to see their index of obituaries and biographical articles that appeared in the Courier News from the mid-1920s to the mid-1980s.]

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