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• Digital State Archives - New Jersey

  NJ gets a huge thumbs-up for one of the best of the online state archives. There are some terrific family history tools, dating back to Colonial days, and even a very unusual (and very useful) database of legal name changes recorded in the state. If you want to see what a good online archive looks like, check out New Jersey.

• Division of Archives and Records Management

• FamilySearch - FamilySearch Center Locator: New Jersey

  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.

• FamilySearch Catalog

  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. Microfilm loans can be ordered and then sent to your local Family History Center.

  • New Jersey

• LibDex - The Library Index - New Jersey

  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).

• Library of Congress - Search results for New Jersey

• National Archives and Records Administration

  • National Archives at New York City

    Records for New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands dating from 1685 to the present.

    • Guide to Archival Holdings of the National Archives at New York City

  • Request and Order Reproductions

  • Resources for Genealogists

• New Jersey Naval Museum

  Operated by the Submarine Memorial Association, The New Jersey Naval Museum (NJNM) introduces state residents and visitors to New Jersey's Navy heritage and naval history in general.

• New Jersey State Archives

  The State Archives is New Jersey's official research center for public records of enduring historical value. Considering that many vital records, land documents, probate records and military service papers were filed centrally by the Colony and State of New Jersey, the State Archives is a treasure trove for genealogists and historians. Includes Searchable Databases and Records Request Forms, Federal Writer's Project Photographs, New Jersey Cultural Alliance for Response, Public Records Recovery and Amnesty.

  • Cataloged Holdings

    • Genealogical Holdings

• New Jersey State Library

  • State Library Collections

    • Genealogy and Local History Collection

    • Jerseyana Collection

    • New Jersey Digital Collections

• New Jersey State Museum

  Established in 1895, this is one of the nation's first state museums founded with an educational mission. Today that mission encompasses four areas: archaeology/ethnology, cultural history, fine art, and natural history.

• Newberry Library - New Jersey Genealogy

• Princeton University Library

  • Rare Books and Special Collections

• Public Libraries in the United States - New Jersey

  A directory with detailed information for public libraries in each state.

• PublicLibraries.com - New Jersey

• Rutgers Library - General Genealogical Information

  New Brunswick.

• Rutgers University Libraries

  New Brunswick.

  • Special Collections and University Archives

• Seton Hall University Libraries

  • Special Collections Center

• Smith's Master Index to Maritime Museum Websites - New Jersey

• The New Jersey Digital Highway

  From the collections of NJ libraries, museums, archives and historical societies.