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ÑAmerica's Genealogy Bank
Historical newspapers 1690-1977
Books from 1652-1900
Historical documents from1789-1980
Social Security Death Index 1937-present

ProQuest Obituaries
Over 10.5 million obituaries and death notices from major US newspapers from 1851 to the present.

ÑAmerica's Obituaries & Death Notices
Collection of US newspaper obituaries and death notices from 1977-present.

ProQuest Historic Map Works
Database of over 200,000 full color digital historic maps; also city directories and phone books to better trace and associate individuals with locations.

American Periodical Series
Text and images from American magazines and journals published, 1740-1900.
 

Sanborn Insurance Maps - New Jersey
Digital access to fire insurance maps of New Jersey towns, 1867-1970

Ancestry Library Edition
Historical Records
Census, vital, immigration, military, court, land & probate records
Directories & member lists
Reference & finding aids
Stories & Publications
Biography & history
Newspapers & periodicals
Photos & Maps
Family Trees & Communities

City Directories
Morris County Directories, 1897-1909
Morristown City Directories, 1885-1982

Magazines & Newspapers:
Craftsman,  Oct. 1901 - Dec. 1916
Democratic Banner,  May 5, 1881 - Feb. 8, 1917
Dover Iron Era,  Jan. 20, 1872 - Dec. 10, 1905
Genius of Liberty 1798 - 1814
HarpWeek,  Jan. 3, 1857 – Dec. 28, 1912


Civil War Era
Nearly 2,000 pamphlets and eight complete runs of newspapers covering 1840-1865, selected to provide a variety of regional, individual, political and editorial perspectives and orientations.

The Jerseyman (Morris Cty.),  Nov. 8, 1849- Nov. 28, 1930
Madison Eye Opener,  April 1877-August 1882
Morris County Chronicle,  Dec. 1877 - Dec. 29, 1914
Mt. Tabor Record,  Aug. 16, 1877 - Aug. 30, 1887
          Mt. Tabor summer camp meetings
New Jersey Freeman (Boonton), 1844-1850
New Jersey Journal (Chatham), 1779-1783

ÑHeritageQuest
Federal census records.
Searchable full-text out-of-print books.
PERSI (PERiodical Source Index): 1.9 million genealogy & local history articles from journals and newsletters.
Revolutionary War era pension & bounty-land warrant applications.
Freedman's Bank records,1865-1874.
U.S. Serials – memorials, petitions, private relief actions of the U.S. Congress.

 

Palladium of Liberty, Mar. 21, 1808 - May 28, 1834, w/gaps
Patron of Industry May 31 - Sept. 13, 1827
Pequannock/Butler/Bloomingdale Argus,  1890-1951
Stanhope Eagle,  1885-1950
Suburban Trends,  Jan. 7, 1958 - present
          Northern Morris County/Passaic County
True Democratic Banner,  Nov. 8, 1849 - Apr. 28, 1881

New England Historical & Genealogical Register
Database of issues from 1847 to the present.
The journal features vital records, church records, tax records, land and probate records, cemetery transcriptions, obituaries, historical essays, book reviews, and compiled genealogies.

 

 

ÑDatabases available from your home computer with a valid Morristown-Morris Twp. Library card.