North Jersey History & Genealogy Center

Genealogy Research Sources

Federal Archives Record Center

Genealogical Research at NJHC

Genealogy How To Bibliography

New Jersey Archives, Vital Records and Wills

Genealogy Databases

The North Jersey History & Genealogy Center has a large offering of databases available to help you with your research needs. Most are available only in the library but some are available from home as well. If the database is available from home just click on the title and you will be taken to our Research from Home Genealogy Database page.

Databases from Home

America's Genealogy Bank
(Morristown & Township Library Card needed to access from home)
Books, documents & Newspapers 1690-1980
SSDI 1937-present

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.

America's Obituaries & Death Notices
(Morristown & Township Library Card needed to access from home)
US newspaper obituaries and death notices from 1977-present.

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

HeritageQuest
(Morristown & Township Library Card needed to access from home)
Census records, books, Revolutionary War pension & bounty-land warrant applications, Freedman's Bank Records 1865-1874, US Serials and more.

Jersey Journal (America's Historical Newspapers)
(Morristown & Township Library Card needed to access from home)
The Jersey Archive online covers the periods May 02, 1867 to December 30, 1922. The Jersey Journal was originally known as the Evening Journal. It was changed to its current name the Jersey Journal in 1909. Articles are searchable and indexed. Issues published within the date range may be missing. Efforts to locate and add any such issues is ongoing.

The Trenton Evening Times
(America's Historical Newspapers)
(Morristown & Township Library Card needed to access from home)
TheTrenton Evening Times Archive covers the periods May 5, 1883 to March 15, 1993. Articles are searchable and indexed. Issues published within the date range may be missing. Efforts to locate and add any such issues is ongoing.

Databases in the Library

ProQuest Obituaries Over 10.5 million obituaries and death notices from major US newspapers from 1851 to the 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.
Ancestry Library Edition Historical, census, court, land, probate and vital records; directories, finding aids, periodicals, photos, maps and family trees.		Sanborn Insurance Maps - New Jersey Digital access to fire insurance maps of New Jersey towns, 1867-1970
*HarpWeek* Database of Harper's Weekly newspaper. Jan. 3, 1857 – Dec. 28, 1912		City Directories Morris County Directories, 1897-1909 Morristown City Directories, 1885-1982
Maps & Atlases Atlas of Part of Morris County Mueller,1910		**New England Historical & Genealogical Register, Ancestors Magazine and The Great Migration Newsletter** Historical and genealogical records 1847 - Present
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 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), 1779-1783Palladium of Liberty, Mar. 21, 1808 - May 28, 1834, w/gaps Patron of Industry, May 31 - Sept. 13, 1827 Pequannock/Butler/Bloomingdale Argus, 1890-1951

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