COUNTY-SPECIFIC NEW JERSEY RESEARCH

If you know the COUNTY in New Jersey, where your event took place, or individual lived, it is best to start there [visit the COUNTY page].

To learn which county a known town, city or borough is located in, see Municipalities by County on the NJ State Library website.

OR Search ALL of the NJGenWeb Project web sites at once, using the search engine below. Simply type in the names or places you are researching.

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GENERAL (or Unknown County) NEW JERSEY RESEARCH
(select your topic of interest or research)

• Vital Records (Birth, Marriage, Death)
• Adoption
• African-American Research on the Internet - Princeton Public Library
• Artifacts: Preserving your Family Audio, Visual/Video and Photographic Treasures.
• Books & Periodicals - Family and Town Histories
• Census Records
• Court & Other Records
• Databases (online) at the New Jersey Archives (external link)
• Deeds (Land Records)
• Divorce Records
• Email/Mailing Lists
• History
• Historical or Genealogical Societies in New Jersey
• Immigration, Naturalization, and Emigration
• Libraries
• Look-Ups
• Maps
• Message Boards (Queries)
• Military Records
• Newspapers
• Probate Records (Wills)
• Quaker Research
• Tax Information [also see U.S. Census]
• USGenWeb Resources (Projects)
• Other Sources (Miscellaneous) & General Genealogy Links
  
• Family History Centers in South Jersey
• Other Countries: WorldGenWeb
  
  Genealogy Guides - How do I Research My Family Tree?
  
  - Genealogy Guide from the New Jersey Historical Society
  - Introduction to Family History Research (free online class)
  - Guide to Basic Genealogy - from USGenWeb
  - Genealogy Enrichment Programs at Brigham Young University (free-online)
  - NGS American Genealogy - a home study course (not free $$)
  - Ancestor Charts & Records
  - Other Forms Helpful for Researching Your Family Tree
  - Want to be a Certified Genealogist?