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Genealogy Blog, NJSL Presents, Research Library
Deeds can be surprising genealogical goldmines If you haven’t looked at Land Records you might be missing out on some great family history! I recently taught a class on using… Continue reading "Webinar: Researching New Jersey Land Records Online"
Genealogy Blog, Research Library
About the project and Bordentown Historical Society Posted on June 23, 2025 Written by Regina Fitzpatrick The purpose of this project is to create a central repository of informational videos… Continue reading "Get to Know Your Local Historical Society Project: Bordentown Historical Society"
Genealogy Blog, NJSL Presents Blog, Research Library
Originally Published on February 2, 2024 Slavery and Emancipation Laws in 19th Century New Jersey is a class offered by Genealogy Librarian Regina Fitzpatrick. Originally presented to celebrate Juneteenth in… Continue reading "Slavery and Emancipation Laws in 19th Century New Jersey"
Genealogy Blog, NJSL Presents Blog
Written by Andrew Dauphinee Originally Published on August 15, 2023 Thank you to those who attended today’s webinar on Researching New Jersey Revolutionary and Civil War Records. To coincide with… Continue reading "Researching Revolutionary and Civil War Service Records for NJ Residents"
Genealogy Blog, NJSL Presents Blog, Research Library
Written by Andrew DauphineePublished on January 9, 2025 Thank you to Certified Genealogist Melissa Johnson for explaining how and when DNA should be used in conjunction with traditional genealogical research.… Continue reading "DNA Evidence: Analysis, Correlation & Interpretation Program Recap"
Genealogy Blog, Research Library
An update from the NJ State Library Genealogy Research Librarian, Regina Fitzpatrick Published on January 2, 2025 The Increase We took a look back over the past year, and found… Continue reading "Increase in Genealogy Research Assistance Requests at the New Jersey State Library"
Genealogy Blog, NJSL Presents Blog, Research Library
Written by Andrew DauphineePublished on November 4, 2024 The purpose of this project is to create a central repository of informational videos to promote the use of New Jersey historical… Continue reading "Get to Know Your Local Historical Society Project: Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society"
Genealogy Blog, NJSL Presents Blog, Research Library
National Family History Month 2024 Written by Andrew DauphineePublished on October 31, 2024 This year, NJSL Presents was thrilled to celebrate National Family History Month with three programs: Recorded Genealogy… Continue reading "Recorded Webinars for Genealogy Research"
Genealogy Blog, NJSL Presents Blog, Research Library
Published on October 30, 2024 In some cases, women are absent from certain record groups due to laws or how records were recorded. In addition, vital records only became require… Continue reading "Finding Women Ancestors in New Jersey Program Recap"
Genealogy Blog, NJSL Presents Blog, Research Library
Written by Andrew DauphineePublished on October 8, 2024 AI has infiltrated many aspects of our lives, for better or worse, including the tools we use and how we conduct family… Continue reading "Using AI in Genealogy Program Recap"