Written by Andrew DauphineePublished on March 27, 2024 The NJ State Library (NJSL) is proud to launch the “Get to Know Your Local Historical Society” Project! The purpose of this… Continue reading “Get to Know Your Local Historical Society: Historical Society of Princeton”
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on October 14, 2022 For years, researchers have kindly donated their family history compilations to the NJ State Library (NJSL). Most of these items are published… Continue reading “Research Library Spotlight: Genealogy Charts and Family Trees”
Written by guest contributor Ed DavenportPublished on October 7, 2022 Many years ago, I was helping my dad clean out his uncle’s attic, and I found old cameras and negatives… Continue reading “Family Photos and Ancestor Authors”
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on October 5, 2022 Thanks everyone for joining us for yesterday’s class on death records. As I mentioned in class, when most of you write to me,… Continue reading “Death Records: The Linchpin of Genealogy Research – Webinar Recap”
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on August 19, 2022 Thanks so much to everyone who attended yesterday’s updated Introduction to New Jersey Genealogy class. I hope that even if you’ve attended this… Continue reading “Introduction to New Jersey Genealogy (Naturalizations) Program Webinar Recap”
Written by Andrew DauphineePublished on June 24, 2022 It can be very difficult to navigate records during these time periods as a vast majority of them are not digitized. Thank… Continue reading “Proprietary and Colonial New Jersey Research Program Recap”
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on January 21, 2022 Thanks to everyone who attended the Genealogy from Home class on January 19th. I hope the general overview was helpful! As a reminder,… Continue reading “Genealogy From Home Class Recap”
Written by Regina FitzpatrickPublished on October 26, 2021 Thank you all for attending Genealogy Research Stories: Newspapers Save the Day, and for helping us conclude the NJ State Library (NJSL)… Continue reading “Genealogy Research Stories: Newspapers Save the Day! Class Recap”
Written by Andrew DauphineePublished on June 11, 2025 Thank you all for attending our webinar on Researching Your Pre-May 1848 New Jersey Relatives. I hope you found the information useful! Don’t forget… Continue reading “Blog Recap: Researching Your Pre-May 1848 NJ Ancestors”
Published on December 17, 2019 History is a study of the past. This includes the action of people and the occurrence of events. What sources do researchers use when writing history? The… Continue reading “Research Sources – Primary, Secondary and Tertiary”
