Get to Know Your Local Historical Society Project: Pascack Historical Society

Published on July 26, 2024

The purpose of this project is to create a central repository of informational videos to promote the use of New Jersey historical societies to a wide audience. Many genealogical resources, especially those focused on a specific region or locale, are located at historical societies; yet many of those collections are unknown to researchers or librarians.

By creating a library of informational videos of historical societies throughout the state, we aim to promote local collections, increase the visibility of the state’s historical societies, and provide a central repository for researchers, genealogists, and other librarians to get a high-level description of the collections and services available.

The Pascack Historical Society was founded in 1942 and is housed in a historic church in Park Ridge, NJ.  The Historical Society is proud to offer lectures, exhibits, open houses, and a wealth of archival and material collections related to the eight towns that make up the Pascack Valley region: Emerson, Hillsdale, Montvale, Park Ridge, River Vale, Westwood, Woodcliff Lake, and Washington Township.

How researchers use collections

• House and Property research
• Family History research
• Jersey Dutch colonial era-19th Century
• Town and subject research

Available Collections

• Family Ephemera and Genealogy Books
• Newspapers
• Family Bibles
• Historic Maps
• Photos
• Relics Newsletters
• Tax Books
• Campbell Ledger Books (shows area families)

Services

• Remote Reference
• In person research (by appointment)
• Open Houses
• Museum Exhibits
• Lecture Series

For more information

Contact the Pascack Historical Society at info@pascackhistoricalsociety.com.

Get to Know Your Local Historical Society Project

Do you want to nominate your local historical society to be featured in the Get to Know Your Local Historical Society Project? Apply through our registration page.