Thank you to Melanie McComb from American Ancestors for a wonderful exposition of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is currently impacting the landscape of genealogy. AI has infiltrated many aspects of… Continue reading “Using AI in Genealogy Program Recap”
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Blog Recap: The Social History of New Jersey Asylums
The reports of New Jersey’s State Asylums to the Legislature are now digitized and available online in our New Jersey State Publications Digital Library. These documents are snapshots of how… Continue reading “Blog Recap: The Social History of New Jersey Asylums”
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Research Businesses with Reference Solutions
Reference Solutions Reference Solutions, formerly ReferenceUSA, is one of the JerseyClicks databases available to anyone with a library card from the NJ State Library or a NJ public library. It is… Continue reading “Research Businesses with Reference Solutions”
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Free Tools for Researching Private Foundations
Private Foundations Private foundations are 501(c)(3) nonprofits established to support a charitable purpose. Typically, they derive most of their revenue from one source, like a family or corporation, and most… Continue reading “Free Tools for Researching Private Foundations”
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How to Find New Jersey State Publications Online
Research strategies for finding New Jersey government documents online
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The New Jersey Digital Newspaper Guide Helps Researchers Find Local History Resources
The New Jersey State Library is proud to partner with Rutgers University and the New Jersey State Archives in the New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project, a collaborative effort to digitize,… Continue reading “The New Jersey Digital Newspaper Guide Helps Researchers Find Local History Resources”
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Using Ratables for New Jersey Genealogy
What are ratables? Ratables are lists of heads of household compiled in order to levy a tax. Heads of household were typically males and in some cases widows. These taxes… Continue reading “Using Ratables for New Jersey Genealogy”