Genealogy

Collect your information, and your parents' and grandparents' to begin your family history research.

Birth, Marriage, and Death records available at the State Archives

Visual breakdown of how to research a New Jersey State Birth Record, with or without an exact date

Visual breakdown of how to research a New Jersey State Marriage Record, with or without an exact date

Visual breakdown of how to research a New Jersey State Death Record, with or without an exact date

How to conduct research on your ancestor who lived outside of the Vital Records era (before May 1848).

For those interested in researching Jewish ancestors at the State Library

Slides for Juneteenth 2018 celebration lecture where slavery and abolition laws in New Jersey are discussed. Updated with links and notes 2024.

Class slides with overview of features for NJ State Archives Databases, Ancestry Library Edition, Heritage Quest, and Family Search. Watch class recording for demonstrations and highlights of each resource.

All items accessible from www.njstatelib.org, document includes screenshots showing where to go to find Genealogy resources.