Research In New Jersey – NGS Research In The States Series

Research in New Jersey – NGS Research in the States Series; By Claire Keenan Agthe; The Series is edited by Kay Haviland Freilich and Ann Carter Fleming; Published 2009 by the National Genealogical Society, Arlington, VA; 48 pp; Soft Cover, Saddle Stapled; 8.5x11 in.; ISBN: 978-01-915156-94-6; Item # NGS07

The National Genealogical Society’s Research in the States series, of which this book is one, had it’s start in the NGS Quarterly with the publication of “Master Plan for North Carolina Research” in 1987. The Quarterly continued to publish state guides and NGS later issued many of them as special publications. This series includes both revised editions of earlier guides and some new states. Additional states are planned and Family Roots Publishing plans to distribute them as they are printed.

The following is found on the Table of Contents pages of the New Jersey volume:

HISTORY AND SETTLEMENT

• Early History
• Settlement
• Migration
• Economy
• Jurisdictional Changes

ARCHIVES, LIBRARIES, AND SOCIETIES

• Genealogical Society of New Jersey
• New Jersey Historical Society
• New Jersey State Archives
• New Jersey State Library
• Rutgers University: Alexander Library
• Other Libraries
• National Archives Regional Facilities

MAJOR RESOURCES

• Aids to Research
• Atlases, Gazetteer, and Maps
• Biographical Guides
• Business Records
• Cemetery Records
• Censuses and Census Substitutes – Early Censuses & Substitutes
• Censuses and Census Substitutes – Federal Censuses & Substitutes
• Censuses and Census Substitutes – State Censuses
• City and County Directories
• City-Level Research
• County-Level Research
• Court Records
• Court Records – Federal Courts
• Decedents’ Estates – Probate and Estate Records
• Decedents’ Estates – Partitions and Divisions of Estates
• Ethnic Research - African American
• Ethnic Research - German
• Ethnic Research – Native American
• Ethnic Research – Scots and Scots-Irish
• Immigration
• Land Records – Deeds
• Land Records – Mortgages
• Military Records & Benefits – Militia & National Guard
• Military Records & Benefits – Colonial War (pre-1775)
• Military Records & Benefits – American Revolution (1775-1783)
• Military Records & Benefits – Wars of 1791-1815
• Military Records & Benefits – Mexican-American War (1846-1848)
• Military Records & Benefits – Civil War (1861-1865)
• Military Records & Benefits – Spanish-American War (1898)
• Military Records & Benefits – World War I (1917-1918)
• Military Records & Benefits – World War II (1941-1945)
• Military Records & Benefits – Korean War (1950-1953) & Vietnam War (1959-1975)
• Name Changes
• Naturalization Records – in County & State Courts
• Naturalization Records – in Federal Court
• Newspapers
• Religious Records – Catholic (Roman)
• Religious Records – Jewish
• Religious Records - Presbyterian
• Religious Records – Protestant Episcopal
• Religious Records – Reformed Church in America (Dutch Reformed)
• Religious Records – Society of Friends (Quakers)
• Religious Records – Unitarian Universalist Association
• Religious Records – United Church of Christ (UCC)
• Religious Records – United Methodist
• School and Institutional Records
• Tax Records
• Vital Records – Adoption Records
• Vital Records – Colonial & County Vital Records
• Vital Records – State Vital Records
• Vital Records – Inquisitions on the Dead (Coroner Reports)
• Vital Records – Divorce Records
• Voter Rolls
• Women of New Jersey
• Conclusion