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We recently had a group of AP computer science students visit from Central Regional High School. While they were here, t...
12/12/2025

We recently had a group of AP computer science students visit from Central Regional High School. While they were here, they got a tour and learned about how electronic records intersect with what they are learning in their computer science class.

Today is Dewey Decimal System day! While many libraries have made the switch to using Library of Congress call numbers, ...
12/10/2025

Today is Dewey Decimal System day! While many libraries have made the switch to using Library of Congress call numbers, we still use the Dewey Decimal System here. Most of our books are under the call number 974, which is for local history in the Northeastern US.

When recording copies of land records in books, it was common for clerks to draw the seals that had been placed on the o...
12/04/2025

When recording copies of land records in books, it was common for clerks to draw the seals that had been placed on the originals. We recently came across this one in a book of Salem County deeds that looks like a little face! [SSTSE023]

This month’s new mini-exhibit in the Manuscript Reading Room is all about Georgian Court University! It covers the archi...
12/01/2025

This month’s new mini-exhibit in the Manuscript Reading Room is all about Georgian Court University! It covers the architecture, foundation of the college, and even the nuns! Check it out on your next visit!

Happy Thanksgiving from this 32lb grand champion gobbler! This lucky turkey was sent to the White House to be pardoned ...
11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving from this 32lb grand champion gobbler! This lucky turkey was sent to the White House to be pardoned in 1940. [SAGSE001]

This we’re bringing it back to 1692, with a survey for James Thomas’ 356 acres. The Woodbury Creek, Gloucester County ...
11/24/2025

This we’re bringing it back to 1692, with a survey for James Thomas’ 356 acres. The Woodbury Creek, Gloucester County property was split into two tracts. [PWESJ004, #78673]

While processing Department of Environmental Protection records about Historic Batsto Village, we came across this drawi...
11/20/2025

While processing Department of Environmental Protection records about Historic Batsto Village, we came across this drawing and photo of the blacksmith shop and the farrier. [2002.078]

It’s time for another , and this time we’ve got Fischer’s Buttercup Cream Bread, made by Fischer Baking Co. from Newark...
11/18/2025

It’s time for another , and this time we’ve got Fischer’s Buttercup Cream Bread, made by Fischer Baking Co. from Newark, NJ, filed in 1926! [SSTCM002]

This Veterans Day we are highlighting our US Civil War cartes de visite collection. These photographs offer a glimpse in...
11/11/2025

This Veterans Day we are highlighting our US Civil War cartes de visite collection. These photographs offer a glimpse into New Jersey’s Civil War history and its veterans. You can check it out on our website here: https://www.nj.gov/state/archives/sdea4010.html [SDEA4010]

Great news! 1952 marriages are now available on microfilm!These are available for in-person research only. For mailed an...
11/10/2025

Great news! 1952 marriages are now available on microfilm!

These are available for in-person research only. For mailed and certified copies of post-1950 marriages, you still need to go through the Department of Health.

Click the link to schedule your Microfilm Room Appointment! https://bit.ly/njsaappointments

This Election Day, find out whether you could vote during different time periods throughout New Jersey’s history! You ca...
11/04/2025

This Election Day, find out whether you could vote during different time periods throughout New Jersey’s history! You can see how suffrage rights have evolved for New Jersey citizens over the last three centuries by viewing on a desktop browser here:
https://prezi.com/view/QmE4afyNGu0QbC0nHG4y/
And don’t forget to vote!

This month’s mini exhibit in the Manuscript Reading Room honors New Jersey veterans from the Civil War and WWI. Check it...
11/03/2025

This month’s mini exhibit in the Manuscript Reading Room honors New Jersey veterans from the Civil War and WWI. Check it out on your next visit!

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