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4: Church and Cemetery Records
5: Emigration and Immigration
6: Military Records
7: Probate, Land and Court
8: Maps and Gazetteers
9: Newspapers
10: Websites
11: Search Records
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Goal 1: Learn about New Jersey research and records.
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Summary
- Learn successful research strategies for New Jersey ancestors.
- Record Finder: Use the Record Finder to determine records for New Jersey research.
- Introduction: Learn about basic New Jersey research strategies.
FS—New Jersey Research Tips and Strategies - Follow this research study for New Jersey ancestors, from 1880 to the present.
FS—Step-by-Step New Jersey Research, 1880-Present - Ancestry: Explore resources for New Jersey research on Ancestry.
AC—New Jersey Resources
AC—New Jersey State Research Guide, 5 pgs. - Record Finder: Use the New Jersey Record Finder to decide on records to search.
FS—New Jersey Record Finder - Find online and offline resources for your New Jersey research.
FS—Tracing Your New Jersey Ancestors: Online and Offline Resources - Explore a variety of records on the
LDSGenealogy site. - Explore historical photo sites on Ancestor Hunt.
- Explore resources for school yearbooks on the Ancestor Hunt site.
- Learn about research in colonial New Jersey.
AC—Colonial New Jersey
LT—Research Spotlight: Colonial New Jersey Family History Resources - Follow this case study for New Jersey research.
LDS—Finding the parents of a New Jersey man with no vital or census records that listed his parents - African American: Learn about African Americans in New Jersey in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: African American Resources for New Jersey - Learn more about African American records.
AG—New Jersey African American Records - Explore the African American Gateway for New Jersey.
- Native American: Learn about American Indians in New Jersey in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Indians of New Jersey
Additional Records
Ethnic
B Learn about New Jersey state history.
- Explore New Jersey historical resources on FamilySearch.
FS—New Jersey History - Explore New Jersey history on Wikipedia.
History
History of New Jersey - Learn about New Jersey history on InfoPlease.com.
New Jersey History
New Jersey Counties
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