The Library subscribes to AncestryLibrary, an online genealogical research database. To use this database, see the reference desk at any one of our Branches. 

At the Lawrence Headquarters, we have a Jerseyana and a local history collection, including the Trenton Times from 1883, Trenton city directories from 1845, historical County atlases, and other helpful resources.

If you are from out of the area and would like a copy of an obituary, it is best to write us (address: Lawrence Headquarters Branch, Reference Department, 2751 Brunswick Pike Lawrenceville, NJ 08648) and include an S.A.S.E. If you do not know when the obituary appeared, we will search three days of the paper. For other inquiries you can use our Ask a Librarian Form.

General Resources

Ancestry.com
More than 1500 searchable databases. Guides to searching genealogical records. Message board for queries.

Castle Garden
An "educational project of The Battery Conservancy. This free site offers access to an extraordinary database of information on 11 million immigrants from 1820 through 1892, the year Ellis Island opened."

Cindi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Over 42,000 links, categorized and cross-indexed in over 100 categories.

Ellis Island
Allows visitors to explore the extraordinary collection of immigrant arrival records stored in the Ellis Island Archives.

Family Search
Provided by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Salt Lake City, Utah. Ancestor search, other genealogy resources.

Genealogy Gateway
Portal to genealogy information on the web.

Genealogy Resources on the Internet
From Roots Web.

Genealogy.com
Provided by The Learning Company. Genealogy links, searchable name database,
news, suggestions and how-to lists. Good site for beginners.

GenForum
An online bulletin board where you can post questions or messages about your family and read replies from others interested in the name.

Resources for Genealogists and Family Historians
Learn how you can use the resources at the National Archives to explore your family's ancestry. 

Roots-L
Links to many sites and files, some with descriptions. Links to many USGenWeb sites.  Surname and US county resources indexes.

USGenWeb
Home page for USGenWeb Project.  State pages. State Archive pages. Links to transcribed census materials. Cemetery transcriptions and volunteer look-ups for cemeteries.

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Updated 1/27/12