If you follow The Ancestor Hunt, you know that we specialize in curating and presenting links to Free Online Genealogy Records, Collections, and Indexes by genealogical category. Everything that is online for free has not been captured in our link lists, as there are specific categories and resources that have not been curated as yet, or we may never do.
However, there are archives, libraries, unique document collections, and specialized genealogy websites throughout the state. With the list below, you should have exposure to the great majority of free online resources for the state.
- Access Genealogy – New Jersey
- Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
- American History & Genealogy Project – New Jersey
- Ancestry Free Index Collections
- Camden County Historical Society
- Castle Garden
- Chronicling America – New Jersey
- Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database
- Cyndi’s List – New Jersey
- David Rumsey’s Historical Maps
- Dead Fred
- Death Indexes – New Jersey
- Digital Commons Collections
- Digital Public Library of America
- Digital Public Library of America – New Jersey
- Drew University Digital Collections
- Ellis Island
- Fairleigh Dickinson University Digital Collections
- FamilySearch
- FamilySearch – New Jersey Online Genealogy Records
- FamilySearch Catalog
- FamilySearch Wiki – New Jersey
- Felician University Digital Collections
- FindAGrave
- Genealogical Society of New Jersey
- Genealogy Trails – New Jersey
- Georgian Court University Digital Collections
- Gloucester County Historical Society Library
- Google Books – New Jersey
- HathiTrust – New Jersey
- I Dream of Genealogy
- Interment.net – New Jersey
- Internet Archive – New Jersey
- Jewish Gen
- Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey
- Kean University Digital Collections
- LDS Genealogy – New Jersey
- Library of Congress Digital Collections
- Linkpendium – New Jersey
- Monmouth University Digital Collections
- Montclair State University Digital Collections
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Archives at New York City
- National Archives at Philadelphia
- National Archives Online Exhibits
- National Archives Resources for Genealogists
- Nationwide Gravesite Locator
- New Horizons Genealogy – New Jersey
- New Jersey Digital Highway
- New Jersey Historical Society
- New Jersey Institute of Technology Digital Collections
- New Jersey State Archives Collections
- New Jersey State Library – Genealogy and Local History
- New Jersey State Library Digital Collections
- New York Public Library Research
- Newark Public Library Digital Collections
- North Jersey History and Genealogy Center
- PastPerfectOnline Collections
- Patriot and Grave Registry
- Princeton University Digital Collections
- Princeton University Library – Digital Collections and Initiatives
- Ramapo College Digital Collections
- Rider University Digital Collections
- RootsWeb.com
- Rowan University Digital Collections
- Rutgers University – New Brunswick Digital Collections
- Rutgers University Archives & Special Collections
- Sanborn Maps – New Jersey
- Seton Hall University Digital Collections
- Smithsonian Digital Library
- Stevens Institute of Technology Digital Collections
- Stockton University Digital Collections
- The College of New Jersey Digital Collections
- The Official Land Records Site
- The Rutgers Oral History Archives
- US GenWeb – New Jersey
- US GenWeb Archives – New Jersey
- West Jersey History Project
- William Paterson University Digital Collections
Here is the list of over 2,850 curated New Jersey genealogy collection links from The Ancestor Hunt, by category:
- Newspapers
- Yearbooks
- Births
- Marriages
- Deaths
- BMD Records
- Alumni Records
- Cemetery Records
- Church Records
- Coroner Records
- Criminal Records
- Directories
- Divorce Records
- Immigration Records
- Institutional Records
- Military Records
- Mortuary Records
- Naturalizations
- Obituaries
- Photos
- Probate and Wills
- School Records
- Tax Records
- Voter Records
Good Luck and Happy Hunting!
