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New Jersey Historical Societies
New Jersey Historical Society
The New Jersey Historical Society is
a state-wide, private, non profit historical museum, library,
and archives dedicated to collecting, preserving, and
interpreting the rich and intricate political, social, cultural
and economic history of New Jersey to the broadest possible
audiences. Founded in 1845, we are the oldest cultural
institution in the state.
Jewish Historical Society of Central Jersey
The archival collection includes
organizational documents, historical records, photographs, oral
histories, area Jewish newspapers, individual family files, and
other research materials.
Historical Society of
Pennsylvania
Has early Quakers, Germans,
Scots-Irish, and other settlers in William Penn's colonies of
Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
and Delaware. This is also an excellent place to learn about
early settlers of New Jersey.
Records which have been published are normally well-indexed.
This society also has 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century manuscripts
(letters, diaries, account books, deeds, minutes, and
scrapbooks), passenger arrival lists and indexes, local
and regional history, ethnic and immigrant studies materials,
600,000 books, 20 million manuscripts, over 300,000 graphics
items, and 300 years of newspapers.
African American Historical Society
Museum
In 1984, the Afro-American Historical
Society Museum obtained a permanent location on the second floor
of the Greenville Public Library. The space was granted by the
trustees of the library. It gave rise to great optimism for the
future. As an incorporated entity with a permanent location, it
was then possible to qualify for grants and to solicit
donations.
Bergen
County Historical Society
New Bridge served as a battleground,
fort, encampment ground, military headquarters, and
intelligence-gathering post in every year of the American
Revolution. The Steuben House, a state historic site, is the
only extant building remaining from the 1776 Retreat through
Bergen County and was Washington's HQ while 14,000 soldiers
camped nearby for 2 weeks in 1780. It has been the Bergen County
Historical Society's HQ since 1939.
Cape May County Historical and
Genealogy Society
Housed in three historic buildings,
the museum is a treasure trove of exhibits showcasing county
life from Native American times through the twenty first
century. The 1704 Colonial period home, 1830 Federal period
addition, carriage shed and barn offer a fascinating look at how
life in the county has evolved.
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