The Collection

Holdings Include:

Deed Indexes 1800-1952
Applications for Letters of Testimony 1945-1976
Will Indexes 1800-1963
Will Books 1902-1986
Orphans Court Minutes (Probate Court) 1943-1986
Genealogical Files 900
Historical Files 500
Cemetery Records 94
Reference File 18000
Directories 1869-1980

On Microfilm:

US Census 1830-1920
NJ Census 1885-1915
Cushing & Sheppard Papers
Phillip Vickers Fithian Journals
Records of Japanese Internment in the US

Newspapers on Microfilm:

NJ Argus and Sentinel 1795-1796
Washington Whig 1815-1837
Bridgeton Chronicle 1853-1880
New Jersey Patriot 1869-1912

Book Collections:

John DuBois Maritime 150 Maritime
Charles F. Dare 50 Civil War
Tomlinson Americana 375 Historical
New Jersey Subjects 240 Volumes

Newspaper Volumes:

Bridgeton Chronicle 1853-1880
New Jersey Patriot 1869-1912
Dollar Weekly 1915-1941
Bridgeton Evening News 1945-1989
Bridgeton Pioneer 1885-1916

  

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