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By Anthony Olszewski
COPYRIGHT 2002
Visit the Jersey CIty Library's New Jersey Room.
472 Jersey Avenue
Hours
Histories of New Jersey and its counties and cities; studies of New Jersey government,
social and economic conditions, arts and crafts, industry; information on recreation and tourist
attractions; state industrial directories.
Directories of the City of Jersey City from 1849-1925; directories of other New Jersey
Cities.
Jersey City Code, the laws of the City.
Real Estate Atlas of Hudson County: location, tax valuation, and ownership of each lot
in Hudson County plus current Green Sheets recording property sales.
Documents: Official publications of Jersey City, Hudson County, and New Jersey.
(Please note that the Library does not have every publication of the city, county, and state.)
Periodicals: 150 current periodicals plus many which have ceased publication.
Topical File of news items, articles and pamphlet material.
Index to The Jersey Journal the years 1910-1954 and 1968 to the present.
Maps of Jersey City, Hudson County, and New Jersey including early maps and
topographic surveys as well as current road maps. Atlases of Jersey City, Hudson County, and
other counties in New Jersey which show structures in existence at the time the atlases were
prepared.
Books by New Jersey authors literature with a New Jersey locale.
Jersey City Picture Collection: prints, postcards, and photographs.
Census Data: state & federal census records on microfilm (but no
Soundex). With an address, the New Jersey Room can determine the enumeration district or ward
and direct the patron to the appropriate reel.
The New Jersey Room has census statistics starting with the 1830 census
The city directories (1850-1925) for Jersey City are available at the New Jersey Room.
These contains the names and occupations of residents.
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Services
The New Jersey Room is a reference collection for adults and high school students.
Photocopies of printed and microfiled library materials are available at ten to fifty cents per copy.
The librarians at the New Jersey Room will do their best to answer by phone simple, Jersey City specific questions. Please do realize that the staff's time is basically completely utilized by the ever-growing number of visitors.
The NJ Room is a collection of resources. It's not a research service. Actual projects will require that you come to the library to do the work yourself.
If you cannot visit the library, you may wish to hire a private researcher. Below is a list of individuals who have used the facilities:
Robert Murgitroyd
135 Irving Street
Jersey City, NJ 07307
201-963-0290
Fax: 201-418-8831
E-mail: murg-jc@worldnet.att.net
Barbara B. Petrick, Ph.D.
85 Palisade Avenue
Jersey City, NJ 07306
201-659-8059
Fax: 201-659-2802
E-mail: barbara85@aol.com
Mary M. Middleton
47 Cottage Street
South Orange, NJ 07079
973-763-6127
Fax: 973-763-0841
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