Jersey Roots Genealogy

03/19/2026

Research at the State Archives is always a great day.

01/28/2026

Another year in for researchers to access at the New Jersey State Archives!

Great news! 1953 marriages are now available on microfilm!

These are available for in-person research only. For mailed and certified copies of post-1950 marriages, you still need to go through the Department of Health.

Click the link to schedule your Microfilm Room Appointment! https://bit.ly/njsaappointments

01/05/2026

Great news for researchers! 1925 NJ birth certificates are ready for public access at the NJ State Archives!

The wait is over! 1925 births are now available to request online or via microfilm appointment! To schedule your appointment, click here: bit.ly/njsaappointments!

01/05/2026

01/02/2026

12/05/2025

📅 Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025
⏰ Time: 8pm ET
📍 Location: Zoom
🔗 Link to register: https://bit.ly/47ASN2i

11/11/2025

Great news! 1952 marriages are now available on microfilm!

These are available for in-person research only. For mailed and certified copies of post-1950 marriages, you still need to go through the Department of Health.

Click the link to schedule your Microfilm Room Appointment! https://bit.ly/njsaappointments

10/13/2025

A common misconception out there is that most of the military records from the National Archives are online already. This is far from being accurate though.

Carded medical records are an often overlooked record and are similar to the service records for each soldier. These tell if the soldier was sick, injured or hospitalized, and should tell if he died or deserted. They’re a great addition to get the complete picture of your ancestor during the war. Some soldiers have only one card on file, some have ten or more, some have none at all.

These cards were compiled from the medical hospital ledgers. When a soldier was checked in to a hospital, they would record his name, regiment, and his chief complaint. Each entry in those ledgers was later recorded onto a medical card. Those medical cards are now at the National Archives, grouped by regiment number and in roughly alphabetical order.

These medical cards exist at the National Archives in Washington DC for soldiers from 1821 to 1912. They cover the volunteer armies during the wars, as well as the regular armies during peace time.

Most of these aren’t online anywhere. The exception to this would be the cards for the Confederate Army. There was another version of these carded medical records created from the Confederate records, and those ended up in the compiled military service records for each soldier. Since Fold3.com has all of the Confederate service records digitized on their site, that means that the carded medical records for the Confederate soldiers ended up online in those packets too.

For all other soldiers, they’re only going to be available in person at the National Archives in Washington DC. If you’re relying solely on online resources for your military ancestor, you’re missing out on this record group altogether.

Looking for details about your ancestor’s military service? Let us help! We are at the National Archives each week and can get your ancestor’s records quicker and cheaper than if you ordered directly from the National Archives.
www.CivilWarRecords.com

10/13/2025

This New Jersey house is older than the United States itself. 🤯

Built in 1708, the Isaac Watson House has stood on this bluff for over 300 years. When its foundation was laid, America wasn't even a dream. The Revolutionary War was still decades away.

Imagine the history these walls have seen. It has survived wars, witnessed the birth of a nation, and watched the world transform from colonial farmland into the 21st century.

As the oldest house in Mercer County, it’s a true time capsule overlooking the Abbott Marshlands. Today, it’s fittingly cared for by the Daughters of the American Revolution—guardians of a history this house has actually lived through.

10/06/2025

Floating Villages: Lives of Canal Boatmen in 19th-Century NYC Harbors
October 16, 2025, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. EDT | Online via Zoom

Join us for this online webinar, where Pamela J. Vittorio will talk about New York's canal boatmen and how records and photographs help tell their story. Learn more about their homes, business and social interactions, education of their children, the canallers' regional vocabulary, and the clash of rural and urban cultures in 19th-century New York City.

This is a free webinar, but registration is required: https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/events/floating-villages-lives-canal-boatmen-19th-century-nyc-harbors

10/06/2025

Why did the Scots come to East Jersey? Was it by choice or banishment? Some were inspired by the visions of a new settlement and economic betterment set out by the Quaker Robert Barclay of Urie and the Presbyterian George Scot of Pitlochie, while others were transported as dissident Covenanters. https://eastjerseybound.scot/findings/why-did-the-scots-leave-2/