Rutgers University - Genealogy Resources

Check out this site for a listing of materials located at the University or elsewhere in the state.  Huge set of information to review.  Don't miss this site!

Ridgewood Public Library

125 N. Maple Avenue

Ridgewood, NJ  07450

(201) 670-5600

Local History at RPL

Guide to Local History Collection

Ridgewood -History of the Village of Ridgewood - great historical overview of the genesis of Ridgewood.



SOCIETIES

Bergen County Historical Society                                           

      


        Upcoming meeting dates:  https://www.njgsbc.org/#Calendar  

       

 

For upcoming classes see the Ridgewood Library at the Local History Page.

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 County Historical Society

    Schedule of Events and Lectures
Be sure to check out all of the great programs available produced by the BCHS!

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GENEALOGICAL & HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

OF BERGEN COUNTY, NJ

 

Allendale Historical Society
PO Box 294
Allendale, NJ 07401
201-327-0605

Alpine Historical Society
PO Box 59
Alpine, NJ 07620
201-768-1360

Bergen County Historical Society
P.O. Box 55
River Edge, NJ 07661
201-343-9492

Elmwood Park Historical Society
210 Lee Street
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407
201-797-2109

Englewood Historical Society
500 Liberty Road
Englewood, NJ 07631-1411
201-568-0678

English Neighborhood Historical Society
656 Elm Street
Maywood, NJ 07607

Fort Lee Historic Park
Hudson Terrace
Fort Lee, NJ 07024

Fort Lee Historical Society
Borough Hall
309 Main Street
Fort Lee, NJ 07024
201-592-3580

Friends of the Hermitage
335 North Franklin Turnpike
Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423
201-445-8311

Garfield Historical Society
204 Outwater Lane
Garfield, NJ 07026
201-478-9022

Genealogical Society of Bergen County

PO Box 432
Midland Park, NJ 07432

Society: Meetings every fourth Monday (except December)
7:00 pm at the Ridgewood Public Library.
Library Collection: The collection is now on the reference shelves at the Ridgewood Public Library on the second floor. Volunteers are now available throughout the week to assist patrons. Newsletter: The Archivist, which is published four times a year, contains news of the society plus marriage, cemetery, diary abstracts, and other records pertaining to Bergen County.

Genealogical Society of New Jersey
P.O. Box 1291
New Brunswick, NJ 08903

Genealogy Club of the NJ Historical Society
52 Park Place
Newark NJ 07102
973-596-8500

Glen Rock Historical & Preservation Society
Municipal Building, Borough Hall
Glen Rock, NJ 07452
201-447-2414

Harrington Park Historical Society
10 Herring Street
Harrington Park, NJ 07640

League of Historical Societies of NJ
P.O. Box 909
Madison, NJ 07940

Leonia Historical Society
199 Christie Street
Leonia, NJ 07605
201-947-5647

Lyndhurst Historical Society
PO Box 135
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071
201-804-2513

Mahwah Historical Society
1871 Old Station Lane
Mahwah, NJ 07430
201-891-9049

Maywood Historical Committee
652 Grant Avenue
Maywood, NJ 07607
201-843-1130

Maywood Station Historical Committee
A Division of the New York Susquehanna & Western Technical & Historical Society, Inc.
P. O. Box 121
Rochelle Park, NJ 07662

See our home page at: Maywood Station Home Page

We are currently restoring the 1872-built NYS&W RR station in Maywood,
NJ and have succeeded in having the station placed on the NJ Historical
Register and it should be placed on the National Historical Register very shortly.

Midland Park Historical Society
212 Park Avenue
Midland Park, NJ 07432

New Jersey Midland Railroad Historical Society, Inc.
P.O. Box 6125
Parsippany, N.J. 07054

NJ Historical Society (Library)
52 Park Place
Newark NJ 07102
973-596-8500 ext 249
Fax 973-596-6957

North Arlington Historical Society
89 Canterbury Avenue
North Arlington, NJ 07032
201-998-6290

Oakland Historical Society
Van Allen House
PO Box 296
Oakland, NJ 07436
201-825-9049

Oakland Historical Society
7 Fox River Crossing
Mahwah, NJ 07430
201-825-9049

Old Schralenburgh Historical Society
43 Overlook Road
Dumont, NJ 07628

Paramus Historical & Preservation Society
650 East Glen Avenue
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
201-652-4584

Pascack Historical Society
PO Box 285
Park Ridge, NJ 07656
201-664-4934

Ramsey Historical Society
538 Island Road
Ramsey, NJ 07446
201-825-8226

Upper Saddle River Historical Society
245 Lake Street
Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458
201-327-2236

Waldwick Historical Society
PO Box 273
Waldwick, NJ 07463

Wood-Ridge History Committee
c/o Wood-Ridge Memorial Lib.
231 Hackensack Street
Wood-Ridge, NJ 07075
201-438-2455

Wyckoff Historical Society
PO Box 73
Wyckoff, NJ 07481