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The following is a list of historical societies in the state of New Jersey, United States.[1]
Organizations
[edit]- Atlantic County Historical Society[2][3]
- Avalon Historical Society [d]
- Basking Ridge Historical Society[2]
- Beavertown Historical Society[4]
- Bergen County Historical Society[2][5]
- Boonton Historical Society [d]
- Burlington County Historical Society[2]
- Camden County Historical Society [d]
- Greater Cape May Historical Society
- Chatham Historical Society[2]
- Chester Historical Society[4]
- Chesterfield Historical Society[3]
- Cranford Historical Preservation Advisory Board
- Cumberland County Historical Society, New Jersey [d]
- Denville Historical Society[4]
- East Orange Historical Society[2]
- Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society
- Florham Park Historical Society[2]
- Gloucester County Historical Society[2]
- Howell Historical Society
- Historical Society of Hudson County[2][6]
- Hunterdon County Historical Society[3]
- Jewish Historical Society of Metrowest
- Lambertville Historical Society
- Lawnside Historical Society
- Livingston Historical Society[3]
- Long-A-Coming Historical Society
- Longport Historical Society
- Madison Historical Society[2]
- Monmouth County Historical Association[3]
- Montclair History Center
- Historical Society of Moorestown[3]
- Morris County Historical Society[3][4]
- Mount Tabor Historical Society[4]
- Navy Lakehurst Historical Society
- New Brunswick Historical Club[3]
- New Jersey Historical Society
- Ocean City Historical Society[3]
- Ocean County Historical Society[1]
- Historical Society of Ocean Grove
- Palisades Amusement Park Historical Society
- Parsippany Historical & Preservation Society[4]
- Passaic County Historical Society[2]
- Plainfield Historical Society[3]
- Historical Society of Princeton [d]
- Salem County Historical Society[3]
- Somerset County Historical Society [d]
- Historical Society of the Somerset Hills [d]
- Summit Historical Society [d]
- Sussex County Historical Society [d]
- Trenton Historical Society[2]
- Union County Historical Society[2]
- Van Harlingen Historical Society [d]
- Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society
- Weehawken Historical Society[2]
- Historical Society of Winslow Township
Images
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Books in the collection of the Basking Ridge Historical Society, New Jersey, 2008 -
Archival materials in the collection of the Somerset County Historical Society, New Jersey, 2021 -
Atlantic County Historical Society building and sign in Somers Point, New Jersey (photo 2024) -
Cover of the Charter, By-Laws and Membership Roster of the Camden County Historical Society, New Jersey, 1922[7] -
1902 newspaper item about the Bergen County Historical Society, New Jersey[8]
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See also
[edit]- History of New Jersey
- List of museums in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in New Jersey
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
[edit]- ^ American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press – via Internet Archive
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n American Association for State and Local History (1944), "New Jersey", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 111+ – via HathiTrust
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 29, 2025
- ^ a b c d e f "Directory of Historic Morris County: Historical Associations and Local Museums", morriscountynj.gov, Morristown, NJ: Morris County Heritage Commission, retrieved June 29, 2025
- ^ "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 29, 2025
- ^ New Jersey Room - Resources for Local History, Jersey City Free Public Library, retrieved June 29, 2025
- ^ Charter, by-laws and membership roster, NJ: Camden County Historical Society, 1922 – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Historic Hackensack: Bergen County Historical Society formed there by residents", New-York Tribune, New York, N.Y., April 13, 1902 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
Further reading
[edit]- Appleton Prentiss Clark Griffin (1907), "New Jersey", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 633+ – via HathiTrust
External links
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- Digital Public Library of America. Assorted items related to historical societies in New Jersey
- Library of Congress, New Jersey: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC
