New Jersey Resource Spotlight: Plainfield Public Library – Local History, Genealogy and Special Collections
The below article originally appeared in the Genealogical Society of New Jersey (GSNJ) Newsletter, Volume 25, Number 1-2, Spring/Summer 2016 and is being re-published with permission of the Genealogical Society of New Jersey.
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Plainfield New Jersey Genealogy
Plainfield, New Jersey is located near the junction of Middlesex, Somerset and Union Counties. The Local History, Genealogy and Special Collections, housed in the Plainfield Room at the Plainfield Public Library (PLL), are a goldmine for researchers and family historians with roots in this region of New Jersey. The majority of the collection items may only be viewed in the Plainfield Room, but a visit to the Plainfield Room is worth the trip. For those who have researched GSNJ collections, you will find the PLL’s Family Bible records are a valuable supplement to the GSNJ Bible Records collection found at: http://www.gsnj.org/bible-records-index/.
Since the GSNJ Newsletter article was published, indexes for the A. M. Runyon and Memorial Funeral Home records, Plainfield Police Logs and Tax Receipt Ledgers were digitized and are accessible on the library website. Indexes continue to be posted as they are created. Consult the staff to view the original records and ledgers.
With new genealogy projects being initiated and digital files being added over time, DURH recommends visiting the Local History Collection website often for collection updates and news: http://www.plainfieldlibrary.info/Departments/LH/LH_main.html.
A list of resources for additional New Jersey genealogy research in the Plainfield area is provided below.
Additional Genealogy Resources:
Historical Association of Woodbridge Township: https://www.facebook.com/HAWTWP/
Historical Society of Plainfield: http://www.drakehouseplainfieldnj.org/about.html
Metuchen-Edison Historical Society: http://www.metuchen-edisonhistsoc.org/
Plainfield Revolutionary War Sites: http://www.revolutionarywarnewjersey.com/
Somerset Historical Society: https://somersethistorynj.org/
South Plainfield Historical Society: https://www.facebook.com/South-Plainfield-Historical-Society-264439776909976/
Union County Historical Society of New Jersey: http://unioncountyhistoricalsocietynj.org/
Union County Genealogy Resources: https://njunion.wordpress.com/
DURH Researcher Elected as Trustee to Genealogical Society of New Jersey
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DiscoverURhistory (DURH) is excited to announce that Joan E. Betancourt, one of DURH’s genealogists and family history researchers, was elected as a trustee of the prestigious Genealogical Society of New Jersey (GSNJ). Joan was elected to a three year term at GSNJ’s 2015 Annual Meeting & Fall Lecture held this past November at Rutgers University’s Alexander Library in New Brunswick, NJ.
The Genealogical Society of New Jersey (GSNJ) was founded in 1921 by a group of genealogical scholars dedicated to the preservation of New Jersey family history. GSNJ’s mission is to discover, procure, preserve and publish information pertaining to families and individuals associated with New Jersey.
The Society is the publisher of The Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, a national leader among genealogical journals and recognized as the preeminent resource for transcribed primary source material from New Jersey.
Joan joins GSNJ’s proud tradition of service through volunteering and adherence to the ideals of accuracy and scholarship in genealogical research, which continue to guide the ninety-four year old Society’s endeavors.
“I look forward to working with the other GSNJ trustees to further the Society’s mission to promote New Jersey history and genealogy to an ever broadening audience,” said Joan.
Joan E. Betancourt, a former project leader for a Department of Defense contractor to the US Army, has been researching her own family’s history for close to fifteen years in New Jersey, New York and surrounding areas. She is now a full-time professional genealogist and family historian providing genealogy and house history research services throughout New Jersey.
For more information on the Genealogical Society of New Jersey (GSNJ) visit their site at: http://www.gsnj.org/.
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