History and Genealogy - Newark

 

See also the Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center's Genealogy Guide, the Genealogy Web Guide, and the database Ancestry Library (accessable while in the library).

 

History and Genealogy - Newark Websites Digitized Books (chronological, small selection) Videos

  

Websites

 

Essex County New Jersey Map

http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/towns/county/map.htm 

Locations of Essex County towns, with links to libraries, churches, cemeteries, and municipal buildings. Created for genealogy researchers but with advantages to others.

 

History of the City of Newark, New Jersey

http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/newark.htm 

Colonial history excerpted from the 1913 History of the City of Newark NJ and from "Historic Newark: A Collection of Facts and Traditions." 

 

Horseneck Founders of New Jersey

http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/nj.htm 

Material about the founders of Newark. Also presents data on early Newark censuses.

 

Knowing Newark

http://knowingnewark.npl.org/

Columns by Charles Cummings about Newark's history. Will eventually contain 500 columns.

 

Krueger-Scott Oral History Interviews

http://kruegerscott.libraries.rutgers.edu/

Interviews of African-Americans who migrated to Newark between 1910 and 1970.  

 

Lost in Essex Co., New Jersey?

http://www.rootsweb.com/~genepool/njlost.htm 

"The names of places in this areas have changed and continue to change...." For example, the site once known as Newark Mountain exists in what is now Orange. A good guide especially for sections of cities.

 

The Newark Experience: The City (Rutgers University)

https://libguides.rutgers.edu/newark

A collection of links such as Newark Chronology: 1666-1999 ; Newark Neighborhoods ; Newark Ward Boundaries ; Newark Landmarks ; The National Register of Historic Places Inventory for Newark ; Newark: Places to Go ; Old Newark ; Knowing Newark ; Historic Newark: A Collection of the Facts & Traditions About the Most Interesting Sites ; Newark: A Series of Engravings on Wood by Rudolph Ruzicka

 

Newark Archives Project

http://nap.rutgers.edu/

The Newark (N.J.) Archives Project is a comprehensive online source of information about primary materials for all periods and all aspects of Newark history.  Co-sponsored by the Newark History Society and Rutgers University-Newark.

 

Newark's Attic

https://newarksattic.wordpress.com/

The history of Newark through collected objects.

 

Newark History Society 

Home Page: http://www.newarkhistorysociety.org/

The Newark History Society sponsors programs on Newark's history throughout the year. Their past programs are on Youtube.

 

Newark Maps

https://archlib.njit.edu/collections/dana/collections/maps/

https://archlib.njit.edu/collections/dana/collections/maps/mapsinlittmanlibrary/

http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/MAPS.html

Newark maps including many from the Newark Library collection.

See also: Newark Experience and RU Core, Newark Public Library's digital collection.

 

Newark Metamorphosis

Interactive visual map of Newark using old postcards by Myles Zhang. Also includes information about the transformation of Newark overtime via urban renewal and other policies. 

https://newarkchangingsite.wordpress.com/, 

 

Newark Poems

http://newarkpoems.org

A collection of historical and current poems to, from, and about Newark collected for the 350th anniversary, curated by Greg Guderian and James Amemasor of the New Jersey Historical Society.

 

Newark Remembers

http://newarkremembers.org/

Oral histories and interviews by Rosie Uyola about key Newark events: the 1910 fire, the 1967 civil disturbances, and the 1969 Conklin Hall takeover. 

 

Newark Streets

http://newarkstreets.com/photos/index.php

Historic photos of Newark streets, from the Old Newark website.

 

Newarkology

http://newarkhistory.com/

Historical information on Newark streets, neighborhoods, and landmarks.

 

New Jersey Historical Society

http://www.jerseyhistory.org 

Information on current exhibitions, programs and hours of operation.

 

Once and Future Newark

http://www.newark.rutgers.edu/once-and-future-newark

A documentary narrated by Professor Clement Price about Newark's Past, Present and Future.

http://www.youtube.com/user/RutgersInNewark

View this documentary in segments on Youtube.

 

Oldnewark.com

http://www.virtualnewarknj.com 

Associations, biographies, cemeteries, changing boundaries, churches, several histories, maps, pictures, statistics, streets, and wards in Newark's past. With guides to census information and featuring "Your Ancestor's Neighbors" and "Your Newark Memories."

 

Rise Up Newark

http://riseupnorth.com

History of African Americans in Newark with many digitized documents.

 

Roseville Canteen

http://www.thecanteen.com/newarkstuff.html

Information on Newark, especially the Roseville section including St. Rose of Lima School.

 

RU Core

Contains Newark maps and other historical items. 

https://rucore.libraries.rutgers.edu/

 

Sightseeing in Newark, historical video

Part 1 and Part 2

Video from the 1920s of Newark

 

A Walk Through Newark

http://www.thirteen.org/newark/history.html 

Companion Web site to the recent PBS production A Walk Through Newark.  History, links, bibliography, and more.

 

 

Digitized Books (chronological, small selection)

 

1838-1839 Directory by Pierson (1838) 

Records of the Town of Newark, NJ (1864) 

Men of Newark by Albert Gasser (1873) 

Newark, NJ Illustrated by Peter Leary / Board of Trade (1891)

Essex County NJ Illustrated by Peter Leary  (1897)

Biographical and Genealogical History of the City of Newark and Essex County v. 1 , v.2  (1898)

Newark, the Story of Its Early Days by Urquhart (1904) 

Woodside by CC Hine  (1909)

Views of Newark and Vicinity (1910) 

The Ironbound District by Willard D Price (1912)  

A History of the City of Newark 1666-1913 by Frank Urquhart | v.1 | v.2  | v.3 | (1913)

Historic Newark: A Collection of Facts and Traditions by Fidelity Union Trust Company   (1916)

 

More historical digitized books about Newark's history can be found via Internest Archive, HathiTrust and Google Books. Search "Newark" or "Newark, NJ".

See also Newark city directories on Ancestry Library, available for use in the library. 

 

Videos

 

Due Process

https://www.youtube.com/user/DueProcessTV

NJTV show hosted by Sandy King. Includes a host of episodes of Newark and wider NJ including episodes on the Newark Rebellion, current and past mayors, and interviews with important Newark historians.  

 

Newark History Society

https://www.youtube.com/NewarkHistorySocietyOrg

Past programs available online include high school sports, the Civil War, industry, the Great Migration, and many more.

 

Newark Library

https://www.youtube.com/user/NewarkLibrary 

The Newark Library posts past programs including historical programs such as 2016's Newark Lifetimes series which includes Newark speakers such as Ken Gibson, Sharpe James, Teresa Ruiz, Nell Painter, and many more. Programs have focused on artists, politicians, authors and sports figures. 

 

New Jersey Historical Society
https://jerseyhistory.org/

Home to manuscripts, slides, and newspapers about Newark.

 

 

 

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