Historical Library

Our library is host to volumes on the local area, with various rare and out-of-print books such as Smith's History of the Colony of Nova Caesaria or New Jersey, Schermerhorn's History of Burlington, N.J., and De Cou's Burlington, a Provincial Capital. Our collections include historical maps, deeds, scrapbooks, historical photographs, and much more. (More detailed information on our collections is compiled below)

Microfiche Collection
Including:

• US Census
  
• New Jersey Gazette 1777-1786
  
• Beverly Weekly Visitor 1877-1879
  
• Beverly Banner
  
• Central Record
  
• Florence Township News
  
• Moorestown Chronicle
  
• Semi-Weekly News/The News/The Mount Holly News
  
• The New Era (Riverton)
  
• Burlington Advertiser 1790-1791
  
• New Jersey Mirror + Burlington County Advertiser 1818-1853
  
• New Jersey Mirror
  
• Society of Friends Records
  
• West Jersey Proprietors Records
  
• Daily Enterprise Burlington County
  
• Community News (Browns Mills)
  
• Burlington Press

Card Catalog
Outlining much of our collection & archives:

• Historical Photographs
  
• Deeds
  
• Manuscript Collection
  
• Obituaries
  
• Burlington County Death & Marriages
  
• Genealogy
  
• Library Catalog - By Subject & Title/Author
  
• Revolver Permits
  
• Scrapbooks
  
• Maple Shade Progress
  
• Beverly Bee

Available Resources on Disk at the Society

• Chesterfield Twp Census 1850-1930
• Mansfield Twp Census 1850-1930
• Pemberton Baptist Cemetery
• NJ State Census for Burlington County 1895
• NJ State Census for Burlington County 1885
• Southampton Twp Census 1850-1930
• Passenger Lists - Philadelphia & New York
• And much more…

Ancestry.com access
Including:

• Unlimited access to all U.S. record collections on Ancestry.com

Historical & Genealogical Research

• We have a number of introductory and general books for the new researcher, and staff are always able to give aid where needed.

Research Materials
Individual family information:

• Family Genealogy Vertical Files
• Family Genealogy in binders - Elma Eckert Collection
• Ephraim Tomlinson Collection
• Published Genealogies
• Mayflower Families

Journals:

• Journal of Friends Historical Society - 1908-1953
  
• Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey
  
• Circumnavigators Club Log - 1912-1939 (incomplete)
  
• New Jersey Historical Society Proceedings - 1848-1984
  
• New Jersey History (continuation of 'Proceedings') - 1985-
  
• Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography - 1877-1994 (some years in 1920's missing)
  
• Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy by Hinshaw - Meetings in New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Indiana (Print and Microfilm)
  
• New England Historical & Genealogical Register 1847-2000 with name index (some issues missing)
  
• New York Genealogical & Biographical Record - 1870-1938
  
• Pennsylvania Archives - 1664-1786
  
• Pennsylvania Colonial Records - Vols. I, III, V, VI, IX, XII, XVI
  
• Records of New Amsterdam

Vital Records:

• New Jersey Census records - Print 1830-1870, Microfilm 1830-1920
• County and Township vital records 1795-1880
• Gloucester, Salem, and Cumberland County published vital records
• Plumstead Township - marriage, birth, & death records
• Cemetery records - Burlington & Camden Counties
• Collins Funeral Home 1913-1948
• Perinchief Funeral Home 1916-1950
• Keeler Funeral Home 1894-1905 (became Perinchief)
• Slack Funeral Home - 1905-1968
• New Jersey Archives publication of marriages and wills

Quaker Records
Pertaining to:

• Upper Springfield
  
• Shrewsbury
  
• Rancocas
  
• Salem
  
• Haddonfield
  
• Mansfield/Old Springfield/Woodbury
  
• Plumsted Township
  
• Chester/Crooked Run/Westfield
  
• Burlington
  
• Chesterfield
  
• Mt. Holly
  
• Evesham
  
• Northampton
  
• PA Records
  
• Indiana
  
• Little Egg Harbor

Maps
Revolutionary War in Burlington County • 1849 • 1859 • 1860 • 1876

Archival Resources

• Photographs: Family members, historic buildings, Burlington County scenes from mid-1800s to the present and over 60 collections of local photographers works.
  
• Deeds: Our collection contains over 100 deeds, the earliest one is from 1676, and others are primarily from 1700s and 1800s. These are useful resources in conjunction with the Colonial Conveyances and West Jersey Proprietors Survey records in the library.
  
• Maps: Original maps in our collection include 1849 & 1859 maps of Burlington County, and the 1860 map of Philadelphia and Environs. We have a large collection of Revolutionary War maps relating to battles fought in New Jersey and routes of the armies. The map collection also includes maps showing land taken up from the Indians, location of early forges and furnaces, the early maps of Burlington City with location of lot owners and buildings, route of old Salem road, and location of property owners along Rancocas Road in 1830.
  
• Rare books: Our rare book collection consists of over 100 books, including books printed by Isaac Collins: The Constitution of New Jersey, 1774 - Bibles -Seward's The History of the Rise, Increase, and Progress of the Christian People called Quakers, 1774. Also, Original editions of Astronomy and Geometry, published in 1824 by Burlington County educator, John Gummere, later first president of Haverford College. As one of our historic houses is the birth place of James Fenimore Cooper, we have a number of early editions of Cooper's works.
  
• Original papers of Burlington County Historians: George DeCou and Nathaniel Ewan
  
• Manuscript collections of family letters and papers: Civil War letters and diaries - unpublished historical material. Originals of Burlington County artist John Collins sketches and lithographs. Early cookbooks and recipes Letters and documents pertaining to early Quaker families and history Student copybooks - 18th & 19th century, good examples of school work.
  
• Business records (Examples: Atsion records, 9 boxes. Moorestown pursuing and detective agency, 2 boxes. New Jersey Abolition Society - 2 boxes.)
  
• Almanacs: 1700s to the present some with early medical remedies, jokes, and short stories
  
• Scrapbooks: Donated by various individuals containing historical articles and pictures from newspapers, magazines, and family papers relating to places in Burlington County.
  
• Wills: 41 original wills, including those of some early settlers of West Jersey dated in the 1600s and 1700s.
  
• Posters and Broadsides: A fascinating collection depicting Burlington County history: The establishment of the County Courthouse in Mount Holly - 1795 The constitution of the first Agricultural Society established in the1790s Horticultural information about early nurseries in the area Recruiting posters from various wars Businesses and auctions flyers

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You also have the option to request research from our staff "at a cost" - For more information please contact us at the society.