Here's what you will find in this section:
New Jersey: We highlight some collections that either focus on New Jersey or have a large number of materials connected to the state. Visit the Community page for more ideas on places to look for records. Visit the Getting Started page for more national resources that may include New Jersey records.
Visit the New Jersey Locality Search website to find local names for New Jersey municipalities.
State of New Jersey
Trentoniana Collection, Trenton Free Library: this collection has a focus on Trenton materials but also includes a wide range of items covering Mercer County and all of New Jersey.
Rutgers University
New Jersey Digital Newspaper Project: https://njdnp.libraries.rutgers.edu/ (leads to Chronicling America)
Sinclair New Jersey Collection: https://www.libraries.rutgers.edu/new-brunswick/visit-study/locations/special-collections-university-archives/divisions-collections/sinclair-new-jersey-collection
This is a sampling of organizations to explore. If you know where an ancestor's family lived, there may be a municipal, county, and/or regional organization that covers that area.
The Caroline Rose Foster North Jersey History & Genealogy Center, The Morristown and Morris Township Library