Bergen County Historical Society Library & Archives
The Society’s Library and Archives collection includes items related to Bergen County, including: family genealogy, histories, diaries, manuscripts, church, cemetery, Bible records, books, clippings, postcards, maps, and photos. If you would like to make inquiries about the library or use its resources please contact us at theBCHSlibrary@gmail.com. The library is open only by appointment.​
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Published Books and Pamphlets: This collection has church histories and records; histories of Bergen County and its towns; and published records and genealogies of Bergen County families.
These guides describe a small part of the collection:
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Guide to Published Genealogies
Manuscript Collection: letters, deeds, receipts, and other manuscripts. Part of the collection is indexed.
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Includes George J. Ackerman Collection, New Jersey Brigade Collection, Blackledge Papers, Ronk Collection
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Index to Manuscript Collection 350
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Ronk Collection
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includes Holdrum Family Papers, Huyler Family Papers,Cornelius Zabriskie Collection, Etta Adelaide Waite Collection, Adrienne Outwater Jacobsen Collection, Bogert Papers
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includes Veldran Family Papers, Elmer Christie Blauvelt Collection, Helen E. Waite Collection, Demarest Collection, Joseph Lyzance letters
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Miscellaneous or Vertical File: ephemera of all sorts, filed by topic.
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Subjects
Subject Guides
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The BCHS Library & Archives is located at the Philip J. Ciarco Jr. Learning Center, 355 Main St, Room 124, Hackensack, NJ.
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See Also BCHS Publications
Bergen County Historical Society Library location:
Room 124, Ciarco Learning Center, 355 Main St. Hackensack, NJ
By appointment
Mail: BCHS, PO Box 55, River Edge, NJ 07661-0055
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Library eMail: theBCHSLibrary@gmail.com
Bergen County Historical Society: Nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) • All-volunteer • All programming possible through your donations.
