Camden County Historical Society

Park Boulevard and Euclid Avenue Camden, N.J. 08103 (856) 964-3333 http://www.cchsnj.org

Visiting Hours:

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sunday 12-3 p.m.

Website:  http://www.cchsnj.org/

Research Library (General Questions): admin@cchsnj.org

Digital Collections Manager: digital@cchsnj.org

Admission to the library, free for members of the Society, $5 for non-members, $4 for students and seniors

Pomona Hall Open Thursday and Sunday, Group Tours by appointment.  A small fee is charged for group and non-members adult tours. A selected list of the society's holdings (see website for complete holdings)

  • General   State histories    County histories (Note: There is an index available to Prowell's History of Camden County)   City/town histories   Church histories   Military histories  
  • Record Compilations   New Jersey Archives, 1st and 2nd Series   New Jersey Index to Wills    Transcriptions of the First Quarter Century Documents of Old Gloucester County, NJ   Transcriptions of the Freeholders First Record Book of Gloucester County, NJ   Transcriptions of the Freeholders Second Record Book of Gloucester County, NJ   Transcriptions of the First Court Records of Gloucester County, NJ    Transcriptions of the Second Court Records of Gloucester County, NJ   Scrapbook of Photographs of Old Burlington County Houses and Meetings   Spanish Influenza Clippings 1918 (From Camden newspapers)    Pennsylvania Archives, Colonial Series Pennsylvania Archives, 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 7th Series  
  • Card Files   WPA Death File - to 1937    Obituary Death File - to 1900, 1940-1941, 1990 to present    Births - varying years    Marriages - varying years    Old Camden Cemetery Deeds      Wills      Miscellaneous Real Estate Records    Chew Family Genealogy  
  • City Directories   Camden - Books and microfilm, most years (Note: Some years include surrounding towns)   Philadelphia 1797, 1800, 1808, 1816, 1819, 1829, 1831, 1837, 1839, 1841-1843, 1846-1847,    1849, 1850, 1853-1854, 1856, 1860, 1887, 1891-1895, 1897-1935    Philadelphia Business 1890, 1897 (Directories for individual years and various other places are    available)  
  • Microfilm Collections   Federal Census, many NJ counties and years    NJ State Census: Camden County 1885, 1895, 1905; Burlington County 1905    Philadelphia Federal Census 1810    Evergreen Cemetery Index    New Camden Cemetery Records    St. John's Episcopal Church Records    Chews Landing Veterans' Interments (all wars to World War I).    Note: Maps that show cemeteries are also available.    Council of Proprietors Records   Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Camden 1885, 1891, 1906, 1926    Hexamer Maps, Camden    Salem County Deeds    West Jersey Deeds 1680-1854    Appointment of Postmasters 1789-1832    Miscellaneous Church Records    Miscellaneous Cemetery Records  
  • Newspapers (Microfilm and bound volumes - This is not an inclusive list.)   Camden City Newspapers, most years through 1959    Only known collection of Camden Morning Post.    Suburban Newspaper Group, various towns including Merchantville, Delaware Township/Cherry    Hill, Audubon, Mt. Ephraim, among others    Retrospect 1902-1971    News Chronicle, Moorestown 1953-1967    Haddon Gazette 1937-1975    Beverly Banner 1960s-1970s    Community News 1940s-1950s    Burlington County Daily Enterprise 1940s  
  • Immigration References   Germans to America   Filby's Immigration and Naturalization Lists – all   Famine Immigrants    All standard immigration reference books  
  • Telephone Books (For many NJ counties from the 1940's--1960's)
  • Society Bulletins
  • Yearbooks: High School and University (Note: Various years)
  • Atlases (Philadelphia, Camden City, Burlington County, Cumberland County)
  • Postcards (Encompass all areas of Camden County)
  • Vertical File
  • Photographic Collections
  • Genealogies (New Jersey and Pennsylvania Families)
  • Alice B. Doughten Collection
  • Cartographic Collection
  • Manuscript Collection