There are a variety of online resources available for research on Trenton and related topics.
- American Philosophical Society
- Battle of Trenton
- Broad Street Bank, 2004 (Rediscover Trenton)
- The Capital Century (100 stories of New Jersey history from The Trentonian)
- David Library of the American Revolution
- Historic Sites of Trenton
- It Happened Here: New Jersey
- Joseph Bonaparte in America
- National Register of Historic Places – Wikipedia list (Mercer County)
- New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – NJHPO (Mercer County)
- New Jersey and the Great War (WW1 Centennial)
- Photographers of the United States of America
- Pottery Industry in Trenton
- R.C. Maxwell Company Records (Duke University)
- Revolutionary War Sites in Trenton
- Street Names of Trenton
- Trenton History (Michael Smith YouTube)
- Trenton Makes Music (The College of New Jersey)
- Walking Tour of Downtown Trenton (TCNJ Honors Program)
Helpful Links
- Genealogy Abbreviations
- Julian and Gregorian calendar conversion
- Julian and Gregorian calendar conversion (Wikipedia)
City of Trenton
- Office of the City Clerk
- Trenton Genealogy Resources (Trenton Historical Society)
Mercer County
- Office of the Mercer County Clerk
- Official Records Public Search
- Property Information Search
- Surrogates’ Office
State Archives
- Birth records from May 1, 1848 to May 31, 1878. Note: more than half of all births during this time period were not recorded. For an indirect reference to these births, it is necessary to search the census records.
- Death records from May 1, 1848 to May 31, 1878
- Marriage records from May 1, 1848 to May 31, 1878
Office of Vital Statistics – Department of Health
- Birth, marriage and death records starting at 1919
- Domestic partnership records starting at 2004
- Civil union records starting at 2007
- Adoptions – foreign and domestic
- Certificate of Birth Resulting in Stillbirth data starting at 1969
Census Records
The 1890 United States census was destroyed due to water damage caused by a fire in the federal building where it was being held. The only 1890 census left is the special Civil War veterans’ schedule.
Organizations
- Central Jersey Genealogical Club
- Daughters of the American Revolution
- Descendants of Founders of New Jersey
- Federation of Genealogical Societies
- Genealogical Society of New Jersey
- Library of Congress
- National Archives and Records Administration
- National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
General Websites
Some of these websites require a paid subscription but may offer a free trial
- Access Genealogy
- Ancestry
- Archives.com
- Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites
- Dead Fred Genealogy Photo Archive
- Eastman’s Online Genealogy Newsletter
- Ellis Island
- Family Search
- Family Search – New Jersey Genealogy
- Family Tree Searcher
- Find a Grave
- Find My Past
- Fold3
- Genealogy Bank
- Genealogy Explained – 25 Free Genealogy Websites
- Genealogy Today
- MyHeritage
- Newspapers.com
- NJGenWeb Project
- One-Step Webpages by Stephen P. Morse
- Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness – New Jersey
- RootsWeb
- USGenWeb Project
- WorldGenWeb Project
- Puerto Rican Immigration to Hawaii (1900-1925) – Daniel Lopez
- African Roots Podcast
- Association for the Study of African American Life & History
- Genealogy Blogs (Radiant Roots)
- New Jersey Chapter of the Afro American Historical & Genealogical Society
- Sankofa Collaborative
- Sons & Daughters of the U.S. Middle Passage
- Three Centuries of African-American History in Trenton
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870-1890
