BurlCoHistory is an easy to navigate website that provides digitally scanned pdf files of many of the items in the New Jersey Room. You can find artifacts, family histories, local histories and newspapers. Here are some of the items you can find on the site:
- A typewritten manuscript biography titled, "Grandpa" a Biography of Milton H. Allen of Medford, NJ
- Seven volumes of scrapbooks from the USS Battleship NJ from 1989 - 2001
- “An Historical Sketch of Batsto New Jersey” from 1933
The digital archives, which will continue to be updated with the items in the New Jersey Room, currently represent a small amount of what we have to offer. Stop by the New Jersey Room to check out all we have!
You’ll find the New Jersey Room tucked between the Technology Center and the Quiet Study Rooms in the Burlington County Library with a sign to welcome you. Here are some of the things you can find within these stacks:
- An extensive microfilm collection of local newspapers covering the last 200 years of happenings around Burlington County
- Transcriptions of church cemetery records
- Nonfiction books on various New Jersey subjects like business, education, science and pop culture
- Special collections of oral history interviews, scrapbooks and photographs
No matter how you use our resources, you’ll be sure to find plenty of interesting information on local and state histories. Of course, if you need additional assistance to help navigate the New Jersey Room, don’t hesitate to contact us.
