Programs

Sunday, February 5 , 2 pm. A Visit with Abraham Lincoln. Robert Costello brings his Abraham Lincoln impersonation to Ridgewood. At the Library, Lincoln will talk about his Presidency and the Civil War. You are then invited to visit the Schoolhouse Museum exhibit: The Civil War Years, 1861-1865: At Home and on the Battlefield. Lincoln will join us there. Students (Grade 3 and up) and adults welcome. Fee in advance or at the door. Click here for more information.

Guide to the Local History Collection
The Library has a collection of books, photos, postcards, ephemera, and more.

History of the Village of Ridgewood
From the first deed in 1698 to the present

Beauty in the Cemetery See a preview of the virtual cemetery tour on October 27, 2011.

The Opera House
One of Ridgewood's exuberant buildings of the past.

Victory Bazaar, July 4, 1918, Ridgewood
The Independence Day Association sponsored a Victory Bazaar to raise money for the Red Cross for the War effort.

Varian Fry: A Ridgewood Hero
Fry rescued over 2,000 people from the Nazis. He grew up in Ridgewood.

Index to the NJ State Census for Selected Bergen County Towns

Selections from Oral Histories from Ridgewood residents

Photo Gallery at the Village of Ridgewood Official Site

Ridgewood ExPats on Facebook Lots of memories and photos

Ridgewood--A Paradigm of Suburbia Video by Marshall Katzman for Patch interviewing Professor Phil Dolce

Neighborhoods: Wastena Park a neighborhood developed by the Ridgewood Development and Construction Company

Neighborhoods: Spring Avenue

Hurricanes Floyd (1999) and Irene (2011)

Civil War Envelopes

Armistice Day 1931

Holiday Cards

Bergen County History
New Jersey History
Ridgewood History Web Sites Links to other sites

EXHIBIT: Ridgewood Room

Holiday Cards: Christmas and New Year's

From the Library's collections.

Just for Fun

Morning Herald, May 6, 1835, Vol. 1, Issue 1
175th Anniversary of the New York Herald Explore this issue here!

Genealogical Classes

Saturday, January 21, 10 am. Jewish Genealogy Online. Learn about specialized research techniques and databases for finding Jewish ancestors. 1.5 hours. Instructor: Barbara Ellman

Saturday, February 4, 10 am. Using familysearch.org. The LDS website, familysearch.org, is an incredible resource for genealogists. Learn to navigate this constantly evolving website to find research guides, online lessons, Wiki articles, digitizzed reocrds and books, family trees, and more. 1.5 hours. Instructor: Judy Kenney

Saturday, February 18, 10 am. Preparing for the 1940 Census Release. The 1940 census will be released on Arpil 2, 2012. Learn about his "new" census and how to search by address before the indexes become available. 2 hours. Instructor: Sydney Robertson.

Fee and advance registration required. To register online click here . GSBC members pay Ridgewood cardholder fee. For more information: 201-670-5600, x 135

Genealogical Society of Bergen County

Meetings are the 4th Monday of each month in the Auditorium at the Library. All are welcome.

Monday, January 23, 7 pm. Exploring Alien Files at the National Archives with Chrisptopher Zarr, Education Specialist at the National Archives.

Monday, February 27, 7 pm. One Thing Leads to Another: The Genealogy Journey of Discovery with Maureen Wlodarczyk. Seredipity (and more) in your genealogical research.

For more information see www.njgsbc.org

Heritage Conversation

Check for next program in February

DATABASES

Ancestry.com, World Vital Records, American Ancestors and Geni.com

Geni.com is a site for sharing family trees.  Certain aspects are free from any computer.  We now have institutional access to the enhanced version, called Geni Pro.  These enhanced features are available:

Guides to the Library's Genealogy Collections

Guide to Census Resources | General Resources
Interlibrary Loan for Genealogists | Newspaper Archives
Guide to Genealogy CDs | Genealogical Periodicals
Microfilm Holdings | Vital Records in the Library
City Directories

Genealogical Society of Bergen County

Bergen County Genealogy | New Jersey Genealogy

Genealogy Web Sites Links to other sites

Guide to Full-Text Books Online

Guides to Printing from the Genealogy Databases
and Using the ALOS Microfilm Reader/Printers

Printing from AncestryLE
Using the ALOS Microfilm Reader/Printers
Digital Imaging with the ALOS Reader/Printers