Genealogy Inquiries

We will be happy to provide limited genealogical lookups for specific questions about the following collections: 

• Sacramental Records prior to 1930 (baptism, communion, confirmation, marriage). 
  • Please note: Inquiries require at a minimum, PARISH, NAME, and DATE of the sacrament.
• Orphanage Records prior to 1930
  • We have a small amount of orphanage records from Catholic Orphanages that operated within the Archdiocese of Newark. The records are sparse and vary greatly from one institution to the next. Sometimes orphanage records are located with the religious order that ran the orphanage rather than with the diocese.
  • Please note: Inquiries require at minimum a surname and the name of the orphanage.

When submitting a request, please provide as much specific information as you can (such as names and possible variant spellings, dates, name of church, name of parish, name of city). Church name is imperative as records can only be accessed by parish or cemetery. A concise list of this information will enable research to be conducted in the most efficient manner. 

Requests are handled in the order of arrival; turn-around time will average 3 weeks, depending on your request.

Genealogy Research Request Form

For more in-depth genealogical research, you are welcome to:

• Make an appointment to conduct your own research on-site
• Hire a professional researcher to do research for you
  • Genealogical Society of New Jersey: Professional Genealogists
  • Board for Certification of Genealogists: Directory of Certified Genealogists
• Access microfilmed parish and cemetery records at LDS Family History Centers throughout the country. See www.familysearch.org for a list of locations.