County Register's Office, Essex
Hall of Records, Room 130
465 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 621- 4960
(973) 621- 6558 (Vault)
Open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

New Jersey Historical Society, Library
52 Park Place  (between Raymond Blvd & Center Street)
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 596-8500
Open Thursday, Friday and the 1st & 3rd Saturday of each month, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Note:  The museum is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm

Newark Public Library, New Jersey Information Center
5 Washington Street
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 733-7775
(973) 733-4870 fax:
email:  reference@npl.org
Open Monday, Friday and Saturday, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm; Tuesday to Thursday, 9:00 am to 8:30 pm.
Tentative Summer hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday, 9:00 am to 5:30 pm; Wednesday, 9:00 am to 8:30 pm; Saturday, 9:30 am to 1:30 pm.

Surrogate's Court, Essex
Hall of Records, Room 213
465 Martin Luther King Boulevard
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 621-4900
Open Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

U.S. District Court, New Jersey - Naturalization Section
Martin Luther King Federal Building
50 Walnut Street, Room 4015
Newark, NJ 07101
(973) 645-2527
Open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm

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