Resources

Local organizations and resources on Hopewell Valley history.
Also see the Hopewell Valley History Project for reference guides on historical materials and digital archives of historic local books and maps.

Local Museums & Historic Sites

• Ewing Museum at the Benjamin Temple House - Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society
  
• Johnson Ferry House at Washington Crossing State Park, NJ
• Hopewell Museum, Hopewell, NJ
  
• Howell Living History Farm, Hopewell Township, NJ
  
• Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle, Doylestown, PA - Bucks County Historical Society
• New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, NJ
• Old Barracks Museum, Trenton, NJ
  
• Old School Baptist Church, Hopewell, NJ
  
• Trenton City Museum at Ellarslie, Trenton, NJ
  
• Washington Crossing State Park, Washington Crossing, PA
  

Hopewell Museum

Local Historical Societies

• Burlington County Historical Society
  
• Bucks County Historical Society (Mercer Museum & Fonthill Castle)
  
• Ewing Township Historic Preservation Society
  
• Lambertville Historical Society
  
• Lawrence Historical Society
  
• Historical Society of Princeton
  
• Hopewell Valley Historical Society
  
• Hunterdon County Historical Society
  
• Trenton Historical Society
  
• Van Harlingen Historical Society of Montgomery
  

Hunterdon County Historical Society

Local Public Libraries

• Hopewell Public Library, Hopewell Borough
  
• Mercer County Library System
  
• Pennington Public Library, Pennington Borough
  
• Princeton Public Library
  
• Trenton Free Public Library
  

Pennington Public Library

Local Historical Research Facilities/Organizations

• New Jersey Historical Society, Newark, NJ
• New Jersey State Library - many printed genealogies, journals, etc.
• New Jersey State Archives - statewide vital records, wills, deeds, etc.
• Rutgers Special Collections & University Archives - includes holdings of Genealogical Society of New Jersey and much more
  

New Jersey State Library

Local Genealogy Resources

• Central Jersey Genealogical Club - holds monthly meetings of interest to beginning and experienced genealogists, membership includes newsletter
  
• Genealogical Society of New Jersey - membership includes Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey and ability to read and post queries in GSNJ newsletter