Upcoming Events

February 19, 2012 — "Ask Granny to Create Family History"
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: Hoboken Historical Museum, Hoboken, NJ
Ask GrannyLearn how to create a family history at an "Ask Granny" seminar led by Bob Murgittroyd, Kathie Pontus and Dee Berry, founding members of the Hudson County Genealogical & Historical Society and hosted by the Hoboken Historical Museum
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March 10, 2012 —Catherine Medich presents "Researching at the NJ State Archives"
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ
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April 14, 2012 —"Meet the Greatest Generation: Through the 1940 Census" Join us for for a day of learning more about the 1940 Census release and how to find your ancestors in it. More details to come soon!
Time: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Secaucus Public Library, Secaucus, NJ
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Visit our 1940 Census Info Center

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Databases - West New York

The Hudson County Genealogical & Historical Society is proud to host a number databases for aiding genealogical research. If you have ancestors in Hudson County, perhaps one of the databases below could help. If you found one to be especially useful feel free to rate it by clicking a star (5 stars is best). Ratings help us deterimine what the community would like to see more.

Note: These are the databases specifically about West NewYork. West New York residents may appear in other databases as well.

West New York & Guttenberg
World War I "Roll of Honor"

Over 1600 residents of West New York and Guttenberg, Hudson County, NJ that served in World War I. These names are taken from "Welcome Home Our Heroes: West New York and Guttenberg," published in 1919.

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West New York World War II Veterans

Courtesy of the West New York Library's Estela Longo, Alan Ballester, and Weiliang Lai this is an index of 1,950 names of resident veterans mentioned in area newspaper clippings.

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