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Burlington County Historical Society

Burlington, New Jersey

Explore this community history collection to discover the people, places, organizations, and events of Burlington.

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4Titles

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1818 to 1960Dates represented

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100,020Archive pages

Historical pages reported for this collection.

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Discover the people, places, and stories of Burlington, New Jersey.

Get to know Burlington, New Jersey in earlier years through the newspapers shared in the Burlington County Historical Society's digital archive. Its four titles include material from 1818 to 1960.

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  • Selected titles

    Explore titles such as “The Burlington Mirror” and “The Central Record”, shared by Burlington County Historical Society.

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  • A closer look

    Newspaper pages connect individual accounts with a wider story, preserving how events were reported and presented to the readers of the day.

Historical newspapers can connect a family name with the events and everyday concerns of an earlier time, offering more than a date or a name on its own. Bring a family connection, a question about a familiar place or an interest in local history, and see where the sources lead. Explore the archive online for free, without a subscription.

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Titles in this collection

Browse four titles and 100,020 digitized pages, with material from 1818 to 1960. A partnership between Burlington County Historical Society and Advantage Archives makes this collection available. Some years or items may be missing between the dates shown.

Bring a person, place or date you recognize, and browse the titles below for a first clue in the story you want to follow.

The Burlington Mirror

360 pages from 1818 to 1819

The Central Record

27,878 pages from 1897 to 1960

The New Jersey Mirror

50,316 pages from 1872 to 1947

The New Jersey Mirror And Burlington County Advertiser

21,466 pages from 1819 to 1872

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About the Archive

About The Burlington County Historical Society’s History Archives

The Burlington County Historical Society offers access to a wealth of digitized local newspapers in partnership with Advantage Archives . These archives are essential resources for anyone interested in exploring Burlington County’s rich history and development over the centuries.

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About the Society

About The Burlington County Historical Society

The Burlington County Historical Society is a hub for historical research and community engagement, offering programs and resources that celebrate the area's rich heritage. The society works to ensure that Burlington County’s history is preserved and accessible to all, providing opportunities for learning and discovery.

Institution History

The History Of The Burlington County Historical Society

Founded to preserve the rich history of Burlington County, the Historical Society plays a pivotal role in ensuring that the legacy of this historic region is kept alive. Through exhibits, programs, and partnerships, the society remains committed to education and preservation.

About the Community

About Burlington County, New Jersey

Burlington County is one of New Jersey’s most historically significant areas, known for its colonial past and role in the early development of the state. The county’s history is re

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Research Guidance

Follow a report into its setting

Start with something you would like to understand about the past of Burlington. It might be a person, a neighborhood or an event remembered in your family. Use the digital archive shared by the Burlington County Historical Society to follow that question into the historical record. When using historical newspapers, try alternate spellings and nearby dates, then read the surrounding page to place a local story in its time. Compare later reporting or another available title to explore different perspectives rather than treating one account as the whole story. Read the headline and neighboring articles as well as the matching lines. The surrounding page can show whether a report is local news, an editorial, or another kind of account; compare its details with later coverage where available.

Take a place or institution mentioned in a report as a new search lead. Check the issue date and read nearby articles to see how the setting is described. Preserve historical names and boundaries as written, and compare another dated reference before connecting the place to a present-day location.

Record which title, date, page, or item supports a useful lead. Mark unanswered questions before connecting it to a family or community story. A similar name can point you toward another source, but it is not proof of identity.

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Community Partnership

Keeping local history a community resource

This community archive is made possible by the collaboration of the Burlington County Historical Society, its community, and Advantage Archives. Together, these partnerships preserve local sources and give people a way to explore, learn from, and share the history around them.

Advantage Archives covers ongoing archive hosting, storage, development, and maintenance. The institution and its community do not pay a subscription, seat license, annual support contract, or other recurring archive-service charge. Local history remains a community resource, not a subscription to maintain.

Would you like to see more of your community's history preserved and accessible? Start a conversation with your library, newspaper publisher, historical or genealogical society, museum, or school about the materials they would like to share and a possible partnership with Advantage Archives.

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Read All About It

Stories, research tips, and archive news

Read All About It connects archive research with the people and institutions preserving local history. Explore partner and community stories, project updates, research ideas, and perspectives on digitization, education, and working with primary sources. Use the articles as a starting point for your next question or a new way to share a discovery.

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March 18, 2025

It’s Your Community’s History, So Why Rent Something You Own?

We believe that history belongs to the communities where it was made - not locked behind paywalls or inaccessible due to budget restrictions. Subscription-based services and large content aggregators are generally more concerned with "content" and less concerned with the history that content contains. Their models typically involve a reoccurring charge for a plan that renews annually or licensing agreements with the library based on population served or circulation numbers. You are essentially Renting Access To YOUR History.
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