Newspapers
The following newspapers are available in microform at the Ridgewood Public Library.
NOTE:
Vital records notices in the following papers are indexed to various degrees.
The Hackensack Republican (including the Bergen County Watchman and the New Jersey Republican) (1873-1879) can be searched directly through the links at left. You have to logged in to see results. We will continue to load data for the Republican as they become available.
The NJ Citizen (May 26, 1871 through Dec 29, 1871) can be searched through the link at left. The general search box will return preliminary results.
Some years of the Bergen Democrat has been indexed by Pat Wardell and is available in "The Archivist."
We also have some paper indexes:
Index to the News of North Bergen County, 1975-1986 (Covers the Bergen Record and the Ridgewood (Sunday) News)
Index to the News of South Bergen County 1967-1980 (Covers the Bergen Record and some other local papers)
Obituaries in the Sunday News and the Ridgewood News 1988-1991
Members can email us for a scan, non-members can mail us at the P.O. Box with a check or email us and pay through PayPal. Include the name and all relevant citation details.
For other towns and newspapers, see here. If you know of any newspapers available through Bergen County Libraries, please let us know.