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Historical and Genealogical Records
The City of Camden was incorporated in February 13th, 1828; given its age, there exists numerous historical and genealogical files offering remarkable snapshots of the years past. Viewers can view these original documents online through CORA as they were first recorded and as they are now digitally preserved. As part of it's commitment to public access, the City of Camden now has enabled ready public access to the following historical documents, inclusive of:
Genealogical records dating from 1840 to 1923, inclusive of births, deaths, marriages;
Historic Municipal minutes dating from 1846 to 1905;
Burial records from 1887 to 2006;
Ordinances from 1887 to the present time;
Resolutions from 1922 to the present time.
As this is a work in progress, more records are constantly being added.
Records can be accessed by typing in the keyword of your interest followed by the year you wish to see. For example, to find births during the year 1856, you would click on "Documents Only" and type in the "Words or Phrases" portion of the webpage:
…and you will then be directed to your result:
Similarly, burial records are searched by specific years - i.e., Cemetery 1887.
For historic minutes, viewers type in Historic City Minutes.
(Please note: for genealogical searches, many of the files were recorded originally in non-machine readable format. Due to lack of funding, at this time, viewers cannot conduct searching for specific names within the files).
Resolutions and ordinances reflect the times and nature of the City, offering a snapshot of life back then. To search for resolutions and ordinances, viewers type in the "Words or Phrases" search field:
Ordinance (or Resolution)
Year (if you wish) OR
Subject.
Some suggested ordinance or resolution search subjects include (but are not limited to):
Curfew
Funeral
Fire limit districts
Carriages
New Jersey Railroad and Canal Company
Victor Talking Machine
Vacating street (name of street)
Smallpox
Parking meters
Delaware River Port Commission
High speed electric
Barbering
Public Bath House
Lead paint
Pennsylvania Railroad
Measurer of leather
ABC
Zoning
Campbell Soup
We hope that you find your search to be both productive and interesting!
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