LOCAL HISTORY AT THE MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY
Portrait of D. Willis James
benefactor of the original James Library, opened June 1, 1900
Photograph by Helene Corlett
The Madison Public Library, in conjunction with the Madison Historical Society, houses and operates a Local History Center which serves as a repository for books, maps and atlases, photographs, clippings and related ephemera documenting the history of Madison, Morris County and the State of New Jersey. The collection does not circulate, but copies may be made of most materials. One of our principal research tools is The Madison Eagle, indexed and on microfilm back to its premier issue in 1882. It is particularly useful for genealogical inquiries, as to obituaries, marriage announcements and important news items about individual Madisonians.
The Madison Eagle and accompanying index may be used whenever the Library is open. Other resources are best utilized when the Center maintains its public hours:
Tuesdays: 10 A.M. - 12 Noon (staffed by volunteers from the Madison Historical Society)
Thursdays: 11 A.M. - 1 P.M.
Appointments may be made at other times if the above hours are not convenient. The Library also holds many circulating volumes on the history and folklore of the State of New Jersey.
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