Toms River New Jersey Family History Center

The Toms River Family History Center is located in Ocean County New Jersey. We have patrons from a 50 mile radius. Our staff is available to help you get started on your research.



Center Contacts and Hours
Location Map:  Location Map

Address:  1348 Old Freehold Rd, Toms River, NJ 08753


 * Family History Center entrance is located at the door on the north side of the church building that faces Intermediate Way Rd. Ring doorbell for entrance to the Family History Center.
 * This is not a mailing address. Due to limited staff, Family History Centers are unable to respond to mail inquiries.


 * Language: English
 * Spanish Language Assistance on Wednesday evenings.

Phone:  1-732-349-5947 (call only during Center hours listed below).

Open Hours:


 * Wednesday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
 * Thursday: 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
 * Open Wednesday evening 7-9 by appointment only. Call the Family History Center on Wednesday mornings to set up an appointment.

HOLIDAY CLOSINGS: Closed when local schools (Toms River School District) are closed due to inclement weather.
 * Closed Wednesday, November 21st and Thursday November 22nd for Thanksgiving.
 * Closed December 17th through January 6th for Christmas holidays.

Collections

 * FamilySearch Catalog
 * The Toms River, NJ Family History Center has a collection of microfilm and microfiche on extended loan from the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.

FHC Portal

The Family History Center Portal page gives free access in the center to family history websites that generally charge for subscriptions.

ANCESTRY

FIND MY PAST

KINPOINT

GENEANET

FOLD 3

MY HERITAGE

PAPER TRAIL

AMERICAN ANCESTORS

19TH CENTURY BRITISH LIBRARY NEWSPAPER DIGITAL ARCHIVE

ALEXANDER STREET PRESS

ARKIVDIGITAL

NEWSPAPER ARCHIVE

PROQUEST OBITUARY LISTINGS

Hardware and Equipment 

5 Computers with FHC Portal access

2 Film Readers 1 of which is also a Fiche reader

Scanner

Staff Research Specialties

 * Assistance with Scout Genealogy Merit Badge.
 * Scanning available

Volunteer at the Center

 * Volunteer training available for Indexing.
 * These volunteer opportunities can be done on your home computer.