Local History & Woodbridge Genealogical Information

The Woodbridge Library has a special collection of local history materials, photographs and limited genealogical information.  Access to this collection is by appointment only. To make an appointment or to make local history inquiries, call Wendi Rottweiler at 732-634-4450 ext. 7131 or e-mail at .  Woodbridge Library card holders can access Heritage Quest through the Library's website.  AncestryPlus is available at the Main and branch libraries.  We also will process your requests for the Census Microfilm Rental Program - call 732-634-4450 ext. 7120.

Access nearly 100 years of Woodbridge history through our online newspaper archive

Click here to enter the newspaper archives.

Woodbridge Local History Digital Archives

Ever wanted to see a race program from the Woodbridge Speedway from the 1930s?  Peruse 16 years of Town Council meeting minutes from 1934 to 1950?  Flip through anniversary booklets from your church, fire department and other community organizations?  Read a nineteenth century history of Union and Middlesex Counties? You can enjoy these and more in our Local History Digital Archives.  Through a generous grant from the Middlesex County Cultural and Heritage Commission and support from the library cooperative Lyrasis and the Sloan Foundation, Woodbridge Public Library has been able to digitize over 70 unique local history items.  A joint initiative with the Woodbridge Municipal Clerk's Office resulted in the inclusion of the Council Minutes in the archive. Click here to browse and read the collection.

Woodbridge Public Library invites you to join us in Watching Woodbridge History.  Thanks to the generous cooperation of The Woodbridge Channels, WPL is able to offer online viewing of many of the fine programs they have produced about the unique history of our area.  So, pop some popcorn, make yourself comfortable and sit back and enjoy Watching Woodbridge History!