Help Preserve and Share New Jersey Genealogy—Become a Volunteer

The Genealogical Society of New Jersey is the state’s premier organization for New Jersey genealogy and our collections provides genealogists a wide variety of materials, original and compiled, to conduct their family research.

GSNJ offers you the opportunity to share your interests and skills—whether you have just a few hours a month or lots of time to spend with us. To date, volunteer contributions have allowed the Society to accomplish goals and complete projects for the Programming, Long Range Planning, and Website Committees.


How Volunteers Can Help

GSNJ’s newest volunteer opportunity:

New Jersey County Guides Project

How well do you know the New Jersey County where you conduct research? Whether you are local or research from afar, the Genealogical Society of New Jersey is seeking your help!

GSNJ created a template of relevant information for genealogical research and volunteers are needed to work on guides for each of the 21 counties. Once complete, the County Guides will be made freely available on the GSNJ website for download. Interested volunteers with 2-3 hours to offer this GSNJ project, please email volunteers@gsnj.org with your name and county of interest.

Ongoing volunteer opportunities include:

GSNJ “Tombstone Hounds”

Help GSNJ inventory New Jersey cemeteries around the state. GSNJ regularly conducts “Tombstone Hunts” at various locations and help is needed with all aspects of gathering and processing collected data.

GSNJ Collections at the Special Collections and University Archives, Alexander Library, Rutgers University, New Brunswick. NJ

Assist with preservation, filing, copying, scanning, indexing, and transcription projects related to GSNJ’s collections. Recent completed projects include the transcription of GSNJ’s Finding Aids and indexing of GSNJ’s Family/Bible Records collection, numbers 3991-5887.

GSNJ Program Committee

Assist with duties (mailing, registration, on-site help, etc.) for GSNJ’s Annual Spring Conference (various locations, all-day) and Annual Meeting.

GSNJ Newsletter

Assist with submitting articles, editing incoming articles and layout of the newsletter. Adobe InDesign experience is a plus.

Public Relations

Assist with various functions at GSNJ programs and events.


For More Information on Becoming a Volunteer

To find out how you can become a volunteer with The Genealogical Society of New Jersey, please contact:

Mary Ellen Rogan, GSNJ Volunteers Chair


All of the Society’s programs are made possible by membership dues, grants, and contributions. Show your support—join GSNJ today!!