

If there is an image associated with a record, in most cases you will need a subscription, but the index does include very usable information.Authorities in Union County are looking for several armed thieves who held up multiple locations in the Newark region, including gas stations in Union and Hillside, overnight. Without a subscription, you can view indexes. You do not need a subscription but do need an Ancestry account.

Note: I have included links to Free Ancestry records and indexes. The results may be different if you are signed in, rather than not. To take full advantage, please make sure that you are logged in to FamilySearch. If there is a film reel icon, then it is only available in microfilm format, not digital. If there is a camera with a key icon, it is only available at a Family History Center or affiliated library. If there is a camera icon at the right of the name (in the Format column) then the collections’ images are browsable. Near the bottom of the page under Film/Digital Notes is the name of each sub-collection. Note : Some of the links listed take you to a FamilySearch Collection of digital images. The lists below are specific birth, baptism, and christening indexes and record collections that are available for free online for the state. If you are interested in baptism indexes that may include the birth date as well as baptism information, make sure and check out Church Records. These different types can be found in 32 Ways to Find Ancestor Birth Information

There are a great number of online and offline collections that may include birth information that is not included in the lists below. These free online collections have millions of records in them in total. These searchable indexes provide specific birth, baptism, or christening information, and sometimes scanned images of the actual birth documents themselves. Over the past few decades, thanks to volunteers, librarians, and archivists, a great number of indexes to birth and baptism collections have been provided for free online. One of the main goals for genealogists is finding birth, baptism, and/or christening information about their ancestors.
