The Perth Amboy Free Public Library provides limited Genealogy services to our patrons both locally and throughout the world. For more information on our Genealogy services, please contact the Library. We love visitors from afar, but we advise who are looking to stop by for genealogy or local history service call the library beforehand.

The library maintains a vast collection of in house materials for genealogical purposes including but not limited to: City Directories, City Files 1854-1879, Photographs, High School Year Books, Microfilm collection of the Perth Amboy Evening News and Star Ledger.

Individuals seeking to obtain information can do so online via our ask a librarian service, on the phone or in person. Patrons looking for obituaries can request so through our obituary request