The Eleanor Mason Historical Archives

How To Use The Archives Database

Hello!

Welcome to the website of the Historical Society of the Rockaways. The most important offering here is the Eleanor Mason Historical Archives. Mrs. Mason is the Society's Curator, and for over 30 years has been responsible for the collection and organization of an estimated 50,000 documents - cataloging the people and events of Rockaway Borough and Rockaway Township back to the earliest days of farming and iron mining.

In order to make this vast collection more accessible to the public, scholars, and students, we have begun the process of digitizing the documents and adding them to a database. This is an immense job that will take many years to complete. The database is designed for anyone with access to a computer and the internet.

Because of legal and privacy issues, open browsing of the database is restricted. However, by following the steps below, we will select records that match your criteria, digitize them, enter them into the database, and then send you a "Key" providing access. Please be patient...this is a slow process!

You may wish to take a look at this page - How to Use - which will familiarize you with how to work in the database.

Best regards,
Ellie Mason, Curator
Phil Reynolds, Assistant Curator

Step I
Before you can access the database, you must register and obtain an
Account Name, Password, and Access Key.
To do this, please fill out and submit this Questionnaire.

Step II
When you have received your Account Name, Password, and Access Key,
click on this link Archives Main Database

Step III
Once in the database, click on the Magnifying Glass icon and
enter your Access Key code in the field provided under the title.
Then click on the Find button on the left, and
all of the records available to you will be opened.

Disclaimer

All materials contained in these Archives are subject to verification. The Historical Society of the Rockaways assumes no responsibility for accuracy.

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