This Directory of Historical Societies in Monmouth County, New Jersey, lists those organizations devoted to the preservation of Monmouth County's rich heritage. It includes organizations that maintain research collections and/or historic properties. While very important in their functions, preservation committees, town historians, and historic commissions are not listed here, but may be located by contacting their municipalities.
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MONMOUTH COUNTY HISTORICAL COMMISSION
Hall of Records, Room 201
Main Street
Freehold, New Jersey 07728
(732) 431-7413
Randall Gabrielan, Executive Director
Donald L. Beekman, Commission Counsel
Teri O'Connor, Executive Secretary
Frida McLaughlin, Administrative Secretary
Brooks Von Arx, Chairperson
Mary Louise Strong, Vice Chairperson
Theodore J. Labreque, Commissioner Emeritus
Mary Ellen Connelly
Barbara Kolarsick
Dory Marcus
Elizabeth S. Poinsett
Robert A. Schoeffling
Herbert F. Strucek, Jr.
Lydia Wikoff
COUNTY HISTORIAN
George H. Moss, Jr.
125 Symmes Drive
Manalapan, New Jersey 07726
(732) 308-3773
Contact: Gary Saretzky, Archivist
Email Address: gsaretzk@shore.co.monmouth.nj.us
Web Address: www.visitmonmouth.com/archives
Hours: Monday Wednesday, 9 a.m. 4 p.m., and by appointment
Research Collections Open To Public: Records of the Office of the County Clerk, consult the website
Publications: Olde Monmouth Times, v. 1, n. 1-6 (1999)
Mailing Address:
805 Newman Springs Road
Lincroft, New Jersey 07738
(732) 842-4000
Email Address: Consult the website
Website Address: http://www.monmouthcountyparks.com/
Historic Properties and Hours: Longstreet Farm, Holmdel, open every day, 10 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
Historic Walnford, Upper Freehold, open every day, 8 a.m. 4:30 p.m.
Admission Per Site: Free, fee for programs
Research Collections Open To Public: By appointment only, contact Historical Services Division, 975-9747
Publications: Site brochures, consult the website
SANDY HOOK UNIT
GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATIONAL AREA
P. O. Box 530
Fort Hancock, New Jersey 07732
(732) 872-5953
Contact: Mary Rasa, Park Curator
Email Address: mary_rasa@nps.gov
Website Address: nps.gov/gate
Historic Properties: Fort Hancock and Sandy Hook National Historic Landmark, Spermaceti Cove Life-Saving Station, Sandy Hook Lighthouse
Hours: Park open daily; Sandy Hook Visitor Center, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Meetings: None
Dues: None
Research Collections Open To Public: Yes, by appointment
Publications: Cultural Landscape Report for Proving Ground and Wartime Expansion Area, Historic Landscape Assessment for Fort Hancock
Rt. 524
Allaire, New Jersey 07727
(732) 938-2253 Phone
(732) 938-3302 Fax
(732) 938-3311 General Store
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 220
Allaire, New Jersey 07727
Contact: John C. Curtis, Executive Director
Email Address: allairevillage@bytheshore.com
Website Address: www.allairevillage.org
Historic Properties: Historic Allaire Village, partially-restored 19th-century ironworks with 13 original structures including blast furnace (administered by the organization, owned by the State within Allaire State Park)
Hours: Historic building hours open Memorial Day through Labor Day, Wednesday through Sunday, 10 am - 4 pm; May & September, October, November open every weekend 10 am - 4 pm. Grounds open all year.
Meetings: April and November
Dues: Senior Citizen/Student $10, Individual $15, Family $25, Contributor $50, Sponsor $100, Benefactor $250, Life $500
Research Collections Open to Public: By appointment
Publications: Annual Calendar of Events, History of Allaire Village (36 pages), 1851 Map of Allaire Village, Allaire Village Coloring Book, Jesse Lightfoot Map of Monmouth County (1851).
ALLENTOWN-UPPER FREEHOLD HISTORIC SOCIETY
P. O. Box 328
Allentown, New Jersey 08501
Contact: John Fabiano, President (609) 259-9127
Email Address: AllntwnUFHistSoc@aol.com
Website Address: None
Historic Property: None
Hours: None
Meetings: Third Monday of every other month, January-November, December (Christmas Dinner); next to last Monday in May; at Allentown Public Library, Main Street, Allentown
Dues: Vary
Research Collections Open to Public: None
Publications: "The Lantern" (newsletter)
ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Adolph Strauss Mansion
27 Prospect Circle
Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey 07716
(732) 291-1861
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 108
Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey 07716
Contact: Carin Burke, President
Email Address: ahhsinfo@yahoo.com
Website Address: www.atlantichighlandshistory.org
Historic Property: Adolph Strauss Mansion
Hours: Sundays, 1 - 4 pm, April thru mid-December
Meetings: Third Wednesday of every month, 7:30 pm, Atlantic Highlands Senior Center
Dues: Individual $25, Family $35, Sustaining $100
Research Collections Open to Public: By appointment
Publications: "Portland Poynts" (newsletter); From Indian Trail to Electric Rail by Thomas Henry Leonard (1923, reprint 1985); I Remember Memoirs of Marianna Leonard Bell; Historic Walking-Tour 1999
BATTLEGROUND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Village Inn
Main and Water Streets
Englishtown, New Jersey 07726
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 61
Tennent, New Jersey 07763
Contact: Richard and Sally Dalik, (732) 462-4947
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: Village Inn
Hours: First Saturday in October
Meetings: Fourth Friday of every month (except June, July, August, December) 8 pm, open to the public
Dues: Individual $12, Family $20
Research Collections Open to Public: None
Publications: "Matchaponic Journal" (newsletter); History of Old Tennent Church by Frank R. Symmes (1904, reprint 1974); History of Marlboro by James Brown (1971); Topanemus Burial Ground, Marlboro, NJ by the Topanemus Preservation Committee (1967); Images of America Manalapan-Englishtown by Richard Dalik (1998)
THE BRADLEY BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
c/o Bradley Beach Public Library
511 Fourth Avenue
Bradley Beach, New Jersey 07720
Contact: Shirley Ayres, (732) 502-9109
Email Address: BBHS2000@Juno.com
Website Address: None
Historic Property: None
Hours: None
Meetings: Second Thursday of each month, 7 pm
Dues: Student $1, Individual $5, Family $10
Research Collections Open to Public: None
Publications: None
Deal Borough Hall
Durant Square
Deal, New Jersey 07723
(732) 531-1454
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 433
Deal, New Jersey 07723
Contact: Bob Speck, President (732) 531-0948
Email Address: RBaconone@aol.com
Website Address: None
Historic Property: None
Hours: None
Meetings: Second Monday of each month, Borough Hall, 7:30 pm
Dues: Initial fee $25, thereafter $10/year
Research Collections Open to Public: None
Publications: "The Chronicle" (newsletter), Borough of Deal Centennial Journal (1998)
EATONTOWN HISTORICAL COMMITTEE
Read House Museum
75 Broad Street
Eatontown, New Jersey 07724
(732) 542-4026
Contact: Jeanne Wood (732) 542-0832
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: Read House (ca. 1730), 75 Broad Street (administered by the committee, owned by the Town)
Hours: Last Sunday of each month January-November, 12 noon-3 pm. Holiday open house in December. Tours also by appointment.
Meetings: Third Tuesday of every month
Dues: None
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: None
ENGLISHTOWN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
c/o Helen Strong
51 Main Street
Englishtown, New Jersey 07726
(732) 446-3276
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: None
Hours: None
Meetings: Contact the society
Dues: None
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: "The Englishtown Crier" (newsletter)
P. O. Box 72
Fair Haven, New Jersey 07704
Contact: Pat Drummond, President, (732) 842-3427
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: None
Hours: None
Meetings: Held occasionally, at Bicentennial Hall, 25 Cedar Avenue (off River Road), unless otherwise noted
Dues: $5
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: None
HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION OF FAIR HAVEN
c/o Tom Freet, Past President
876 River Road
Fair Haven, New Jersey 07704
Contact: Joan Lucky, (732) 741-5868
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: None
Hours: None
Meetings: Contact the association about educational programs
Dues: $25
Research Collections Open To Public: None Publications: "Life in the Past Lane" (newsletter)
FARMINGDALE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Elizabeth Grove Museum
Community Center
13 Asbury Avenue
Farmingdale, New Jersey 07727
Contact: Ann Megill, President (732) 938-2751
Research inquiries: Robert Morgan, 20 Second Avenue, Farmingdale, New Jersey 07727
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Properties: None
Hours: By appointment and following the tree lighting ceremony in Lutz Park each December
Meetings: First Monday of every month (some variations) 7:30 pm. at Community Center, 13 Asbury Avenue, Farmingdale
Dues: $5
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: None
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF HIGHLANDS, N.J., INC.
P. O. Box 13
Highlands, New Jersey 07732-0013
Contact: Judith Patterson, President (732) 291-9249
Email Address: navratil2@aol.com
Website Address: www.highlandsnj.com
Historic Property: None
Hours: None
Meetings: Fourth Thursday of every month, 7:30 pm, Robert Wilson Recreation Center, Snug Harbor Avenue, Highlands
Dues: Individual $10, Family $15, Senior Citizen/Student $5
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: newsletter, Highlands Hospitality (cookbook), Highlands Coloring Book, History of Highlands (2005).
Headquarters and Museum
84 Stillwell Road
Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
732-946-2743
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 282
Holmdel, New Jersey 07733
Contact: George Joynson, President
Email Address: gj@gjoynson.com
Website Address: www.holmdelhistory.org
Historic Properties: Old St. Catharine's Church, ca. 1879, 84 Stillwell Road; Dr. Robert W. Cooke Medical Office, ca. 1823, 67 McCampbell Road on Village School grounds of Holmdel Township Board of Education.
Hours: By appointment
Meetings: Contact the society
Dues: Contact the society
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: Sketchbook of Historic Holmdel (1976); 1873 Beers Atlas of Monmouth County (reprint); 1889 Wolverton Atlas of Monmouth County (reprint); Images of America: Holmdel (1996)
MacKenzie Museum and Library
427 Lakewood-Farmingdale Road
Howell, New Jersey 07731-8723
(732) 938-2212
Contacts: Ida Donahay Devlin, Trustee (732) 462-3597, email SarahAnnB@aol.com, fax (732) 303-0489
Email Address: howellhist@aol.com
Website Address: www.howellnj.com
Historic Properties: MacKenzie Museum and Library; Old Ardena Schoolhouse, Old Tavern and Preventorium Roads
Hours: MacKenzie Museum and Library open Saturdays, 9:30 am - 12:30 pm; Schoolhouse open May-September, last Sunday of the month from 1 - 4 pm.
Meetings: Last Friday of February-July, September-October, 8 pm, Howell Town Hall, Preventorium Road
Dues: Individual $10, Family $15, Sponsor $30, Patron $50
Research Collections Open To Public: Books, journals, newspaper clippings
Publications: "Howell Heritage" (newsletter), History of Howell (c. 1960s)
INFORMATION AGE LEARNING CENTER
Camp Evans Historic District
2201 Marconi Road
Wall, New Jersey 07719
Contact: Consult the website
Email Address: info@infoage.org
Website Address: www.infoage.org or www.campevans.com
Historic Property: Camp Evans Historic District (on State and National Register of Historic Places)
Hours: Consult the website
Meetings: None
Dues: $25
Research Collections Open to Public: Computer collection, history of Marconi, radio, radar, early space exploration, Senator Joseph McCarthy
JEWISH HERITAGE MUSEUM OF MONMOUTH COUNTY
Mount's Corner Shopping Center
Corner of West Main Street (Rt. 537) & Wemrock Road
Freehold, New Jersey 07728
Contact: Jean Klerman, Museum Director
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: Levi Solomon Barn
Hours: By appointment only
Meetings: None
Dues: None
Research Collections Open to Public: None
Museum
59 Carr Avenue
Keansburg, New Jersey 07734
(732) 471-0408
Contact: Douglas Foulks, President (732) 787-0739
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: None
Hours: Wednesdays and Sundays during the summer, 1 - 4 pm. Call for off-season hours.
Meetings: Third Wednesday of every month
Dues: $12
Research Collections Open To Public: Contact the society
Publications: None
Steamboat Dock Museum
2 Broad Street
Keyport, New Jersey 07735
(732) 739-6390
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 312
Keyport, New Jersey 07735
Contact: Robert Moore, President (732) 583-4440
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: None
Hours: May-September, Sundays, 1 - 4 pm and Mondays, 10 am - 12 noon. Special appointments and group tours
Meetings: First Monday of every month (except holidays, then second Monday), 8 pm, the Steamboat Dock Museum
Dues: General $5, Family $10, Contributory, $25
Research Collections Open To Public: Newspaper clippings, books, yearbooks, photographs
Publications: "Steamboat Dock News" (newsletter), Not Just Another Cookbook (1996)
LITTLE SILVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Borough Hall
44 Prospect Avenue
Little Silver, New Jersey 07739
Contact: David E. Griffiths, President (732) 741-3137
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: Little Silver Post Office Museum, (ca. 1880s, owned by Town), adjacent to Borough Hall
Hours: Sundays, 2 - 4 pm; closed February- March
Meetings: Contact the president
Dues: Individual $3, Family $5, Sustaining $15, Patron $25, Life $100
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: "Hourglass" (newsletter); A Sketchbook of Little Silver History by June O. Kennedy (1972, revised 1980)
LONG BRANCH HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
Mailing Address:
c/o Robin Levin, President
475 Bath Avenue
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740-6034
Contact: Robin Levin, President (732) 229-9258
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Properties: The Church Street School (1891, on State and National Registers of Historic Places), 469 Church Street
Hours: By appointment
Meetings: Last Wednesday of every month, City Hall, 7:30 pm
Dues: Contact president for details
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: Entertaining a Nation: The Career of Long Branch (1940)
LONG BRANCH HISTORICAL MUSEUM ASSOCIATION
St. James Chapel
1260 Ocean Avenue
Elberon, New Jersey
(732) 229-9879
Mailing Address:
c/o Florence C. Dinkelspiel, President
851 Ocean Avenue
Elberon, New Jersey 07740
Contact: Florence C. Dinkelspiel, President (732) 229-0600
Email Address: None
Website Address: www.churchofthepresidents.org
Historic Property: St. James Chapel (aka "The Church of the Seven Presidents" is on the State and National Registers of Historic Places). Also, a building constructed from the railroad ties over which dying President Garfield rode to the Franklyn Cottage.
Hours: Closed at the present
Meetings: Contact the association
Dues: $25
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: None
FRIENDS OF THE MACLEOD-RICE HOUSE AT CROYDON HALL
MacLeod-Rice House
Croydon Hall
900 Leonardville Road
Leonardo, New Jersey 07737
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4262
Middletown, New Jersey 07748
Contact: Gail Nelsen, President
Email Address: save_macleod_rice@yahoo.com
Website Address: www.home.earthlink.net/~save-macleod-rice
Historic Property: MacLeod-Rice House (owned by Township)
Hours: By appointment
Meetings: To be announced
Dues: Individual $10
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: None
Burrowes Mansion Museum
94 Main Street
Matawan, New Jersey 07747
(732) 566-5605
Mailing Address:
c/o Mrs. Sarah Ellison, Head Docent
24 Monroe Street
Matawan, New Jersey 07747
Contact: Mrs. Sarah Ellison, Head Docent (732) 566-3817
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: Burrowes Mansion (administered by Society, owned by Town)
Hours: First and third Sundays, 2 - 4 pm, and by appointment
Meetings: Fourth Monday of every month, September through June, 7:30 pm, the Burrowes Mansion
Dues: $7.50
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: Matawan Historical Society Cookbook, Tricentennial Book of Matawan, Mt. Pleasant Cemetery Index, Images of America: Around Matawan (1996)
MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY
MacLeod-Rice House
Croydon Hall
900 Leonardville Road
Leonardo, New Jersey 07737
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 180
Middletown, New Jersey 07748
Contact: Randall Gabrielan, President (732) 671-2645
Email Address: None
Website Address: www.home.earthlink.net/~middletownhist
Historic Property: MacLeod-Rice House at Croydon Hall (owned by township)
Hours: By appointment
Meetings: Third Monday of every month, 7:30 p.m. at museum
Dues: General $10, Sustaining $25
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: None
FRIENDS OF MONMOUTH BATTLEFIELD
The Craig House
Schibanoff Road
Freehold, New Jersey 07747
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 122
Tennent, New Jersey 07763
Contact:
Email Address: MonmouthB@aol.com
Website Address: None
Historic Property: The Craig House, Schibanoff Road off Route 9 South (administered by the Society, owned by the State as part of the Monmouth Battlefield State Park)
Hours: May to November, Sundays, 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Meetings: First Wednesday of every month, 8 p.m., the Battlefield Park Visitor Center
Dues: Individual $20, Family $30
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: "The Battle Cry" (newsletter), Men of Color at the Battle of Monmouth by Richard S. Walling, other topics related to the battle and history of the park
MONMOUTH BEACH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
c/o Monmouth Beach Cultural Center
128 Ocean Avenue
Monmouth Beach, New Jersey 07750
Cultural Center, (732) 229-4320
Contact: Greg Kelly, President (732) 229-6594
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: Life-Saving Station #4, 128 Ocean Avenue
Hours: Call the Center for hours
Meetings: First Saturday of every month
Dues: $5
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: None
NATIONAL GUARD MILITIA MUSEUM OF NEW JERSEY
(732) 974-5966
Contact: Jarrett L. Feldman, Director
Email Address: jarrett.l.feldman@us.army.mil
Website Address: None
Historic Property:
Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Meetings:
Dues:
Research Collections Open To Public: 2000 books, 300 oral histories, 4000 artifacts
Publications: None
NAVESINK MARITIME HERITAGE ASSOCIATION
P. O. Box 6498
Fair Haven, NJ 07704
Contact: Charlie Ladoulis, President (732) 291-9446; Gayle Horvath, Sec'y Treasurer (732) 530- 2035
Email Address: charles.ladoulis@gmail.com
Website Address: www.navesinkmaritime.org
Historic Property: None
Hours: None
Meetings: January-May, September-December
Dues: $25
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: Newsletter (periodical)
TOWNSHIP OF NEPTUNE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Neptune Museum
Neptune Township Public Library
25 Neptune Boulevard
Neptune, New Jersey 07754
Evelyn Stryker-Lewis, Curator (732) 775-8241, ext. 306
Contact: Nancy O. Heydt, President
Email Address: None
Website Address: http://www.neptunetownship.org/
Historic Property: None
Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 1 - 5:30 p.m.
Meetings: Quarterly
Dues: Individual $5, Life $50, Organizations and Businesses $100
Research Collections Open To Public: Genealogy, local and state history
Publications: Newsletter; Early Dutch Settlers of Monmouth County by George C. Beekman (2nd ed., 1915, reprint 1974); Images of America: Neptune and Shark River Hills by Evelyn Stryker-Lewis (1999)
TOWNSHIP OF OCEAN HISTORICAL MUSEUM
163 Monmouth Road
Oakhurst, New Jersey 07755
(732) 531-2136
Contact: Virginia Richmond, President (732) 531-4295
Email Address: ginigeni@optonline.net
Website Address: www.oceanmuseum.org
Hours: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 1 - 4 p.m.
Meetings: Four meetings yearly
Dues: Individual/Family $15, Supporter $25, Patron $50 or more, Benefactor $100 or more, Silver Member $250 or more, Gold Member $500 or more, Platinum Member $1,000 or more
Historic Property: The Museum will be moving to the Historic Eden Woolley House on Deal Road in
Ocean Township sometime during the first half of 2009. We have been working on restoring the house since before it was moved to its present location in 2005. We hope to open it for the first weekend in December (Dec. 6-7) for our annual exhibit, "The Story of the Eden Woolley House."
Research Collections Open To Public: Cemetery records in and near Ocean Township, files and
books relating to Ocean Township and some surrounding communities, books on Monmouth County and New Jersey history.
Publications: Images of America, Township of Ocean by Marjorie Edelson & Kay Zimmerer (1997), An Historic Perspective of the Township of Ocean by Marjorie Edelson and Kay Zimmerer (1974), Township of Ocean Landmarks And Lore (1994)
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OCEAN GROVE
Museum/Library
50 Pitman Avenue
Ocean Grove, New Jersey 07756
(732) 774-1869
Fax (732) 774-1685
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 446
Ocean Grove, New Jersey 07756
Contact: Ray Russomano, President
Email Address: Info@oceangrovehistory.org
Website Address: www.oceangrovehistory.org
Historic Property: Centennial Cottage, corner of Central Avenue and McClintock Street
Hours: Museum open June thru September; Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.; Friday & Saturday, 10 a.m. -5 p.m.; closed Tuesday & Sunday. Centennial Cottage open July & August, 10:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Meetings: Fourth Monday of April, June, September, 7 p.m., the Francis Asbury Manor, 70 Stockton Avenue
Dues: Individual $20, Senior (62 & over) $10, Family (2 adults, children under 18) $35, Individual Life $250, Patron/Corporate $200
Research Collections Open To Public: Historic maps on display and for sale
Publications: Three annual newsletters, numerous books on Ocean Grove by various local authors
PORICY PARK CITIZENS COMMITTEE
Murray Farmhouse
345 Oakhill Road
Middletown, New Jersey 07748
Poricy Park Nature Center (732) 842-5966
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 36
Middletown, New Jersey 07748
Contact: Ellen Jackson, Curator
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: Murray Farmhouse (administered by the committee, owned by the township)
Hours: Usually last Sunday of every month, 1- 3 p.m.
Meetings: None
Dues: None
Research Collections Open To Public: Revolutionary War New Jersey, no genealogy
Publications: Brochures
RUMSON HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC.
c/o Roberta Van Anda
9 Woods End Road
Rumson, New Jersey 07760
Contact: Roberta Van Anda, Secretary (732) 842-4562
Email Address: avananda@comcast.net
Website Address: None
Historic Property: None
Hours: None
Meetings: Contact the secretary
Dues: None
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: None
419 Sycamore Avenue
Shrewsbury, New Jersey 07702
(732) 530-7974
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 333
Shrewsbury, New Jersey 07702
Contact: Donald W. Burden, President, (732) 747-3635
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Hours: By appointment
Meetings: October, March, May
Dues: Individual $5, Family $10, Contributing $25, Business or Organization $50, Life $200
Historic Property: None
Research Collections Open To Public: Local genealogy and history
Publications: Newsletter; History of Monmouth County, N.J. by Franklin Ellis (1885, rpt. 1992); Ellis Index by Jerseyana Club (1973, rpt. 1992); Unrecorded Wills and Inventories of Monmouth County by John E. Stillwell, M.D. (1940, reprint 1975); Shrewsbury Historical Society Cookbook (1979); historical brochure (1993)
SPRING LAKE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Municipal Building
2nd Floor
Fifth and Warren Avenues
Spring Lake, New Jersey 07762
(732) 449-0772
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 703
Spring Lake, New Jersey 07762
Contact: Miss Dorothy Lau, President
Email Address: DJLau34@aol.com
Website Address: http://www.springlake.org/
Historic Property: None
Hours: Tuesdays, 10 a.m. 12 noon; Sundays, 1:30 3:30 p.m. ; and by appointment
Meetings: March, June, August, October
Dues: Individual $15, Business $25, Life $200
Research Collections Open To Public: Newspaper clipping files, historic structure files, some genealogy, Martin Maloney Papers, Ann May Hospital Collection, photographs
Publications: Newsletter, Spring Lake: A Resort of Elegance
SQUAN VILLAGE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Bailey-Reed Museum
105 South Street
Manasquan, New Jersey 08736
Mailing Address:
Borough of Manasquan
P.O. Box 262
Manasquan, New Jersey 08736
(732) 223-6770
Contact: Mr. Raymond Pettit, (732) 223-2638
P. O. Box 277
Allenwood, New Jersey 08720
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: Bailey-Reed Museum, 105 South Street
Hours: Second Sunday of every month, 1 - 4 p.m., or by appointment
Meetings: Second Wednesday of every month, 7:30 p.m., Manasquan Public Library
Dues: Individual $10, Life $100
Research Collections Open To Public: Yes, by appointment
Publications: None
TWIN LIGHTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY
c/o Twin Lights Historic Site
Lighthouse Road
Highlands, New Jersey 07732
(732) 872-1814
Contact: Mary Jo Kenny, President; Peggi Carlsen, Senior Historian
Email Address: info@twin-lights.org
Website Address: www.twin-lights.org
Historic Property: Twin Lights Historic Site (Property is owned and administered by the state. Society maintains a museum shop and owns the collection).
Hours: Wednesday to Sunday, 10 am to 4:30 pm. Summer schedule to be announced. Cosed all major holidays.
Meetings: Annual meeting in Spring
Dues: Family $25, Seniors $15, Keeper $75, Beacon $100
Research collections: None
Publications: "Lighthouse Log" (newsletter)
UNION LANDING HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P. O. Box 473
Brielle, New Jersey 08730
Contact: John Belding, President (732) 528-5867
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: Osborn Burial Ground, Brielle
Hours: By appointment
Meetings: Third Sunday of February, March, April, May, November, 3 - 5 p.m. , Curtis House, Union Lane, Brielle
Dues: Individual $10
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: History of Brielle-Union Landing Revisited (1989), "Union Landing" (newsletter)
Allgor-Barkalow Homestead Museum
1701 New Bedford Road
Wall, New Jersey 07719
(732) 974-1430 Museum
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1203
Wall, New Jersey 07719
Contact: Mrs. De Hearn, President, (732) 681-3806
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: Allgor-Barkalow Homestead Museum and Blansingburg School House, 1701 New Bedford Road
Hours: Sundays, 1 - 4 p.m. or by appointment
Meetings: Third Wednesday of every month (except July, August, December), 8 p.m. at the Museum
Dues: Active $10, Inactive $15, Family $15, Life $100 or more
Research Collections Open To Public: Local genealogy
Publications: "Journal" ( newsletter); Wall Township A Quieter Time; Images of America: Wall Township; A Pictorial Guide of Old Wall.
WEST LONG BRANCH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P. O. Box 151
West Long Branch, New Jersey 07764
Contact: Tom Cameron, President (732) 222-7375
Email Address: None
Website Address: None
Historic Property: None
Hours: None
Meetings: Four per year
Dues: Individual $5
Research Collections Open To Public: None
Publications: Norwood Park
This page updated 11 November 2008
