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THE LONG BRANCH HISTORY ROOM
(732) 222-3900 ext 2280
For a faster response to your questions please email:
Mondays 12:00pm-3:00pm
Wednesdays 5:00pm-7:00pm
Saturdays 12:00pm-3:00pm or by appointment
(Best to call to make sure the room is open when you arrive)
Resources:
Yearbooks (incomplete run)
Long Branch Schools Hall of Fame
Newspapers.com contains the LB Daily Record from
1900-1975 (available in library at no
charge or by subscription)
Long Branch News 1886 June, July, August (incomplete run) Long Branch History Books
City Directories (incomplete run)
Maps and Atlases
Monmouth County 1860 F.W. Beers Map (digital)
1886 Atlas of Long Branch by J.L. Smith Plat Book of Monmouth County - Volume 1
Collections:
Pach Photo Collection
James Durnell
Robert Van Benthuysen Monmouth County & NJ
Daniel Hennessey
George H. Moss Jr.
Elsalyn Palmisano
LINKS
ARCHIVES, ASSOCIATIONS & SOCIETIES
Church of the Presidents (LBHMA)
Booklets from Monmouth County Archives Day
Monmouth County Historical Association
Township of Ocean Historical Museum
Monmouth County Jewish Heritage Museum
Asbury Park Historical Society
LIBRARIES - LOCAL HISTORY
Newark Public Library
Plainfield Public Library - Local History Dept.
Red Bank Public Library - NJ History Room
Historical Society of Princeton
MAPS & PLACES
New Jersey Historical Maps - Rutgers Univ.
New Jersey National Landmarks & Historic Sites
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Historic Views of Long Branch By: Edward Thomas
New Jersey Hispanic Research & Information
Historic Long Branch Fire Department
Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the United States
Notable African Americans from Long Branch
GENEALOGY RESOURCES
Entertaining a Nation
Click the icon to access Entertaining a Nation: the Career of Long Branch Written and Illustrated by the Writers' Project, Work Projects Administration, State of New Jersey
