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THE LONG BRANCH HISTORY ROOM

(732) 222-3900 ext. 2280

For a faster response to your questions please email: jgrace@longbranchlib.org

The Local History Room is currently open by appointment only. Please contact Janice Grace at the email above to request an appointment.

 

Resources:
  Yearbooks 

  Long Branch Schools Hall of Fame

  How to Research the History of a House

  Newspapers.com contains the LB Daily Record from 

                          1900-1975 (access in library only)

  Long Branch News  1886 June, July, August (incomplete run)    Long Branch History Books

  City Directories (available digitally in library)

  Maps and Atlases - contents found in library

  Monmouth County 1860 F.W. Beers Map (digital)

  1886 Atlas of Long Branch by J.L. Smith                                Plat Book of Monmouth County - Volume 1 

  NJ Natural Gas Company Documents Relating to NJ 

         Manufactured Gas Plant (access in library only)

  Long Branch Black History Month Notables

   Asbury Park Press Online

        To login use email: msullivan@longbranchlib.org

        and password: newspaper

Collections:

 Pach Photo Collection 

 James Durnell 

 Daniel Hennessey 

 George H. Moss Jr. 

Click the image below to access the book about the historical Harbour Mansion by Charles Lopez Bruns.

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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

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