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
To login use email: msullivan@longbranchlib.org
and password: newspaper
Collections:
Pach Photo Collection
James Durnell
Daniel Hennessey
George H. Moss Jr.
LINKS
ARCHIVES, ASSOCIATIONS & SOCIETIES
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
Plainfield Public Library - Local History Dept.
Newark Public Library
Red Bank Public Library - NJ History Room
Historical Society of Princeton
MAPS & PLACES
Maps in LB Local History Collection
New Jersey Historical Maps - Rutgers Univ.
New Jersey National Landmarks & Historic Sites
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Historic Long Branch Fire Department
Historic Photos of LB and the surrounding area
Historic Views of Long Branch By: Edward Thomas
New Jersey Hispanic Research & Information
Notable African Americans From Long Branch
Online Biographical Dictionary of the Woman
Suffrage Movement in the United States
Available in the Reference Department by request:
Robert Van Benthuysen Monmouth County & NJ
Elsalyn Palmisano
GENEALOGY RESOURCES
AncestryLibrary (access in library only)
Monmouth County Genealogy Society
NJ State Library Genealogy Archives
Association of Professional Genealogists: https://www.apgen.org/cpages/home
How to Research The History of a House
Rutgers University Genealogical collections
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
