Local History
Our Local History services offer an array of services including research assistance, resources, photos, and the expertise of our Long Branch Historian, Janice Grace. Whether searching for an old high school photo or researching the history of your home, we can help. And coming Fall of 2024, you’ll be able to visit our beautifully renovated Local History Room with original resources and one-of-a-kind artifacts, all related to Long Branch history!
THE LONG BRANCH HISTORY ROOM
(732) 222-3900 ext. 2280
For a faster response to your questions please email: jgrace@longbranchlib.org
RESOURCES
Long Branch High School 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.
Genealogy Resources
AncestryLibrary (access in library only)
Monmouth County Genealogy Society
NJ State Library Genealogy Archives
Getting Copies of Genealogical Records
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 image to access Entertaining a Nation: the Career of Long Branch Written and Illustrated by the Writers’ Project, Work Projects Administration, State of New Jersey
LINKS
ARCHIVES, ASSOCIATIONS & SOCIETIES
Booklets from Monmouth County Archives Day
Monmouth County Historical Association
Navesink Maritime Heritage 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
