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
Long Branch Schools Hall of Fame
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)
To login use email: msullivan@longbranchlib.org
and password: newspaper
Pach Photo Collection
George H. Moss Jr.
Association of Professional Genealogists: https://www.apgen.org/cpages/home
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
ARCHIVES, ASSOCIATIONS & SOCIETIES
LIBRARIES – LOCAL HISTORY
MAPS & PLACES
SPECIAL COLLECTIONS
Available in the Reference Department by request:
Robert Van Benthuysen Monmouth County & NJ
