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Atlantic County Government DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF CULTURAL AND HERITAGE AFFAIRS |
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TOWNSHIP OF HAMILTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY Phone Number: (609) 909-0272 Address: 49 Mill Street,
Museum: Housed in an original one-room schoolhouse, the museum features an extensive collection of artifacts and ephemera, along with quarterly displays on the history of different areas in Hamilton Township. Specialty: Video entitled "Mays Landing, 1941" TOWNSHIP OF WEYMOUTH HISTORICAL SOCIETY Phone Number: (609) 909-5265 Address: P.O. Box 23,
Meetings: Meetings are held in the Township Municipal Building on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7 pm. Collection: The Society is collecting and preserving historical materials and artifacts related to the Township of Weymouth and the Bethlehem Loading Company in Belcoville. Specialty: Founded to support the preservation of the Belcoville Post Office Building. VENTNOR CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY, INC. Phone Number: (609) 487-2226 Address: 6500 Atlantic Avenue, part of the new library and Cultural Arts Complex,
Mailing address: P.O. Box 2668, Ventnor, NJ 08406,
Museum: Artifacts and ephemera of Ventnor City and seashore history, including natural history. Collection: Quarterly revolving exhibits Specialty: "Mostly Monday" speaker series WEYMOUTH TOWNSHIP CIVIC ASSOCIATION Phone Number: (609) 476-2633 Address: 45 South Jersey Avenue,
Meetings: Last Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm. Museum: Located in the Grandma Seelman Youth Center, 45 South Jersey Avenue, adjacent to the Weymouth Township Municipal Building, Dorothy. Exhibits relating to Weymouth township’s history include a replica of a general store, the interior of a turn-of-the-century home, and displays on railroads, Lenni-Lenape Indians, the Civil War, and the World Wars I and II. Phone Number: 609) 343-4951 Address: Atlantic Cape Community College ,
5100 Black Horse Pike,
Collection: Spangler Digital Projects. Historically important rare and unique books, photos, and articles have been digitized to both preserve and increase access on the following three topics: 1. Amatol, former World War One munitions factory and town; 2. Atlantic City Speedway, 1920s wooden raceway billed as the fastest in the world; 3. "Atlantic City Answers Call to World War Two" relating to the City's service as an Army and Navy training center.
Produced in cooperation with the Atlantic Heritage Center. |
