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Atlantic County Government DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION OFFICE OF CULTURAL AND HERITAGE AFFAIRS |
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BUENA HISTORICAL SOCIETY Phone Number: (856) 692-5227 Address: P.O. Box 114,
Meetings: Monthly meetings held on the third Wednesday at the Buena Vista Township Hall at 7 pm, and include presentations. Open to all. Museum: Currently searching for a museum site. Collection: Genealogical records, maps, census records, photographs, artifacts, early books, deeds, church records, cemetery records representing the history of Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough. CASTO HOUSE & NORTHFIELD MUSEUM Phone Number: (609) 383-1505 Address: Birch Grove Park,
c/o City Hall, 1600 Shore Road,
Museum: Specializes in Northfield photographs and memorabilia, including school history, sports and organizations. Limited genealogical records are available. CHICKEN BONE BEACH HISTORICAL FOUNDATION Phone Number: (609) 441-9064 Address: 1721 McKinley Avenue,
Collection: This organization is named for the Atlantic City beach at Missouri Avenue where African Americans through the early 1950's were socially restricted. When thousands of vacationing Black families flocked to the shore with their chicken laden picnic hampers, the strip became affectionately nicknamed "Chicken Bone Beach". The Atlantic City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday August 6, 1997 declaring the Missouri Avenue beach a local historical land site. The organization's collection include a wide range of materials but highlights African American musicians and entertainers who performed in Atlantic City. Specialty: Special programming includes free jazz concerts on the Atlantic City boardwalk on Thursday nights during the summer featuring musicians of national and international repute. CORBIN CITY HISTORICAL SURVEY Phone Number: (609) 628-2673 (City Clerk) Address: c/o City Hall, 513 Maple Avenue,
Meetings: First Thursday of each month at 7 pm in the Corbin City Hall. Guest speakers. Open to the public. Collection: A photographic survey of houses and commercial buildings has been completed. Specialty: The survey is dedicated to the pursuit and preservation of information on families and structures, past and present, of Corbin City. EGG HARBOR CITY HISTORICAL SOCIETY Phone Number: (609) 965-9073, 965-4677 Address: 533 London Avenue,
Meetings: Last Monday of the month, 7:30 pm Museum: The Roundhouse Museum is housed in a building which was once part of the Dr. Smith’s Neutral Waters Health Resort ca. 1905, now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Main area of the museum is handicapped accessible. Collection: Memorabilia, artifacts, and photographs with special emphasis on local industries, civic organizations, churches, and inhabitants of this community established by German immigrants and where German was the primary language until after World War I. City tax records from 1862-1932, US census records from 1860 to 1930 (computerized), local family genealogies, and photographic files. ESTELL MANOR HISTORICAL SOCIETY Phone Number: (609) 476-2884 Address: 134 Cape May Avenue,
Meetings: Third Thursday of each month at 7 pm.Open to all. Museum: Historic Risley School has been rehabilitated into a small museum, library, community meeting room, and classroom. Collection: Building a collection of artifacts, photographs, and memorabilia. HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP Phone Number: (609) 927-8314 Contact: June Sheridan Address: 6647 West Jersey Avenue,
Museum: under development Specialty: Publishes quarterly "Origins" newsletter HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP Phone Number: (609) 652-3049 Hours: By appointment Address: c/o City Hall, 300 E. Jimmie Leeds Road,
Museum: Maintained in the municipal building. Collection: Historic photographs and maps, limited genealogical records.
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