Absecon Lighthouse Inlet Public/Private Association
300 Atlantic Ave, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 449-1360
African American History Museum of Atlantic City
42 N. Kentucky Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 348-8906
Photographs and documents relating to the African American community in Atlantic City
Atlantic City Free Public Library – Heston Collection
1 No. Tennessee Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 345-2269
Collection includes documents, ephemera, and memorabilia about Atlantic City. Also available, the Atlantic City Press, from 1895 to present, on microfilm.
Atlantic City Historical Museum
Garden Pier, P.O. Box 7273, Atlantic City, NJ 08404
(609) 347-5839
The collection includes photographs, papers, posters, souvenirs, glass, china and clothing related to all aspects of Atlantic City amusement piers, beaches, Boardwalk, shops, hotels and casinos.
Atlantic County Historical Society
907 Shore Road, Somers Point, NJ 08244
(609) 927-5128
The ACHS also maintains the:
Somers Mansion
1000 Shore Road, Somers Point, NJ 08244
(609) 927-2212
The collection includes genealogical information; city directories; wills, diaries, letters and ship’s logs; photographs, including the work of local photographers, Morse and Moore; postcards; and maps.
Atlantic County Office of Cultural Affairs
40 Farragut Ave, Mays Landing, NJ 08244
(609) 625-2776, ext. 314
Brigantine Historical Society
3607 Brigantine Boulevard, Brigantine, NJ 08203
(609) 266-9339
Egg Harbor City Historical Society and Roundhouse Museum
33 London Avenue, Egg Harbor, NJ 08215
(609) 965-9073
Collection contains mostly local government records (tax books back to 1862, cemetery records, early 1920s dog registration, disbursements etc.), school yearbooks, local baseball/softball league scorebooks, U.S.Census (1860,1870,1880,1900,1910) and local industry memorabilia (clothing/glass/boating/wineries) and German heritage materials.
Historical Society of Galloway Township
300 E. Jimmie Leeds Road, Absecon, NJ 08201
(609) 652-3700
Township of Hamilton Historical Society
49 Mill Street, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
(609) 625-0805
Historical Society of Hammonton and Museum
Vine Street, Hammonton, NJ 08037
(609) 561-4830
Inlet Public/Private Association/Absecon Lighthouse
300 Atlantic Avenue, Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 449-1360
Maintains a small collection of artifacts relating to the lighthouse.
Linwood Historical Society
Leedsville School Museum
16 Poplar Avenue, Linwood, NJ 08221
(609) 927-8293
The maritime museum features tools of the baymen. The library collection includes photographs, vertical files of Linwood history, Leedsville school records, and genealogical information on local families.
Longport Historical Society
2301 Atlantic Avenue, Longport, NJ 08403
(609) 823-1115
Lucy the Margate Elephant
Decatur and Atlantic Aves., Margate, NJ 08402
(609) 823-6473
Margate City Historical Society
Seven So. Washington Avenue Margate, NJ 08402
(609) 822-5658
A relatively new society, they are currently building their collection of genealogical records, books, advertising and political documents and antique firefighting equipment.
Northfield Cultural Committee
1600 Shore Road, Northfield, NJ 08225
(609) 383-1505
Collection includes memorabilia, some city records of Northfield, and information on residents, past and present.
Port Republic Historical Society
143 Main Street, Port Republic, NJ 08241
(609) 652-1352
Somers Mansion
1000 Shore Road, Somers Point, NJ 08244
(609) 927-2212
Somers Point Historical Society
Box 517, Somers Point, NJ 08244
(609) 653-6523
Ventnor City Historical Society Inc.
3 S. Oxford Avenue, Ventnor, NJ 08406
(609) 822-4257
Collection includes approximately 70 binders of documents and newspaper clippings.