Welcome to the Asbury Park Historical Society

Asbury Park is a city in Monmouth County, New Jersey that is located along the Jersey Shore. It is also part of the New York City Metropolitan Area.
Named after Francis Asbury, the city was originally founded in 1871.

Monthly Meetings

The AP Historical Society meets the third Thursday of the month at 7:00 PM, at the Stephen Crane House, 508 Fourth Ave, AP

(Public Meetings will resume once the COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.)

Our Mission

The mission of the Asbury Park Historical Society is to advance the understanding, appreciation, preservation, and restoration of anything that is considered to have historical value to the City of Asbury Park.

Learn more about our mission here.

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History in the Making

Share Your Baby Parade Experiences With The AP Historical Society

Share Your Baby Parade Experiences With The AP Historical Society Asbury Park’s famous Baby Parades may be a by-gone memory, but perhaps not to everyone. Do you remember, or were

APHS names Kay Harris as new president

APHS Names Kay Harris as New President At the February 2020 meeting of the Historical Society, the Board of Trustees unanimously approved Kay Harris as our new president. A city-based

APP Interviews veteran city residents for 50th Anniversary of July 1970 Uprising

January 31, 2020

APP Interviews veteran city residents for 50th Anniversary of July 1970 Uprising In observance of the 50th anniversary of the July 1970 uprising that devastated Asbury Park’s West Side, Asbury

Frights, cameras, action! at the Crane House

January 30, 2020

Frights, cameras, action! at the Crane House A Friday afternoon in late January saw our historic Stephen Crane House headquarters invaded by spooky spirits of the movie-magic variety, when a

Welcome to Our New Site!

September 12, 2019

Welcome to the New Asbury Park Historical Society Website! The Asbury Park Historical Society website has been revamped with brand new functionality. New pages have been added, and our other main

Gaynor McCown: A NYC Outward Bound School Thanks APHS

September 12, 2018

A Letter From the Students of Gaynor McCown To Don Stine and the Asbury Park Historical Society, I just want to formally thank you on behalf of my students and

APHS’s Statement on the Bradley Statue

February 20, 2018

A Statement on the Bradley Statue Recently, there has been discussion in Asbury Park about the value of retaining the 97-year-old statue of our city’s founder, James A. Bradley, in

Asbury Park’s Iconic Turf Club Sign to be Restored

February 12, 2015

Asbury Park’s Iconic Turf Club Sign to be Restored for Free! Allied Environmental Signage, based in Farmingdale, has offered to restore the iconic neon sign from the Turf Club, a

A Piece of Asbury Park History Returning to the City

December 12, 2013

Historic Horse Drawn Carriage Returns Home It’s been more than 100 years since a horse-drawn carriage made its way through the streets of Asbury Park to deliver the local newspaper.

Copper Panels Stolen

Copper Panels Stolen Thirty-four large antique copper panels that were temporarily removed from the facade of Asbury Park’s historic Convention Hall for a structural inspection have been stolen from storage.

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