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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

APHS Response: Holy Spirit Church, Asbury Park NJ

August 1, 2022
APHS Response: Holy Spirit Church, Asbury Park NJ Holy Spirit Church in Asbury Park, NJ sits vacant, with its fate unknown. Photo credit: Kay Harris, President of The Asbury Park
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Remembering Mary Damato

February 11, 2022
Remembering Mary Damato It is with great sadness that we note the passing of a dedicated member of The Asbury Park Historical Society, without whom so many of our organization’s
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Share Your Baby Parade Experiences With The AP Historical Society

July 20, 2020
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
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APHS names Kay Harris as new president

April 17, 2020
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Upcoming Events

  1. Art on the Boardwalk in Memory of Ray Sternesky

    August 21 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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