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Events

The Middletown Township Historical Society holds public events on the fourth Tuesday of the month, usually March through November.  All are free to attend, and unless otherwise noted, are held online and/or at the Middletown Township Public Library promptly at 7:00 pm. Speakers are authors, historians, educators, and Society members. We hope to see you there!

Upcoming Events:

​​Mar 28 (in-person & online): Annual Meeting & "Introducing Henry Morford: The Greatest Middletown Writer You (Probably) Never Heard Of" by Dr. Stanley Blair
Apr 25 (in-person & online): "Middletown Memories- Muriel Smith, Journalist of the Bayshore" video premiere
May 23 (in-person & online): "Springwood Avenue Harmony: The Unique Musical Legacy of Asbury Park's West Side" by Charlie and Pam Horner
June 27 (in-person & online): "Baseball is in My DNA: The History of Baseball in Freehold" by Glenn Cashion
Middletown Township Public Library
55 New Monmouth Road
​Middletown, NJ 07748
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Past Events
(Where applicable, clicking on the title or image will open a video recording of the presentation)

February 28, 2023:
The True Story of Teddy Roosevelt's First Love
​by Mary Calvi

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November 22, 2022:
USCS Robert J. Walker: Shipwreck Mapping Expedition
​by Dan Lieb

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September 27, 2022:
Geraldine L. Thompson
​by Jane Scimeca

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August 23, 2022:
Lost Monmouth County
​by Randall Gabrielan

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July 26, 2022:
The Grover Family of Middletown 
​by Rick Geffken

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June 28, 2022:
Love, Death, & Betrayal: The Anna & Vito Genovese Story 
​by John R. Barrows

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May 24, 2022:
Thunder on the Beach: Sandy Hook Proving Ground 
​by Mara Rasa

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April 26, 2022:
Middletown Memories: A Conversation with Richard Winters 
​Original Video Premiere

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March 22, 2022:
Metal Detection at a British Retreat Campsite in Middletown 
​by Kristen T. Hohn

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November 15, 2021:
Murder, Disaster, and Scandal in Monmouth 
​by Brian Armstrong

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October 18, 2021:
Penelope Stout: The Life & Times of the Mother of Middletown 
​by Jeanne Vloyanetes

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September 20, 2021:
William Leeds and Captain Kidd: Pious Men of God or Treacherous Pirates?
​by Rick Burton

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August 16, 2021:
Cedar View Cemetery: How Community Partnership Revealed an Historic Lincroft Burial Ground
​by Joelle Zabotka

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July 19, 2021:
Beyond Penelope: Twenty Sandy Hook Headline-Makers
​by Mark Stewart

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June 21, 2021:
Mad Hatters, Radium Girls, and the Asbestos Hotel: Stories of New Jersey Industrial Toxins
​by Dr. Sandra Moss

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May 17, 2021:
Monmouth County's Most Famous Commune: The North American Phalanx 
​by Jayme A. Sokolow, Ph.D.

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April 19, 2021:
Middletown Farms of Percy & Herbert Straus 
​by Joan Adler

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March 15, 2021:
Middletown's Militia Officers During the American Revolution 
​by Michael S. Adelberg

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November 16, 2020:
A Cradle of the National Pastime: New Jersey Baseball, 1855 - 1880 
​by John Zinn

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October 19, 2020:
Sandy Hook's Lost Highland Beach Resort
​by Susan Sandlass Gardiner

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September 21, 2020:
The History of U.S. Presidential Elections & New Jersey's Role
​by Brian Armstrong

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August 17, 2020:
Nineteenth Century Photographers of Monmouth County
​by Gary D. Saretzky

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July 20, 2020:
Salvage Archaeology at the Hendrickson Farm in Middletown
​by Kristen T. Hohn

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June 15, 2020:
Origins of the US Coast Guard and the Sandy Hook Life Saving Station
by Mary Rasa

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February 17, 2020:
Show & Tell and Meet & Greet

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November 18, 2019:
The Hidden History of Monmouth County by Muriel J. Smith
PLUS All Saints National Landmark Trust

October 21 Joseph Bilby KKK

October 21, 2019:
The Rise and Fall of the Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey
​by Joseph Bilby

October 21 Joseph Bilby KKK

September 16, 2019:
Development of the Women's Suffrage Movement
​by Brian Armstrong

Women's Suffrage

August 19, 2019:
​Origin of the Life Saving Service
​by Nicholas Wood
Special Location & Time: Twin Lights at 7:30 pm

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July 15, 2019:
Joshua Huddy: A Revolutionary Life
​by John Fabiano

Joshua Huddy Presentation

June 17, 2019:
The Quest for Private Fallon's Medal of Honor
​by Glenn Cashion

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May 20, 2019:
New Jersey Originals
​by Linda Barth

Linda Barth Presentation

April 29, 2019:
The Magnificent Seven of Middletown Sports
​by Mark Stewart

Middletown NJ Sports Presentation

March 18, 2019:
Annual Meeting &
​Mary Wooster Sutton: First Female Attorney in Monmouth County
​by Randall Gabrielan

Mary Wooster Presentation

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