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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 are thankful to the Monmouth County Historical Commission and New Jersey Historical Commission for providing funding assistance for our Speaker Series. |
Upcoming Events:November 28: "Railroads of the Jersey Shore" by Bill Elwell
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Middletown Township Public Library
55 New Monmouth Road Middletown, NJ 07748 |
Past Events
(Where applicable, clicking on the title or image will open a video recording of the presentation)
(Where applicable, clicking on the title or image will open a video recording of the presentation)
October 24, 2023:
History, Tragedy, & Comedy: The Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbets Field
by John Zinn
September 26, 2023:
Nearer Home: Short Histories of Monmouth & Ocean Counties
by Daniel Weeks
August 22, 2023:
Molly Pitcher's Local Origin
by John Fabiano
July 25, 2023:
The Raritan Bayshore
by John Allan Savolaine & Matthew H. Ward
June 27, 2023:
Baseball is in My DNA: A History of Baseball in Freehold
by Glenn Cashion
May 23, 2023:
Springwood Avenue Harmony: The Unique Musical Legacy of Asbury Park's West Side
by Charlie and Pam Horner
April 25, 2023:
Middletown Memories: Muriel J Smith, Journalist of the Bayshore
Original Video Premiere
March 28, 2023:
Introducing Henry Morford: The Greatest Middletown Writer You've (Probably) Never Heard Of
by Dr. Stanley Blair
February 28, 2023:
The True Story of Teddy Roosevelt's First Love
by Mary Calvi
Photo of Ms. Calvi by Joe Panella
November 22, 2022:
USCS Robert J. Walker: Shipwreck Mapping Expedition
by Dan Lieb
September 27, 2022:
Geraldine L. Thompson
by Jane Scimeca
August 23, 2022:
Lost Monmouth County
by Randall Gabrielan
July 26, 2022:
The Grover Family of Middletown
by Rick Geffken
June 28, 2022:
Love, Death, & Betrayal: The Anna & Vito Genovese Story
by John R. Barrows
May 24, 2022:
Thunder on the Beach: Sandy Hook Proving Ground
by Mara Rasa
April 26, 2022:
Middletown Memories: A Conversation with Richard Winters
Original Video Premiere
March 22, 2022:
Metal Detection at a British Retreat Campsite in Middletown
by Kristen T. Hohn
November 15, 2021:
Murder, Disaster, and Scandal in Monmouth
by Brian Armstrong
October 18, 2021:
Penelope Stout: The Life & Times of the Mother of Middletown
by Jeanne Vloyanetes
September 20, 2021:
William Leeds and Captain Kidd: Pious Men of God or Treacherous Pirates?
by Rick Burton
August 16, 2021:
Cedar View Cemetery: How Community Partnership Revealed an Historic Lincroft Burial Ground
by Joelle Zabotka
July 19, 2021:
Beyond Penelope: Twenty Sandy Hook Headline-Makers
by Mark Stewart
June 21, 2021:
Mad Hatters, Radium Girls, and the Asbestos Hotel: Stories of New Jersey Industrial Toxins
by Dr. Sandra Moss
May 17, 2021:
Monmouth County's Most Famous Commune: The North American Phalanx
by Jayme A. Sokolow, Ph.D.
April 19, 2021:
Middletown Farms of Percy & Herbert Straus
by Joan Adler
March 15, 2021:
Middletown's Militia Officers During the American Revolution
by Michael S. Adelberg
November 16, 2020:
A Cradle of the National Pastime: New Jersey Baseball, 1855 - 1880
by John Zinn
October 19, 2020:
Sandy Hook's Lost Highland Beach Resort
by Susan Sandlass Gardiner
September 21, 2020:
The History of U.S. Presidential Elections & New Jersey's Role
by Brian Armstrong
August 17, 2020:
Nineteenth Century Photographers of Monmouth County
by Gary D. Saretzky
July 20, 2020:
Salvage Archaeology at the Hendrickson Farm in Middletown
by Kristen T. Hohn
June 15, 2020:
Origins of the US Coast Guard and the Sandy Hook Life Saving Station
by Mary Rasa
February 17, 2020:
Show & Tell and Meet & Greet
November 18, 2019:
The Hidden History of Monmouth County by Muriel J. Smith
PLUS All Saints National Landmark Trust
October 21, 2019:
The Rise and Fall of the Ku Klux Klan in New Jersey
by Joseph Bilby
September 16, 2019:
Development of the Women's Suffrage Movement
by Brian Armstrong
August 19, 2019:
Origin of the Life Saving Service
by Nicholas Wood
Special Location & Time: Twin Lights at 7:30 pm
July 15, 2019:
Joshua Huddy: A Revolutionary Life
by John Fabiano
June 17, 2019:
The Quest for Private Fallon's Medal of Honor
by Glenn Cashion
May 20, 2019:
New Jersey Originals
by Linda Barth
April 29, 2019:
The Magnificent Seven of Middletown Sports
by Mark Stewart
March 18, 2019:
Annual Meeting &
Mary Wooster Sutton: First Female Attorney in Monmouth County
by Randall Gabrielan
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