My Monmouth Beach Football Fathers
I so enjoy the game of pro football. And its season is about to begin. For my own NFL appreciation, I credit my father...
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Miscellaneous Monmouth Beach ….
Maps, letters, flyers, pictures, stories, ads, documents, signs and odd images of Monmouth Beach. I claim no ownership of the images — I just...
MB Firemen’s Fair, Sept. 5-8
A Bash at the Beach … It’s the borough’s ultimate community connection event. The Monmouth Beach Fire Company will conduct its annual Firemen’s Fair...
Monmouth Beach Clubhouse Hotel Images
It is the spot where Monmouth Beach all began. Eliakim Wardell, a Boston-born Quaker who first settled the area, broke ground on a farmhouse...
Abraham Lincoln’s Favorite Doctor
Dr. William Newell also represented the Monmouth Beach area in Congress I’m a Lincoln man — this year marks the 210th anniversary of his...
Monmouth Beach Childhood = $20,000/Year
During my parent’s years in Monmouth Beach they raised eight children. As a parent of only two, I don’t know how they did it....
MB’s First Residents: The Lenape
12,000 Years of Jersey Shore History … There are people who called this coastal area home a real long time before the folks in...
Getting the Picture in Monmouth Beach
Wanted: Monmouth Beach photos — of all kinds. Part of the joy in finding interesting MB pictures is in the discovery. I’m always looking...
Monmouth Beach: Did You Know?
This is an ongoing list, to which I will add frequently: • Ladies First — God called Joan Meyer home too early in June...
“Harvesting the Sea” in Galilee …
Today, few people remember and even fewer know that Monmouth Beach was once a thriving commercial fishing village. While many local anglers still regularly...
MB Bathing Pavilion History
The concept of a borough-owned bathing facility became a reality in April 1921, when the Monmouth Beach Borough Council approved a sum of $8,000...
