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Join us for our

Eighth Annual

Cocktail Party Fundraiser

from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

at the Ocean Beach Club
1035 Ocean Avenue, Elberon
(One of the few remaining

Grand Victorian

Seaside Estates

of the Gilded Age).

$100 per person

Cocktail Attire

RSVP by sending a check to

Long Branch Historical Museum Association

P.O. Box 2204

Elberon, N.J., 07740,

by Friday, August 13.

For more information,

Call 732- 223-0874.

All proceeds to benefit
The Church of the Presidents Restoration Project

Contributions are

tax-deductible.

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Visit our information table at the

following event:

Archives and History

October 9, 2010

Monmouth County Library

Manalapan, N.J.

Web Site Contents:

About the church

About the Long Branch Historical Museum Association

Fact Sheet

Preservation Plan

LBHMA news

The Church of the Presidents

is a

Save America’s Treasures project.

The Church of the Presidents

Long Branch, N.J.

The Last Remaining Structure Associated with

All Seven Presidents

Who Vacationed in Long Branch

New Jersey Historic Trust Grant

will help complete exterior restoration

Completed Repairs/Restoration:

· A new roof

· Wood-frame structural reinforcement

· Repairs to the crenellated tower and roof

Grants from the Monmouth County Historical Commission

have helped to restore both portico porches

Previous grants from the MCHC have been used to install rain gutters, and to restore the Garfield Hut and the church bell and belfry.

Siperstein’s is donating all the paint for the Church of the Presidents restoration.

Funding is needed to repair the masonry foundation of the building.

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More Presidents Worshipped at St. James Chapel than at

Any Church Outside of Washington, D.C.

Ø Deconsecrated in 1953, the building is known as the Long Branch Historical Museum, and is owned by the Long Branch Historical Museum Association, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.

Ø The museum was closed in 1999 due to instability and stabilized in 2003 with private donations. Artifacts and windows were removed until restoration is completed.

Ø The Church of the Presidents is listed on both the State of New Jersey and National Register of Historic Places.