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Join the Long Branch Historical Museum Assn.

for an

Afternoon at the Theatre

to help restore the

Church of the Presidents

2 p.m.

Sunday, February 28, 2010

New Jersey Repertory Company

179 Broadway

Long Branch, NJ 07740

$45 per person

includes admission to

as well as an

Intermission Reception with a Variety of Refreshments

and a

Display of Never-Before-Exhibited Photos of Historic Long Branch

on loan from the

Long Branch Historical Association (a separate organization)

Tickets for this event are limited.

For reservations, please call

732-229-2396

or e-mail

bethwoolley@aol.com

Payment must be made in advance.

Please send your check to the

Long Branch Historical Museum Assn.

P.O. Box 2204

Elberon, N.J., 07740

All tickets will be held at the theatre.

Parking lot is adjacent to the theatre’s rear entrance.

All proceeds will benefit the

Church of the Presidents

Restoration Project

Contributions are tax-deductible.

Web Site Contents:

About the church

About the Long Branch Historical Museum Association

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.