by BBHistory | Oct 1, 2022 | History
The Bradley Beach Historical Society and Museum in partnership with Bradley Beach Business Community Alliance is embarking on a long-term comprehensive research project to identify and document all the businesses that have graced the Main Street in Bradley Beach. The...
by BBHistory | Oct 11, 2021 | History
Sponsor A Favorite Old Photo of Bradley on The Boardwalk Next Summer BBHS is accepting submissions of historic photographs to be enlarged and added to the collection of prints on display along the Boardwalk all summer. Option #1: Submit a photograph from your own...
by BBHistory | Aug 1, 2021 | History
While strolling along the Bradley Beach boardwalk with my nephew, he glanced at this picture from the early 1900s and noticed something wasn’t quite right. I sent the information about the picture to the Bradley Beach Historical Society and Museum who then posted it...
by BBHistory | Sep 19, 2020 | History
Back in 1921, Bradley Beach began holding a series of events from July 4th through Labor Day which culminated in a Masque Fete at the La Reine Hotel. A news report from September 3, 1927 describes a crowd of 25,000 visitors lining the Boardwalk to cheer on beauty...
by BBHistory | Aug 18, 2020 | History
Who lived at 206 Newark Avenue in 1910? A check of the 1910 Census in our document collection shows that Hiram Bradner (29), his wife Edith (23) and 9 month old son Wesley lived at that address. Our records show that Hiram, a druggist, was the son of William B....
