North Jersey History & Genealogy Center

Guides for Research-Pathfinders

Pathfinders are guides that are intended to help you get started doing research on a particular topic.  These subject guides are annotated lists of library resources and research tools that relate to Morris County and New Jersey history.

Exploring the Shore

Books from our Collection:   Shore History:   New Jersey Shipwrecks: 350 Years in the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Buchholz, Margaret Thomas H2 Buch   The Jersey Shore. Cunningham, John H2 Cun   Up and Down the Beach. Methot, June H2 Met   Down the Jersey Shore. Roberts, Russell H2 Rob   Boardwalk Memories: Tales of the Jersey Shore. Salvini, Emil R. H2 Salv   Shore Chronicles: Diaries and Travelers' Tales from the Jersey Shore, 1764-1955. H2 Shore   The Jersey Shore. Wilson, Harold F. H2 Wil   Shore Pictorial & Photography:   Four Seasons at the Shore: Photographs of the Jersey Shore. H2 Four   Dick LaBonte: Paintings of the Jersey Shore and More. LaBonte, Dick H2 Labon   To the Shore once More: A Portrait of the Jersey Shore: Prose, Poetry and Works of Art. (2 volumes) H2 To     Communities: Cape May County, New Jersey: The Making of an American Resort Community. Dorwart, Jeffrey M. H3Ca1 Dor   By the Beautiful Sea: The Rise and High Times of that Great American Resort, Atlantic City. Funnell, Charles E. H3A5 Atla Fun   Two Centuries of History on Long Beach Island. Lloyd, John Bailey H3O5 Long Llo   Victorian Summers at the Grand Hotels of Long Branch, NJ. Moss, George H. H3Mo5 Long Mos   Asbury Park's Glory days: The Story of an American Resort. Pike, Helen C. H3Mo5 Asbu Pik   Spring Lake, Revisited: A Portrait of the Victorian Era at the Jersey Shore. Smith, Patrick H3Mo5 Spri Smi     Guidebooks and Travel:   New Jersey Coastwalks. Bennett, D.W. H2 Ben   New Jersey's Coastal Heritage: a guide. DiIonno, Mark H2 Di   Sentinels of the Shore: A Guide to the Lighthouses and Lightships of New Jersey. Gately, Bill H2 Gate   Guide to the Jersey shore. H2 Sant   The Beach Bum's Guide to the Boardwalks of New Jersey. Handschuch, Richard H2 Hand     Online Sources: The Cool Room (Underwater Weather for the NJ Coast) New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route