Avalon History Center

08/28/2026

Now is the time to reserve your table for our annual Paper Peddler Trivia Night, held again this year at the Rock'n Chair!

Call the History Center at 609-967-0090 to reserve a table for your team of 4-6 on Tuesday, September 1st from 7pm - 9pm.

It's always a great time and prizes are awarded, generously donated by Deb & Craig from The Paper Peddler. Light fare is provided by The Avalon History Center.

08/26/2026

Happy National Dog Day! In honor of the event we are sharing a few photos of historic Avalon dogs and their people. 🐾🐶🐕🐩🌭

1. H.E. Miller and terrier - ca. 1920s-1940s
2. Dog on 21st Street and the beach - 1958
3. Amos & Emma Highfield with their dog in front of their boardwalk shop - 1908
4. Van D**e family dog with his people on 13th St. beach - 1967
5. Charlie & Marian Moore with their faithful pup in front of their boardwalk shops (Marian's Pokerino and Charlie's Luncheonette) ca. 1970

08/25/2026

Do you remember this 1988 Avalon version of Monopoly created as an Avalon Home & School Association fundraiser?

08/24/2026

Here is a black and white photo from our collection featuring two Avalon Beach Patrol lifeguards sitting tall on the lifeguard stand with two women standing on the beach at either side of the stand. The back of the photo has notes: 1946-1947, Bud Miller (right) and Jack Sykes (left). Photo donated by Jeanne Sykes. 🌊⛱👣🐠☀️😎🏄‍♀️

08/21/2026

We had a great Tea Time yesterday with two extra special guests! They said it was the best tea party they ever attended ☕👸👧🏼

08/20/2026

The Leaming House hotel, ca1900, located at the north end of the island on Sixth Ave. The Prospect Beer sign advertises beer from the Prospect Brewing Company of Philadelphia, which existed from 1886-1920. 🍺 Erosion would eventually force the Leaming House to close in 1912. 🌊

08/20/2026

08/20/2026

Our phones are down at the moment but you can leave a voicemail or email us at the email below. This is an internet outage that also affects our public printing and access to our public PCs and Wi-Fi.

08/18/2026

We have this great 8x10 aerial photo in our collection of 23rd-26th Streets from the west looking east and you can see the old 26th Street school at the left of the photo. Ocean Drive is running horizontally along the bay. The second photo shows the school circled.

08/16/2026

The Phillips family kindly donated this safe, used in the original post office in the Smith house at 6th and Second Ave (now Dune Dr.) in the late 1900s. It is on display in our Early Avalon exhibit at the Avalon History Center. Admission is free and we are open Mon-Sat starting at 10am. Come check it out!