National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey

National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey
Building 2, 100 Camp Drive
Sea Girt, NJ 08750 Admission is free.

Located on the grounds of the historic National Guard Training Center, The National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey (NGMMNJ) in Sea Girt is dedicated to preserving and explaining the military history of New Jersey. For over 40 years the museum has collected, preserved and displayed artifacts with specific historical relevance to the New Jersey National Guard. The museum presents the role of the

New Jersey Militia and National Guard within the context of the larger history of the state, using original and reproduction uniforms, weapons, photographs, artifacts and art from the period of Dutch, Swedish and British colonization through the War for Independence, Civil War and World Wars I and II, the Global War on Terrorism to the present day. Parking for the NGMMNJ is located directly before the entry gate to the National Guard Training Center (NGTC) in Sea Girt at Sea Girt Avenue and Camp Drive. The Museum is also home to the Center for US War Veterans’ Oral History Project which contains over 600 interviews and records of local veterans of all branches from the Mexican Punitive Expedition to current day. In conjunction with the Library of Congress, veteran interviews are conducted and summarized for submission to the Veterans History Project. For more information or to access the collection, contact Assistant Curator Carol Fowler. We also feature a second standalone site, the Lawrenceville Field Artillery Annex, located on the grounds of the Lawrenceville DMAVA campus. Featuring over a dozen artillery pieces and armored vehicles, the Annex's mission is to present and explain the importance of New Jersey Artillery throughout history, as well as the unique military story of the Trenton area.

08/31/2026

Forgive the inconvenience, but the museum in Sea Girt had to close early today. We will see you every other day this week, 10 to 3. Don't forget our Book Signing event this Thursday at 11:00 with Dr. Patty Chappine.

Open in Sea Girt today, Saturday! Anytime until 3:00 is good.
08/29/2026

Open in Sea Girt today, Saturday! Anytime until 3:00 is good.

08/21/2026

A National Guard Unit made up of men from Wisconsin and Michigan saw hundreds of combat days in World War II's Pacific Theater.

08/17/2026

Pop Quiz: What event will kick off the 250th of the Revolution in New Jersey this coming November? The answer can be found at this great event, come learn and get revolutionary!

Fort Lee Historic Park Bergen250 Bergen County Historical Society League of Historical Societies of New Jersey New Jersey Historical Commission - NJHC Revolution NJ

Come visit today Sat. the 15th until 3 p.m. in Sea Girt. Free and open to all!
08/15/2026

Come visit today Sat. the 15th until 3 p.m. in Sea Girt. Free and open to all!

This will also be a post. As we have merged old inventories and reorganized old card catalogs into our current syst...
08/07/2026

This will also be a post. As we have merged old inventories and reorganized old card catalogs into our current system, we keep unearthing worthwhile stories and artifacts. Here is one such example.

Chinese Type 56 Carbine, serial number 11281812.

This Chinese Type 56 carbine was captured by Jaime Torres following a firefight near Route 13 along the Cambodian border during the Vietnam War. It was retained as a war trophy and later donated to the National Guard Militia Museum of New Jersey in 2002. The spike bayonet is missing and the stock still bears shrapnel damage.

The Type 56 was China's version of the Soviet SKS semi-automatic rifle, chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Millions were produced during the Cold War and supplied to allied communist forces around the world, including the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong. Chinese-made SKS rifles became one of the most common enemy weapons encountered by American troops in Vietnam.

Today is . The day observes George Washington's authorization of the Badge of Military Merit, which after 1932 became t...
08/07/2026

Today is . The day observes George Washington's authorization of the Badge of Military Merit, which after 1932 became the Purple Heart. The medal recognizes U.S. service members wounded or killed in combat. Today we'll highlight a Purple Heart recipient's collection within our museum. This is Lt. Col. Horace Woolverton's Army Service Uniform, on which you'll see the Purple Heart, as well as a Bronze Star and the accompanying WWII service ribbons. He entered WWII with HQ Battery, 2nd Battalion, 112th Field Artillery Regiment, shown here in the 1942 unit yearbook.

in New Jersey military history, General Philip Kearny, one armed New Jersey hero of the Mexican War, assumed command o...
08/07/2026

in New Jersey military history, General Philip Kearny, one armed New Jersey hero of the Mexican War, assumed command of the First New Jersey Brigade in Virginia. The ill-disciplined brigade’s first meeting with its new commander was not auspicious, as he found the Jerseymen looting a peach orchard. After placing the officers under arrest, Kearny met with them and laid out disciplinary guidelines. Over the winter of 1861-1862, the general’s training regimen turned the brigade into a first class outfit, a reputation it maintained to the end of the war. Kearny never commanded the Jerseymen in combat, though, leaving for division command before the Peninsula Campaign.

Address

100 Camp Drive
Sea Girt, NJ
08750

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 3pm
Tuesday 10am - 3pm
Wednesday 10am - 3pm
Thursday 10am - 3pm
Friday 10am - 3pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

+17329744570

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