Riverfront Historical Society

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Discover the rich heritage of Beverly, Delanco, and Edgewater Park.

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About Our Museum

Our Mission Statement

  

The purpose of this society shall be to bring together those people interested in history and especially in the history of Beverly, Delanco, Edgewater Park and the state of New Jersey. The society’s major function will be to discover and collect any material which may help to establish or illustrate the history of this area. It will collect printed material such as histories, genealogies, biographies, descriptions, gazettes, directories, newspapers, etc. Society will have available historical information and arouse interest in the past by publishing historical material in the newspaper or otherwise. Riverfront Historical Society will co-operate with the state and county historical societies to collect and preserve materials of statewide significance so that these materials can be made available to students and scholars.

Making progress

We are in the middle of several projects.  We are creating this website, slowly renovating our facility, creating a digital inventory of our collection, attempting to grow our membership and to create a more memorable presence in our community.

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Help Our Cause

Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and fund our mission.  Link coming soon.

Our next project will be a new ADA-complainant emergency exit door. We will need approximately $5000 for this. 

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There's much to see here. So, take your time, look around, and learn all there is to know about us. We hope you enjoy our site and take a moment to drop us a line.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Please reach us at riverfronthistoricalsociety@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.

We have various items pertaining to Beverly, Delanco, and Edgewater Park including old yearbooks for local schools, family histories and photos, memorabilia of local businesses and organizations, old deeds and maps, books relating to local history, old records from local churches, and histories of the 23rd regiment encampment and Civil War Hospital. We also have photos and drawings of all of these.


Any pictures and objects pertaining to Beverly, Delanco, and Edgewater Park families, businesses, government, organizations, events, and history. 


Come to our events! Most are free, and your presence is always helpful. We also have open house days and a Perennial Plant Sale every May. Monetary donations can be made directly through out website or sent to the following address:

Riverfront Historical Society

PO Box 172

Beverly, NJ 08010  

If you have any items that need to be picked up please let us know.

We are also currently renovating our building and any specific projects we are working on will be shown on our website.



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Better yet, see us in person!

We love our patrons, so feel free to visit during normal business hours.  Our regular open house is the first Saturday of the month from Noon to 3 PM and the third Wednesday of the month from 10 AM to 2 PM.  You can always get in touch with us to make an appointment.  

Our email address is riverfronthistoricalsociety@gmail.com.  Our mailing address is PO Box 172, Beverly, NJ 08010.

Riverfront Historical Society

433 Cooper Street, Beverly, NJ, USA

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Events

This year is our 50th Anniversary.  Riverfront Historical Society was originally founded in 1976.   We are planning a series of events to celebrate our birthday and celebrate the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.  Please join us!                     

February 7, 2026

Reopening of the Riverfront Historical Society Museum.

Noon

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3 PM

433 Cooper Street Beverly NJ 08010

Event Details

February 7, 2026

Reopening of the Riverfront Historical Society Museum.

Welcome back to the museum!  Come see our new exhibits and renovations.  Light refreshments.

Noon

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3 PM

433 Cooper Street Beverly NJ 08010

February 28, 2026

Burlington County and the American Revolution

2 PM

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4 PM

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Parish Hall - 158 Warren St Beverly NJ

Event Details

February 28, 2026

Burlington County and the American Revolution

Come join us as we hear a presentation from Burlington County Historian and Lyceum Curator Marisa Bozarth.  Learn how our Burlington County ...

Event Details

2 PM

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4 PM

St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Parish Hall - 158 Warren St Beverly NJ

May 2, 2026

20th Annual Perennial Plant Sale

11 AM

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3 PM

433 Cooper Street, Beverly NJ

Event Details

May 2, 2026

20th Annual Perennial Plant Sale

Our plants are reasonably priced and all donated from local gardens so you can be sure they will grow well in this area.  Every year the sel...

Event Details

11 AM

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3 PM

433 Cooper Street, Beverly NJ

Riverfront Historical Society

433 Cooper Street, Beverly, NJ, USA

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